Social media platforms like Twitter must be held accountable for negligence
To keep information safe, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act must be updated.
UMD fall freshman class sees increases in Black, Asian students
The number of Black or African American students increased 18 percent compared with last year’s class.
FOIA Fees are unethical. Let’s cancel them.
Information must be free to access, and FOIA fees prevent that freedom
UMD faculty work to make data science accessible for high schoolers with disabilities
The researchers work at the University of Maryland’s information studies college and Trace Research and Development Center.
Data on race and ethnicity must be properly aggregated to prevent harm
In a space where Asian Americans are celebrated through cultural organizations and the Asian American Studies Program, how does the university manage to invisibilize the Asian American community?
UMD journalism and information science colleges offer new master’s degree
The program structure is geared towards teaching students how to navigate open data, public records requests and scraped or automatically accumulated data.
UMD works to revamp privacy policy
A state bill that passed last year prompted the latest extended privacy policy proposal.
UMD launches COVID-19 dashboard to track testing, spread on campus
The dashboard will be updated weekly.
These UMD researchers are using phone, vehicle data to identify social distancing trends
The research investigates the impact of stay-at-home and social distancing orders on movement.
UMD released its first report on hate bias incidents, but it includes little new data
The report covers the 2018 academic year.