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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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Rackham Graduate School. 2024 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship. UMSI honorees. Ben Zhang, PhD candidate. Rahaf Alharbi, PhD canddiate. Shwetha Rajaram, PhD Candidate.

Three UMSI doctoral candidates earn Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships

05/09/2024

The fellowship is highly competitive and provides tuition waivers and funding for one year. 

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UMSI @ CHI 2024. Surfing the World. 11-16 May 2024. Honolulu, Hawaii.

UMSI at CHI 2024: Research, workshops, courses

05/08/2024

UMSI research and workshops for the 2024 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).

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UMSI @ CHI 2024. Surfing the World. UMSI Researchers. 6 Honorable Mentions.

UMSI researchers recognized with honorable mention awards at 2024 CHI conference

05/08/2024

The award recognizes outstanding research in the field of human-computer interaction.

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Robin Brewer stands with both her arms at her hips, wearing a sweater and smiling into the camera.

Brewer: “We don’t think about older adults enough as a society.”

03/04/2024

UMSI assistant professor Robin Brewer talks about her research on aging and disability and how to design more accessible technology. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. TikTok, Media Storms, Algorithms. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Media Storms | TikTok | Algorithms: UMSI Research Roundup

01/29/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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What is information science?

01/10/2024

We asked two professors of information to break down the ambiguity. Read on for a straightforward definition, and find out why students who are interested in business or psychology might consider getting an information degree instead. 

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Robin Brewer smiling and wearing a sweater and scarf.

Robin Brewer named one of ten scientists “on the cusp of changing the world” by Popular Science

12/12/2023

“I’m really an advocate for more aging-first and disability-first approaches to research and design,” Brewer says.

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GPT-4, Automated Vehicles, Privacy Concerns. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

GPT-4 | Automated Vehicles | Privacy Concerns: UMSI Research Roundup

12/06/2023

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

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A year of ChatGPT: U-M experts available to comment

11/30/2023

A year after OpenAI launched ChatGPT, UMSI experts are available to comment on the impacts of the technology. 

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