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Featured by World Privacy Forum. Assistant Professor Nazanin Andalibi. Emotion recognition and what Nazanin Andalibi's research tells us about its impact.

Andalibi: Emotion recognition can pose harms to users, workers

02/06/2025

UMSI assistant professor Nazanin Andalibi talks about the risks of emotion AI on user privacy and the ethical considerations of this technology. 

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Featured by The Great Voice. Associate Professor David Jurgens. Is DeepSeek dethroning ChatGPT? University of Michigan professor weighs in.

Jurgens: DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough disrupts industry

02/06/2025

UMSI associate professor David Jurgens on the rise of DeepSeek and what it means for OpenAI and the U.S-China tech race. 

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Featured on Fox17. Assistant professor Oliver Haimson. Professor weighs in on Trump's proposed 'two genders' policy.

Haimson: Trump’s “two genders” policy could have “bad implications” for transgender women

01/22/2025

UMSI assistant professor Oliver Haimson discusses the impact Trump’s executive order will have on LGBTQIA people. 

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Quoted by Newsweek. Professor Cliff Lampe. Luigi Mangione resurfaces as symbol of anger against California insurers.

Lampe: Luigi Mangione posts speak to “broader societal dissatisfaction” against California insurers, corporate power

01/16/2025

UMSI professor Cliff Lampe says people are “rebuilding a sense of agency” through social media amid income inequality and a “perceived sense of lack of agency.” 

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TikTok's case could set a precedent for social media app bans

01/07/2025

UMSI assistant professor Oliver Haimson is wary of the TikTok ban and the "implications for free speech."

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Quoted by Forbes. Professor Cliff Lampe. Luigi Mangione has become a social media folk hero.

Lampe: Luigi Mangione memes point to “broader discontent with growing wealth inequality”

12/16/2024

UMSI professor Cliff Lampe discusses why Luigi Mangione memes have exploded on social media. 

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Quoted by WalletHub. Associate Professor Florian Schaub. How to protect yourself from identity theft in 2025.

Schaub: The time to protect your identity from theft is now

12/06/2024

UMSI associate professor Florian Schaub recommends placing a freeze on your credit report to protect your identity. 

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Featured by The Washington Post. Professor Christian Sandvig. PhD Candidate Kevin Zheng. Social media users want more raw and unfiltered content on their feeds.

Sandvig: People are searching for authenticity on social media

12/06/2024

UMSI professor Christian Sandvig says people on social media are going to “great lengths to make themselves appear casual and unprofessional.” 

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Quoted by NPR. Associate professor Libby Hemphill. How to talk to your kids about the election.

Hemphill: Kids are seeking “reassurance” amid U.S election chaos

11/18/2024

Hemphill talks to PBS about why some kids are struggling with news of the U.S elections and how parents can support them. 

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Featured by Code Green Podcast. PhD Candidate Anubha Singh. Agriculture 4.0 and the future of Asia's farmers.

Singh: Artificial intelligence technologies may not be what farmers need to thrive amidst climate change

11/06/2024

PhD candidate Anubha Singh talks about the risks of AI in agriculture and how startups can better engage with farming communities. 

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