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Data activism / justice, community-based research or grassroots movements

The leveraging of data and information to empower communities, challenge systemic injustices and drive social change through collaborative, bottom-up approaches that prioritize local knowledge and community participation.

First Paper Friday. Yongjie Sha, PhD Student. Meeting People Where They Are: Building Community Centered Care with Smartphone Facilitated Response to Overdoses. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction.

First Paper Friday: Yongjie Sha

02/14/2025

Sha’s paper studies the impact of a community-driven effort to reverse overdoses through a smartphone app. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Virtual Reality. Health Insurance. Screenshots. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Virtual Reality | Health Insurance | Screenshots: UMSI Research Roundup

12/03/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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UMSI research roundup. 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW). Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

UMSI at CSCW 2024: Awards, Workshops and Papers

11/08/2024

UMSI research and workshops for the 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW). 

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A graphic of Ron Eglash with the text "Office of the Vice President of Research, 2024 Anti-Racism Grant, Ron Eglash, Professor"

Ron Eglash earns OVPR anti-racism grant

09/13/2024

Eglash, together with Stamps professor Audrey Bennett, will use artificial intelligence to build bridges between African artisans and Detroit’s Black fabricators. 

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Featured by The Conversation. PhD candidate Angela Schopke Gonzalez. Apps, 911 services and mobile phones don't offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies. UMSI.

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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Megan Threats in a colorful jacket and a long skirt standing in front of a multi-colored wall.

Megan Threats named Michigan State University Stephen O. Murray Scholar in Residence

08/27/2024

During the residency, Threats will be hosting a series of public workshops and events paying homage to the legacy of libraries who’ve engaged in intersectional activism. 

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Welcome, new faculty

UMSI welcomes new 2024-25 faculty

08/23/2024

UMSI’s newest faculty bring industry experience and help expand course offerings and expertise in areas like health informatics, digital media studies and social media. 

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First Paper Friday. Ghadir Awad. PhD Student. Digital Repression in Palestine. Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.

First Paper Friday: Ghadir Awad

08/09/2024

UMSI PhD student Ghadir Awad’s first paper explores internal digital repression in Palestine.

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Recent UMSI awards and honors in yellow text with a purple background featuring a silhouette of a trophy.

UMSI News, Awards & Honors: June 2024

06/04/2024

UMSI researchers are recognized nationally and internationally for their outstanding work. Read about their recent accomplishments. 

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