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everything.

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Preemie Care

Emily Trumpower is using information to help preterm babies get what they need to grow.

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Business

Sierre Wolfkostin is using information to make customers' experiences easier and more fun.

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Access

Corey S. is using information to ensure that history is forever and for everyone.

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Communities

Jean Hardy is using information to bring together LGBT people in rural areas.

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Perspectives

Hope Tambala is using information and AR/VR to turn data into decisions.

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UMSI COVID-19 Updates and Resources

News

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UMSI capstone students harness data to improve community health with Puente

Bachelor of Science in Information students teamed up with nonprofit Puente to help identify and support areas of need in the Dominican Republic.

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UMSI scholars honored with Blaurock Student Research Awards

Four University of Michigan School of Information students received awards honoring excellence in UMSI student/faculty research projects.

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Thomas: Cuba is creating smartphones, citizens have reason to be excited and skeptical

Assistant Professor and Presidential Postdoc Fellow Michaelanne Thomas was quoted in a Vice article about Cuba’s first attempt at creating a homegrown smartphone. 

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Events

Jun 29 2021
Oral defense: Cindy Kaiying Lin

The School of Information is pleased to announce the oral defense of Cindy Kaiying Lin. Silvia Lindtner, serving as committee chair, will preside over the oral defense. 

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