Fall 2025 meeting times will be on Fridays from 1:00 - 3:00 PM in 3200 Knight Hall.

Team Description

Interested in tackling the flood of information and distractions from mobile devices and social media that challenge our engagement with important information? Join the Digital Engagement Lab to design, build, and test innovative tools for communicating multimedia to diverse audiences. Students from all majors including computer and data science, communication, journalism, business, education, psychology, and statistics research cutting-edge solutions using AI, machine learning, data visualizations, and mobile apps.

Methods & Technologies 

Innovative thinking for creative ways to apply artificial intelligence, machine learning, data visualization, and statistics to engage the next generation of information consumers.

Academic Majors of Interest 

Our focus is public engagement with critical information about any discipline including - but not limited to majors related to:

  • Science
  • Health
  • Engineering
  • Business

Preferred Interests & Preparation 

Required are the desire and commitment to apply and build on the basic knowledge and skills from your major.

Faculty Mentor(s)

Ronald Yaros (he/him/his)
ryaros@umd.edu
College of Journalism

Related Sites

digitalengagementlab.org


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