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Archiving the nation's wild heart: UMSI students expand access to Yellowstone's history

03/26/2025

Through the Alternative Spring Break program, a team of students ventured into Yellowstone National Park’s archives, making the history of its resources available to researchers, ecologists and the public.

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UMSI Research Roundup. Toxicity on Social Media. Affirmative Action. Collective Memory. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Toxicity on Social Media | Affirmative Action | Collective Memory: UMSI Research Roundup

02/24/2025

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

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UMSI research roundup. UMSI researchers at the 2024 EMNLP & AMIA conferences. Recent publications by UMSI faculty and PhD students.

EMNLP and AMIA 2024: UMSI Research Roundup

11/08/2024

UMSI research and workshops for the 2024 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing, as well as the 2024 AMIA Annual Symposium.

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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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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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Elected 2024 Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. Pedja Klasnja. Associate Professor.

Pedja Klasnja elected as fellow for the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research

12/15/2023

ABMR is the premier honorary scientific organization for exploring behavior and medicine.

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UMSI research roundup. Wealth redistribution. Virtual Care. News Consumtion. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Wealth redistribution | virtual care | news consumption: UMSI Research Roundup

09/20/2023

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

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In transparent lake water, zebra mussels cling to a large rock, covering its surface completely.

UMSI launches theme year on water conservation and access

09/11/2023

The inaugural theme year will challenge students to use information science in addressing one of the most pressing issues worldwide.

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Institute of Museum and Library Services. Early Career Development Grant. Megan Threats. Assistant Professor.

Megan Threats earns prestigious Institute of Museum and Library Services Early Career Development Grant

07/28/2023

The award will go toward supporting Threats’ research on how public libraries can help formerly incarcerated people access health-related services.

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Awarded 2024 Henry Russel Award. Oliver Haimson. Assistant Professor.

Oliver Haimson earns 2024 Henry Russel award from the Regents of the University of Michigan

07/26/2023

The award recognizes faculty members who have “demonstrated an extraordinary record of accomplishment in scholarly research and/or creativity, as well as an excellent record of contributions as a teacher.”

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