Directing the Future
Sixty-five lab and center directors from across campus and diverse disciplines gathered to discuss the challenges they face and the potential opportunities ahead.
Seed Grant Winners Announced 2014-2015
Congratulations to the four teams of FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition winners! Altogether, these four teams included 18 students and eight faculty mentors from nine UMD colleges and schools.
Shaping the Future of Learning Challenge
Learners and designers of all ages spent two days shaping and designing the future of learning. Congratulations to Team Learners on winning the challenge for their prototype model of a Google Glass-augmented 3D-printed animal dissection lab!
Seed Grant Semifinalists Announced 2014-2015
Congratulations to the FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition semifinalist teams! They include 64 students and faculty mentors from 11 UMD colleges and schools!
DataBay: Governor’s Cup Awarded
Congratulations to Team BayBucks on winning the Governor’s Cup in the DataBay “Reclaim the Bay” Innovation Challenge! Programmers, scientists, civic hackers and students created data-driven applications to increase public engagement …
We Remember Tim Schaffer
Tim was a FIA Partner and the Director of Technology and Sustainability at the Barrie School.
The Future of the Past
Highlights of a week-long event that explored the future of the past, ranging from innovative uses of satellites and 3D imaging, to confronting the challenges of archiving social movements.
Seed Grant Final Presentations 2013-2014
The five teams of FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition winners presented their final presentations on April 23, 2014.
Seed Grant Winners Announced 2013-2014
Congratulations to the five teams of FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition winners! Altogether, these five teams included 22 students and six faculty mentors from 9 UMD colleges and schools.
Seed Grant Semifinalists Announced 2013-2014
Congratulations to the FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition semifinalist teams! They include 56 students and faculty mentors from 10 UMD colleges and schools!
The Big Picture of Big Data
The Future of Information Alliance, in partnership with the State of Maryland, presented a program on May 8, 2013 that explored both the opportunities and challenges associated with big data.
Seed Grant Final Presentations 2012-2013
The four teams of FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition winners presented their final presentations on May 6, 2013.
Seed Grant Competition Powers UMD’s Future of Information Alliance
The Future of Information Alliance has chosen four University of Maryland teams as initial FIA-Deutsch Foundation Seed Grant Competition award winners. Each team has won up to $25,000 to carry out projects aimed at the information challenges and opportunities of today’s world.
Crowdsourcing for Creativity and Human Potential
The Future of Information Alliance, in partnership with the State of Maryland and the Smithsonian Institution, presented a program on February 4, 2013 that explored both the opportunities and challenges associated with crowdsourcing.
Seed Grant Winners Announced 2012-2013
Congratulations to the four teams of FIA-Deutsch Seed Grant Competition winners!