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Practices and initiatives aimed at ensuring equal opportunities, creating an inclusive environment within the technology industry and limiting algorthmic bias that impacts race relations and policing.

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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Seven CCSI fellows pose on the grass outside of North Quad, smiling and holding up peace signs

Community college students see themselves at U-M through CCSI program

08/08/2024

UMSI’s Community College Summer Institute, launched in 2017, gives students time and space to explore information science and student life at U-M. 

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Tam Rayan wears a leather jacket and short hair and leans on a railing at the Arab American National Museum.

Tam Rayan and the power of storytelling to document the past

07/17/2024

UMSI PhD student Tam Rayan researches how Palestinians in the diaspora engage in memory work and archival practices to document their history. 

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UMSI Research. "Misgendered During Moderation: A Meta Oversight Board case." Samuel Mayworm, PhD student. Oliver Haimson, Assistant Professor.

Study: Transgender and nonbinary social media users experience disproportionate content removals on social media

07/08/2024

A new paper by UMSI researchers Samuel Mayworm and Oliver Haimson studies the consequences of biased social media content moderation decisions. 

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National Academy of Education. 2024 Spencer Dissertation Fellow. Mez Perez. PhD Candidate.

UMSI PhD Candidate Mez Perez earns 2024 NAEd Spencer Dissertation Fellowship

06/14/2024

The fellowship provides funding and professional development to early-career scholars whose projects address critical issues in the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education. 

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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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Prioritizing equity among the great challenges of AI, says U-M expert on national panel

05/30/2024

As generative AI becomes ubiquitous, scientists are raising the alarm on equity concerns. 

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UMSI Research. Author mentions in science news reveal widespread disparities across name-inferred ethnicities. Misha Teplitskiy, assistant professor. Davig Jurgens, associate professor.

Study: Author mentions in science news reveal widespread disparities

05/30/2024

A new paper by UMSI assistant professor Misha Teplitskiy and associate professor David Jurgens finds researchers with non-Anglo names are written out of science journalism in the U.S. 

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Students standing in front of a trifold display in the ballroom of the Michigan League toss around a rugby ball

‘More than a class project’: UMSI Expo features student innovations with social impact

04/30/2024

Expo ’24 showcased solutions to some of society’s toughest problems. These are projects that go beyond course requirements. 

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UMSI Research. Born Accessible Data Science and Visualization Courses: Challenges of Developing Curriculum to be Taught by Blind Instructors to Blind Students. Sile O'Modhrain. Associate Professor.

Faculty Research Highlight: Sile O’Modhrain

04/18/2024

O’Modhrain’s new paper explores learning opportunities and teaching strategies of data science and visualization tailored for blind people.

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