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PhD candidate Angela Schopke Gonzalez was featured by The Conversation. A headshot of Angela Schopke Gonzalez.

Apps, 911 services and mobile phones don’t offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies

09/03/2024

Angela Schopke Gonzalez discusses technology and immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Featured by The Hamtramck Review. PhD Candidate Angela Schopke Gonzalez. Why Hamtramck should get rid of its parking meters.

Schöpke-Gonzalez: Why Hamtramck should get rid of its parking meters

08/29/2024

UMSI PhD candidate Schöpke-Gonzalez talks about the dangers surveilled parking meters could pose for Hamtramck residents. 

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Quoted by Bloomberg. Assistant Professor Chelsea Peterson-Salahuddin. Kamala Harris will try turning coconut and 'Brat' memes into votes. umsi.info/news.

Peterson-Salahuddin: Can Kamala Harris turn memes into votes? It depends

07/30/2024

Peterson-Salahuddin discusses the sudden explosion of memes surrounding Kamala Harris’ race to become president and what it means for the upcoming election. 

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Quoted by MIT Technology Review. Lecturer Merve Hickok. AI companies promised to regulate one year ago. What's changed?

Hickok: Tech companies ‘nowhere near’ developing safe and trustworthy AI

07/24/2024

UMSI lecturer Merve Hickok says the U.S government’s overreliance on tech companies to regulate themselves is leading to continued harm in the AI sphere. 

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Quoted by Verizon News Center. Assistant Professor Nazanin Andalibi. 3 questions to ask your teen about the new instagram Threads app.

Andalibi: It’s important to instill digital literacy skills in teens

07/19/2024

UMSI assistant professor Nazanin Andalibi says teens need to “understand the content they’re encountering” on social media. 

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Featured by Bridge Michigan. Professor Mark Guzdial. Assistant professor Barbara Ericson. Michigan needs quality teachers for universal high school computer science.

Guzdial and Ericson: Michigan needs quality teachers for universal high school computer science

07/19/2024

In a new opinion piece, Mark Guzdial and Barbara Ericson argue for “educators who are proficient and ready to inspire the next generation of computer scientists.” 

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Quoted by The Detroit Free Press. PhD student Amna Batool. Michigan lawmakers want to outlaw the spread of 'deepfake' sexual content.

Batool: Deepfake sexual content disproportionately harms women

07/05/2024

With deepfakes on the rise, UMSI PhD student Amna Batool discusses the reputational and economic harms women are facing. 

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Economist retweets boost visibility, outcomes for doctoral job seekers

07/03/2024

New work published by UMSI researchers reveals job market candidates benefit from social media engagement. 

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Quoted by The Washington Post. Professor Lionel Robert. How AI is helping (and possibly harming) our pets.

Robert: The rewards and risks of using AI-powered technologies on our pets

06/18/2024

UMSI professor Lionel Robert says it’s going to be “interesting to see whether AI complements our pet ownership or replaces it.” 

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Quoted by Forbed. Professor Cliff Lampe. Not the Reich stuff? Trump campaign pulled controversial video.

Lampe: Trump’s campaign is leaning into disinformation

05/28/2024

UMSI professor Cliff Lampe discusses the impact of Donald Trump’s erratic political campaign.

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