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Is your bank keeping your secrets? New study says 'It's complicated'

10/09/2025

UMSI researchers Lu Xian and Florian Schaub find that many banks send mixed messages about whether they share customer data. 

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New AI tool opens 3D modeling to blind and low-vision programmers

10/08/2025

UMSI assistant professor Anhong Guo is part of a multiuniversity team developing A11yShape, a system that combines code, AI and visual feedback to make 3D modeling accessible to blind and low-vision programmers

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Quoted by The New York Times. Professor Kishonna Gray. Video Games can foster empathy and healing.

Gray: Games like “Consume Me” show how play can be part of healing

09/29/2025

In the New York Times, UMSI professor Kishonna Gray highlights the power of video games to create connections and confront difficult experiences. 

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Quoted by The Detroit Free Press. Professor Paul Resnick. "Talking Maize and Blue" program will help students navigate differing viewpoints.

Resnick: Building civil discourse through student training at U-M

09/22/2025

UMSI professor Paul Resnick’s “Talking Maize and Blue” program aims to help students navigate differing viewpoints. 

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Sound familiar? Matching voices boost trust in self-driving cars

08/28/2025

New research by UMSI professor Lionel Robert and associate professor X Jessie Yang finds that when an automated vehicle’s voice matches the driver’s trust goes up, strengthening both confidence in the car’s abilities and the emotional bond with it. 

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Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it

08/19/2025

For the Conversation, UMSI professor Maggie Levenstein talks about the websites and datasets disappearing from the federal government.

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Quoted by Politico. Assistant Professor Ben Green. AI powers a new smart-city wave.

Green: In adopting AI, cities risk repeating mistakes

08/18/2025

UMSI assistant professor Ben Green says city leaders should be wary of adopting AI too quickly. 

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Quoted by WXYZ Detroit. Associate Professor Florian Schaub. From fake job offers to housing scams, here are the fraudulent offers college students should watch out for.

Schaub: Scammers are targeting students by posing as trusted sources

08/18/2025

UMSI associate professor Florian Schaub shares tips for college students about how to avoid falling victim to fake job offers, housing scams and other fraudulent schemes. 

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Older Americans are using AI − study shows how and what they think of it

08/15/2025

Over half of older adults report using AI, but many also struggle with trusting the technology.

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Transgender, nonbinary and disabled people more likely to view AI negatively, study shows

08/13/2025

New research by UMSI assistant professor Oliver Haimson finds that transgender, nonbinary and disabled people report significantly more negative attitudes toward AI than their cisgender and nondisabled counterparts.

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