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The exploration and improvement of programming languages, techniques and educational methods to enhance coding proficiency and promote computer science education.

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Coordinating Chaos | Clickbait | Political identification: UMSI Research Roundup

09/18/2025

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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Julie Hui earns U-M Chinese Heritage and Scholarship Junior Faculty Award

03/10/2025

The award celebrates emerging U-M scholars who demonstrate excellence in teaching, research and service. 

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High schoolers explore the future through UMSI summer programs

09/09/2024

AI, free speech and future careers were top of mind for high school students participating in UMSI’s educational outreach programs this summer.

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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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Ashley Zhang and Steve Oney earn Best Paper award at the 2024 Learning @ Scale Conference

08/06/2024

Zhang and Oney’s paper proposes a new system for instructors teaching introductory programming courses. 

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Mastering data science: The MOOC-to-MADS pathway

11/06/2023

Python 3 Programming, a massive open online course taught by U-M faculty, is designed to offer a primer in programming to anyone, anywhere. It serves as an ideal springboard into the Master of Applied Data Science at UMSI.

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5 information experts look at where the trends are taking us

02/21/2023

Experts at the University of Michigan School of Information share trends they’re seeing in the information world and what they could mean for the rest of us.  

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New tools may serve as virtual tutors for students in coding classes

08/07/2019

Getting help in programming courses outside of instructors’ office hours can be difficult, but a new tool called “chat.codes” may help change that.

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