Catherine Nakalembe Featured in Podcast on AI, Weather Forecasting
Nakalembe discusses the promise and limitations of AI-powered forecasting and the need to turn better predictions into meaningful action.
Catherine Nakalembe Explores Gap Between Climate Data, Small Farmers in New TED Talk
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.
To Protect Rhinos, Researchers Turn to New AI Tech
UMD researchers helped create a rhino-detection system that pairs satellite data with AI to boost conservation efforts.
UMD Researcher Works to Analyze and Reduce Stereotypes of Black Girls in AI-Generated Images
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" book featuring Drs. Catherine Knight Steele and Rianna Walcott now published
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.
UMD-led Project Awarded $1.4M for AI-Driven ‘Digital Twin’ of Central Africa’s Forests
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.