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UMSI at CHI 2025: Research, workshops, courses

04/21/2025

UMSI research and workshops for the 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).

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UMSI Research Roundup. Safe Online Communities. Intersectional Ageism. Check out UMSI and PhD student publications.

Safe Online Communities | Intersectional Ageism: AI in Focus

03/03/2025

UMSI research on artificial intelligence.

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The Association for Computing Machinery. 2024 ACM Fellow. Cliff Lampe, professor of information.

Cliff Lampe named ACM fellow

01/22/2025

Lampe is recognized for his contributions on social network systems, and outstanding leadership in the ACM SIGCHI community.

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UMSI’s Civic Librarian Project empowers librarians to create civic technology

01/21/2025

A new, open-access course from UMSI builds on librarians’ expertise by giving them a toolkit to create community solutions using 21st century technology.

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Quoted by Newsweek. Professor Cliff Lampe. Luigi Mangione resurfaces as symbol of anger against California insurers.

Lampe: Luigi Mangione posts speak to “broader societal dissatisfaction” against California insurers, corporate power

01/16/2025

UMSI professor Cliff Lampe says people are “rebuilding a sense of agency” through social media amid income inequality and a “perceived sense of lack of agency.”

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Quoted by Forbes. Professor Cliff Lampe. Luigi Mangione has become a social media folk hero.

Lampe: Luigi Mangione memes point to “broader discontent with growing wealth inequality”

12/16/2024

UMSI professor Cliff Lampe discusses why Luigi Mangione memes have exploded on social media.

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UMSI Research Roundup. Virtual Reality. Health Insurance. Screenshots. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Virtual Reality | Health Insurance | Screenshots: UMSI Research Roundup

12/03/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

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Quoted by The New York Times. Professor Cliff Lampe. Selling food on Facebook Marketplace is part of a newer trend.

Lampe: Home restaurant businesses are growing throughout the country thanks to social media

10/25/2024

For the New York Times, Cliff Lampe talks about the boom in sales of homemade meals.

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‘The silliness rhetoric has come onboard’ the 2024 presidential election

10/22/2024

How artificial intelligence, misinformation and current trends in social media are shaping the 2024 election.

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Quoted by Forbes. Professor Cliff Lampe. 'Armed militias' claims in NC driven by social media misinformation.

Lampe: Misinformation campaigns are disrupting Hurricane Helene disaster relief efforts

10/16/2024

UMSI professor Cliff Lampe talks about the dangerous impact online misinformation campaigns have had on federal agencies working to provide aid to Hurricane Helene victims.

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