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The acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of health information, data, and knowledge for effective decision-making, problem-solving, and communication in healthcare settings, often leveraging information technology and computing systems.

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U-M team wins third in challenge to improve data on youth suicide

03/04/2025

UMSI PhD student Aparna Ananthasubramaniam is part of a U-M team that studied U.S. suicide risks over the lifespan, earning third prize in a national challenge.

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UMSI Research Roundup. Toxicity on Social Media. Affirmative Action. Collective Memory. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Toxicity on Social Media | Affirmative Action | Collective Memory: UMSI Research Roundup

02/24/2025

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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2025 Center for Health and Research Transformation Fellow. Tiffany Veinot, professor.

Tiffany Veinot named 2025 Center for Health and Research Transformation Health Policy Fellow

12/18/2024

The fellowship brings together policymakers, researchers and nonprofit fellows to learn about health policy and the legislative process. 

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A depressed person alone in their room sitting on their bed with a blanket over their head.

Study of COVID-19 deaths challenges claims, understanding of pandemic-era suicides

12/17/2024

Narratives behind numbers point to need for better coordination, support by employers, communities, public health leaders in future crises, especially mental health

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UMSI research roundup. UMSI researchers at the 2024 EMNLP & AMIA conferences. Recent publications by UMSI faculty and PhD students.

EMNLP and AMIA 2024: UMSI Research Roundup

11/08/2024

UMSI research and workshops for the 2024 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing, as well as the 2024 AMIA Annual Symposium. 

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UMSI Research. Misfitting with AI: How Blind People Verify and Contest AI Errors. Rahaf Alharbi,. PhD Candidate. Sarita Shoenebeck, Professor. Robin Brewer, Assistant Professor.

Disability centered conversations are often overlooked in the field of artificial intelligence

10/30/2024

New research by UMSI researchers highlights how blind people access AI technologies and navigate errors.  

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UMSI Research Roundup. Automated Driving. Natural Disasters. Memory Work. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Automated Driving | Natural Disasters | Memory work: UMSI Research Roundup

09/24/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Cannabis Use, TikTok Social Drama. Recent publications by UMSI faculty and PhD students.

Cannabis use | TikTok social drama: UMSI Research Roundup

08/28/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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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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