School of Information

  1. July 16, 2015

    Thomas Finholt to serve as interim School of Information dean

    Thomas A. Finholt, professor and associate dean in the School of Information, will serve as interim dean of the school beginning Aug. 1.

  2. May 28, 2015

    Rumor-detection software IDs disputed claims on Twitter

    A team of researchers from U-M have developed software to help society identify and correct erroneous claims that have been made on Twitter.

  3. May 22, 2015

    U-M part of report on how to support collaborative research

    Two U-M researchers have contributed to a new report from the National Science Foundation that analyzes how to create the most effective scientific teams.

  4. February 20, 2015

    Study finds helpful features, gaps in digital games for learning

    A new report on how teachers use video games in classrooms identifies features they find most useful, as well as opportunities to better link games to the curriculum.

  5. April 22, 2014

    Global Information Engagement scholars prepare for India projects

    Nineteen U-M students will travel to locations in India in May to work on six projects that are part of the Global Information Engagement Program.

  6. April 8, 2014

    Internet pioneer honored for building the Web’s first backbone

    A School of Information professor who played a key role in bringing that early Web to life has been inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame.

  7. March 9, 2014

    Several units promote university at South by Southwest festival

    The university launched its biggest-ever presence at the South by Southwest arts and technology festival this week, featuring eight U-M speakers and a prominent booth.

  8. February 7, 2014

    How states can encourage Web-based health care in hospitals

    In the first national look at how broadly Web-based technologies are being used to provide health care, a University of Michigan researcher has found that 42 percent of U.S. hospitals use some type of “telehealth” approach.

  9. January 16, 2014

    U-M researchers find Facebook memes can evolve like genes

    Facebook memes that morph into thousands of variations as they spread across the social network mirror the evolution of biological genes, researchers have found. 

  10. November 18, 2013

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