School of Information
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October 28, 2024
Assistant professor brings improv to UMSI
Gabriela Marcu, assistant professor of information in the School of Information, discovered improv after starting a job at Drexel University and has brought her passion to UMSI.
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October 21, 2024
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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October 16, 2024
UMSI students part of effort to boost election transparency
School of Information students will use their skills in user experience research and design to improve how the state of Michigan communicates election results, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has announced.
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October 7, 2024
UMSI stewardship officer is a fervent falcon fan
Meg Millure, annual giving and stewardship officer in the School of Information, has a deep and special affinity for birds, particularly peregrine falcons.
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July 18, 2024
Henry Russel Lecturer, award winners named for 2024
Ruth Behar, a cultural anthropologist who has spent decades building bridges across political and cultural chasms, has been selected as the 2024 Henry Russel Lecturer.
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July 18, 2024
Regents name University Diversity and Social Transformation Professors
U-M professors Ron Eglash and Isis Settles have been appointed University Diversity and Social Transformation Professors for their contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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April 22, 2024
Study looks at ‘shadowbanning’ of marginalized social media users
Some marginalized groups say social media platforms restrict the visibility of their online posts, a process known as “shadowbanning,” according to a new U-M study.
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April 16, 2024
Study: Alphabetical order of surnames may affect grading
An analysis by U-M researchers of more than 30 million grading records from U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names receive lower grades.
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April 10, 2024
Dworkin, Sandvig receive 2023 public engagement awards
The recipients of U-M’s 2023 presidential awards for public engagement — Aaron Dworkin and Christian Sandvig — have made far-reaching impacts through their work in music and computer algorithm auditing.
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March 11, 2024
Americans’ trust in science survived polarization, Trump attacks
Americans’ basic confidence in science and scientific expertise was unshaken by the Trump administration’s attacks on scientific expertise, and has remained high during the last six decades.