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U-M, WCC will share programming course

08/07/2019

Faculty at the University of Michigan School of Information and Washtenaw Community College will collaborate on an open-source course with the goal of encouraging more students to consider a U-M Bachelor of Science in Information degree.

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HeartMob: A Response to Online Harassment

08/07/2019

Online harassment is now so common, nearly half of adult internet users have experienced it, according to Pew Research. So social media platform providers have taken formal measures to combat various forms of harassment.

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Actual reality: New graduate certificate in augmented/virtual/mixed reality

08/07/2019

Augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality. Once cutting edge and sci-fi, AR/VR/MR–or AVMR– is becoming business-as-usual.

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UMSI joins ArtsEngine as 5th academic unit

08/07/2019

The School of Information (UMSI) will join the University of Michigan’s ArtsEngine program, a national model for integrated curricular and co-curricular programming, as its fifth supporting academic unit.

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MSI graduate is selected an ALA Emerging Leader

08/07/2019

UMSI graduate Kathy Kosinski is one of 50 people selected by the American Library Association (ALA) to participate in its 2018 class of Emerging Leaders.

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Maker movement: Researching making in Michigan libraries

02/06/2020

What does the maker movement look like in small communities? Kristin Fontichiaro, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, knew that most models for what maker activity looked like were coming from larger urban libraries.

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UMSI Service Week serves multiple local organizations

08/07/2019

UMSI Service Week, held November 6-11, 2017, brought together UMSI students, faculty, staff and alumni to work together on service projects in the Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Detroit communities.

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MHI student Ann Duong wins top student award at Accelerate Michigan

08/07/2019

MHI student Ann Duong and her teammates – the developers of an end-of-life planning app – were among the top winners in the annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, garnering the top student graduate prize of $6,000.

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To trust or not to trust? Autonomous vehicles are the future.

08/07/2019

Evan Hoye stares at three large computer screens that display a simulated road, complete with lanes, roadside fences and fields. He views this scene from a driver’s seat set-up, which is furnished with a steering wheel, accelerator and brake pedal.

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Net neutrality repeal: Michigan experts weigh in

08/07/2019

As the Federal Communications Commission considers repealing the Obama administration net neutrality rules, Michigan School of Information and Engineering experts are contributing to the conversation.

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