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Jiaxin Pei is using information science to help AI reflect more diverse viewpoints.

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UMSI students are using information science to share collections globally in 3D.

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Aayana Anand is using information science to mitigate health disparities across communities.

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UMSI students are using information science to design a new future for U-M’s historical library.

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News

MADS names new academic director. Christopher Brooks. Associate professor of information.
Christopher Brooks appointed academic director of Master of Applied Data Science program

UMSI associate professor Christopher Brooks is named as the new director of the MADS program. 

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Quoted by The New York Times. Doctoral Candidate Megan Brown. YouTube loosens rules guiding the moderation of videos.
Brown: YouTube’s new moderation rules mark a shift from earlier norms

UMSI PhD candidate Megan A Brown comments on YouTube’s recent internal policy changes.

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UMSI Research Roundup. Focus on AI. Literacy, emotional Intimacy. Gender Role Congruity. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.
Focus on AI: AI Literacy | Emotional Intimacy | Gender Role Congruity

UMSI research on artificial intelligence. 

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Events

Jun 16 2025
Dissertation defense: Woosuk Seo

UMSI is pleased to announce the oral defense of Woosuk Seo, "Designing an AI Chatbot to Support Child–Parent–Provider Communication in Pediatric Cancer Care." All are welcome to attend.

Jun 16 2025
Dissertation defense: Angela Schöpke Gonzalez

UMSI is pleased to announce the oral defense of Angela Schöpke Gonzalez, "Imagining and Enacting Computing Futures with the Arts: Thinking with Bodymind, Movement Improvisation, and Scores." All are welcome to attend.

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