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New hardware, interactive systems and technologies

The exploration, design and development of innovative physical devices and interactive systems, aiming to enhance user experiences and create novel methods for human-computer interaction.

UMSI Research Roundup: From Procedure to Peril. Digital Health Technologies. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

From Procedure to Peril | Digital Health Technologies: UMSI Research Roundup

06/29/2026

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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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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Office of the Provost 2024 Henry Russel Award. Robin Brewer. Assistant Professor.

UMSI assistant professor Robin Brewer earns Henry Russel award

07/31/2024

The award is the university’s highest honor for faculty members at their early- to mid-career stages.

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Magnifying glass cartoon with "UMSI Research" inside, "AR Exhibitions for Sensitive Narratives: Designing an Immersive Exhibition for the Museum of Memory in Colombia" Headshot of Michael Nebeling, Assistant Professor.

Is augmented reality technology suitable for sensitive museum exhibitions?

07/18/2022

Michael Nebeling and colleagues work with museum staff to determine how AR technology can be used to create an immersive, yet sensitive exhibit depicting first-hand experiences of armed conflict in Colombia.

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Michael Nebeling was quoted by AR post

Michael Nebeling discusses Extended Reality For Everybody

02/24/2021

UMSI associate professor Michael Nebeling spoke with AR Post about the free Coursera Extended Reality For Everybody specialization.

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Michael Nebeling wearing a VR helmet and working with students in SI 659: AR/VR experiences

Extended reality: U-M online courses make XR accessible to everyone

12/15/2020

UMSI Assistant Professor Michael Nebeling developed a new three-course online specialization on extended reality with a team at the U-M Center for Academic Innovation.

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Michael Nebeling

Mozilla grant helps fund reimagining augmented reality browsers

08/06/2019

 

Assistant professor Michael Nebeling has received a grant from Mozilla to reimagine how augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) content operates in browsers.

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