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Megan Threats designs course to introduce high school students to health informatics

06/26/2023

Threats says she’s “excited to introduce a new generation of students to the field of health informatics.”

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Featured on Wired. Christian Sandvig, professor of information. Gabriel Grill, doctoral candidate. Military AI’s Next Frontier: Your Work Computer.

Sandvig and Grill: Regulators need to protect worker’s privacy

06/23/2023

For Wired, UMSI professor Christian Sandvig and doctoral candidate Gabriel Grill discuss the dangers of surveillance technology used by companies on American workers.

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Appointed Academic Director, Master of Science in Information Program. Mark Newman. Professor of Information.

Mark Newman reappointed as academic program director of UMSI’s Master of Science in Information program

06/22/2023

Newman will chair the faculty committee that governs the MSI program.

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UMSI automotive UX students standing outside of a car.

UMSI accelerates automotive UX program to become hub for industry experts

06/22/2023

UMSI is training the next generation of experts, making cars safer and more fun.

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Quoted by The New York Times. Associate Professor Joyojeet Pal. Why is Narendra Modi so popular? Tune in to find out.

Pal: Masterful use of messaging keeps India’s Modi popular

06/22/2023

Joyojeet Pal speaks with The New York Times about why Modi is favored despite human rights violations.

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UMSI research roundup. UMSI researchers at Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI) 2023. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

UMSI Research Roundup: Archival Education and Research Institute

06/19/2023

UMSI researchers and PhD student publications and workshops for AERI 2023.

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Granted Associate Professor with Tenure. Libby Hemphill. Associate Profesor.

UMSI professor Libby Hemphill promoted to tenure

06/19/2023

Hemphill will begin her appointment September 2023 and continue teaching in areas of archives and digital curation, social media and civic engagement.

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Promoted. Teaching Professor. Colleen van Lent. Teaching professor.

UMSI lecturer Colleen van Lent promoted to teaching professor

06/19/2023

Dr. van Lent will begin her appointment September 2023 and continue teaching in areas of accessibility and computing.

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Computer Researching Association. 2023 Anita Borg Early Career Award. Robin Brewer. Assistant professor.

Robin Brewer earns Anita Borg Early Career Award from the Computer Researching Association

06/19/2023

The award celebrates women in computer science and engineering who have made significant research contributions to the field.

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“James A. Kelly Learning Lever Prize. Mayank Kinger. Master of Science in Information Student. Pooja Mandagere. Master of Science in Information Student. Prajakta Bonde. Master of Science in Information Student. Muskaan Dhadwal. Master of Science in Information Student. Rhea Mirani. Master of Science in Information Student. UMSI.”

UMSI students earn awards for digital learning tools

06/16/2023

Five School of Information students took home awards in the U-M School of Education’s annual James A. Kelly Learning Lever Prize competition.

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