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University of Michigan School of Information faculty and PhD students are creating and sharing knowledge that helps build a better world. Here are some of their recent publications. 

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UMSI News, Awards & Honors: June 2024

06/04/2024

UMSI researchers are recognized nationally and internationally for their outstanding work. Read about their recent accomplishments. 

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Recent publications by UMSI faculty and PhD students. ACM FAccT Conference and ICWSM 2024. Recent publications by UMSI faculty and PhD students.

FAcct 2024 and ICWSM: UMSI Research Roundup

06/03/2024

UMSI research and workshops for the 2024 FAcct conference, as well as the AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media. 

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UMSI well-represented at CNIL Privacy Research Day in France

06/03/2024

The international event brings together researchers from around the world to present on privacy and data protection. 

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Where do Nextdoor communities exist—and what do they talk about?

05/30/2024

A new study by UMSI doctoral student Megan Brown provides new data about Nextdoor, America's most popular hyperlocal platform.  

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UMSI Research. Author mentions in science news reveal widespread disparities across name-inferred ethnicities. Misha Teplitskiy, assistant professor. Davig Jurgens, associate professor.

Study: Author mentions in science news reveal widespread disparities

05/30/2024

A new paper by UMSI assistant professor Misha Teplitskiy and associate professor David Jurgens finds researchers with non-Anglo names are written out of science journalism in the U.S. 

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Prioritizing equity among the great challenges of AI, says U-M expert on national panel

05/30/2024

As generative AI becomes ubiquitous, scientists are raising the alarm on equity concerns. 

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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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Young people find comfort in AI-generated responses

05/23/2024

A new study by UMSI PhD student Jordyn Young finds that young people respond positively to AI-generated responses about relationships, self-expression and physical health. 

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UMSI @ CHI 2024. Surfing the World. 11-16 May 2024. Honolulu, Hawaii.

UMSI at CHI 2024: Research, workshops, courses

05/08/2024

UMSI research and workshops for the 2024 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).

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UMSI @ CHI 2024. Surfing the World. UMSI Researchers. 6 Honorable Mentions.

UMSI researchers recognized with honorable mention awards at 2024 CHI conference

05/08/2024

The award recognizes outstanding research in the field of human-computer interaction.

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