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Tam Rayan wears a leather jacket and short hair and leans on a railing at the Arab American National Museum.

Tam Rayan and the power of storytelling to document the past

07/17/2024

UMSI PhD student Tam Rayan researches how Palestinians in the diaspora engage in memory work and archival practices to document their history. 

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National Academy of Education. 2024 Spencer Dissertation Fellow. Mez Perez. PhD Candidate.

UMSI PhD Candidate Mez Perez earns 2024 NAEd Spencer Dissertation Fellowship

06/14/2024

The fellowship provides funding and professional development to early-career scholars whose projects address critical issues in the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Doc on the Tok. Getting Cozy with Causality. Recent publications by UMSI faculty and PhD students.

Doc on the Tok | Getting Cozy with Causality: UMSI Research Roundup

05/28/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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Newly promoted UMSI faculty. Barbara Ericson. Patricia Garcia. Eric Gilbert. Erin Krupka. Sile O'Modhrain. Sarita Yardi Schoenebeck.

UMSI faculty promotions receive Board of Regents approval

05/17/2024

Six University of Michigan School of Information faculty promotions were approved at the May 16, 2024 meeting of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. 

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Featured by Michigan Public. Assistant Professor Patricia Garcia. How are algorithms impacting our lives?

Patricia Garcia wants you to understand how algorithms affect your life

04/18/2024

Garcia discusses the decisions “low-tech algorithms” are making for us and helps “Stateside” listeners better understand what algorithms are. 

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A photo of Ambar Amoros-Gomez standing on the Diag wearing a U-M sweatshirt, with a hammock visible in the background

One year in: Celebrating the first cohort of the UMSI Graduate Guarantee

04/10/2024

In December 2022, Ambar Amoros-Gomez clicked on an email that opened up her future path. The subject line read, “You’re eligible for free grad school programs.” 

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UMSI News.

UMSI researchers to present at SIGCSE 2024

03/20/2024

UMSI researchers will be presenting on a wide range of topics related to computer science education. 

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Community college students touring the U-M campus make the Michigan “M” by posing as different parts of the letter in front of the Huetwell Visitors Center.

Summer outreach programs inspire students to make and break the mold

08/18/2023

We look back on a summer of fun with information — from molding thermoplastics to designing hygiene apps — as UMSI introduced local students to possibilities in the field.

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"2023 UMSI Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards"

UMSI announces 2023 DEI Awards recipients

06/15/2023

UMSI recognizes 14 individuals for their positive impact on the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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UMSI research roundup. 2023 conference on human factors in computing services (CHI). Check out faculty and PhD student publications.

UMSI at CHI 2023: Research, workshops, courses

04/06/2023

Recent UMSI researchers and PhD student publications and workshops for the 2023 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).

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