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Development, history and future of the internet

This area examines the past, present and future of the internet and the role of digital technologies in fostering global connectivity, while addressing challenges and opportunities to shape an equitable future digital landscape.

UMSI Research Roundup. Emoji use, reporting intimage image abuse. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Emoji Use | Reporting intimate image abuse: UMSI Research Roundup

02/09/2026

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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UMSI Research Roundup in a magnifying glass. Survival. Contentious Times. Grand Challenges. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Survival | Contentious Times | Grand Challenges: UMSI Research Roundup

11/24/2025

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Coordinating Chaos. Clickbait. Political Identification. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. Block M. UMSI.

Coordinating Chaos | Clickbait | Political identification: UMSI Research Roundup

09/18/2025

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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Award-winning journalist Kara Swisher visits U-M to talk misinformation, need for tech regulation

03/21/2024

Swisher’s new memoir offers an insider’s perspective on the tech world. She was joined in conversation by General Motors CEO Mary Barra at an event co-sponsored by UMSI.

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