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SBEE Seminar Series. Guest speakers on topics of social, behavioral and experimental economics. Co-sponsored by the School of Information, the Ross School of Business and the LSA Economics Dept.

2024-25 SBEE seminar speakers announced

08/30/2024

The seminar series co-sponsored by UMSI, Ross and U-M Economics returns Monday, Sept. 9.

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Headshots of Vitaliy Popov, Sabina Tomkins, Grant Schoenebeck, Christopher Brooks, Libby Hemphill, Yan Chen, Qiaozhu Mei and Ben Green. 2024 Propelling Original Data Science Grants.

Eight UMSI faculty earn 2024 MIDAS PODS awards

08/05/2024

Fusing data science and artificial intelligence, UMSI faculty will be engaging in innovative research projects that propel transformation in health care, environmental sustainability and education.

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Economist retweets boost visibility, outcomes for doctoral job seekers

07/03/2024

New work published by UMSI researchers reveals job market candidates benefit from social media engagement.

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Winter 2024 roster of Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics seminar speakers announced

03/05/2024

Top researchers from around the globe come to Michigan to present their work at the SBEE seminar series, exploring the intersection of economics, psychology, computer science and information science.

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2024 CEW+ Sarah Goddard Power Award. Yan Chen. Professor.

UMSI professor Yan Chen earns CEW+ Sarah Goddard Power award

01/09/2024

The award recognizes scholarship focused on women and gender, and names Chen for her efforts to reduce disparities for women in economics.

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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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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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A photo of a keyboard, $10 bills, a pen and a book with a sticky note that says "side gig" in marker.

Team incentives keep workers from leaving gig jobs

02/08/2023

As people leave traditional 9-to-5 work for more flexible employment, what will keep them from bolting gig jobs is a greater connection with co-workers and the company.

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UMSI Research Roundup. Robots, salad and anthropomorphism. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. umsi.info/news

Robots, salad and anthropomorphism: UMSI research roundup

01/31/2023

Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

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"Celebration of the University of Michigan Asian American Faculty and Student Accomplishments Symposium, Friday Sept 9, 10 am to 3pm, Rackham Amphitheatre, Keynote speaker Steven Chu, Nobel Prize recipient, 12th U.S. Secretary of Energy" headwhot of Steven Chu over a map background showing Asia.

U-M hosts Asian American Faculty and Student Accomplishments Symposium

08/30/2022

UMSI is co-hosting the inaugural Asian American Faculty and Student Accomplishments symposium on Sept. 9. The keynote speaker is Nobel Prize recipient and former Secretary of Energy, Professor Steven Chu.

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