In a new TED Talk, "Why Can't We Better Prepare for Extreme Weather?", Assistant Professor Catherine Nakalembe examines why millions of people continue to face hunger despite advances in satellite technology that can detect droughts and crop failures months in advance.
UMD researchers helped create a rhino-detection system that pairs satellite data with AI to boost conservation efforts.
A recent study led by a University of Maryland researcher examined how AI reflects stereotypes and how users can disrupt these biases to create more authentic, affirming images of Black girls.
Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal was published in February 2025, and features scholarship by COMM Associate Professor and Black Communication and Technology (BCaT) Lab Director Dr. Catherine Knight Steele, and COMM Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the BCaT Lab Dr. Rianna Walcott.
NASA has awarded a University of Maryland-led team a $1.4 million grant to develop artificial intelligence-based technology to support the conservation of carbon and biodiversity corridors in Central Africa.
