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Students walk into brick university building, some wearing UMSI backpacks. Banner on building reads "Welcome to Michigan." Text on image reads "11 ICYMI news stories of 2024."

ICYMI in 2024: Top stories at UMSI

12/20/2024

Look back at some of UMSI’s most-read stories from 2024, and see where we’re headed next.

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Honorable Mention. 2024 James T. Neubacher Award. Sile O'Modhrain. Professor.

Sile O’Modhrain earns honorable mention for the U-M James T. Neubacher Award

11/12/2024

The award celebrates faculty, staff, students or alumni of U-M for work that empowers people with disabilities and advocates for disability rights. 

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UMSI research roundup. 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW). Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

UMSI at CSCW 2024: Awards, Workshops and Papers

11/08/2024

UMSI research and workshops for the 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW). 

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Andrea Forte

Forte: UMSI students are shaping the future of democracy

10/23/2024

UMSI dean and professor Andrea Forte talks about UMSI’s partnership with the Michigan Department of State to help boost election transparency. 

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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson poses for a photo with Jackson Gelbard, Dylan Siewert, Susan Cheng and Kathleen Andonian, standing on either side of a podium

UMSI students partner with Michigan Department of State to boost election transparency through UX

10/16/2024

A team of University of Michigan School of Information students will use their UX skills to improve how the state of Michigan communicates election results, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced today. 

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Students walk through the U-M campus near academic buildings on a tour.

Win-win: UMSI celebrates homecoming and welcomes MADS students to campus

09/20/2024

It was a homecoming twice over, as UMSI welcomed both alumni and online Master of Applied Data Science students to connect and celebrate in Ann Arbor. 

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Pedro Pazmino holds up a sheet of paper covered in hand drawn early versions of his Future of Work logo. He points to one.

Future of Work will be yearlong theme at UMSI

09/16/2024

Through courses and events, the UMSI community will focus on topics like AI in the workplace, remote work, and the role of unions, aiming to create solutions for work’s evolving future. 

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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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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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Office of the Provost 2024 University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor. Ron Eglash. Professor.

UMSI professor Ron Eglash appointed University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor

07/31/2024

The appointment honors faculty who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion through research, teaching and service.

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