School of Information

  1. April 11, 2022

    Faculty members work to decolonize U-M Philippines collections

    Faculty members from the School of Information and LSA are leading a project to address and repair various issues related U-M’s large and wide-ranging collection of historical artifacts from the Philippines.

  2. April 11, 2022

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  3. March 9, 2022

    Study: Returning workers increase optimism about COVID-19 safety

    As people inch closer to returning to work after staying home during the pandemic, they tend to downplay the risks of getting a COVID-19 infection, according to new research.

  4. February 22, 2022

    Researchers find journalists temper scientific claims

    A large-scale study of uncertainty in science communications indicates that journalists tend to temper, not exaggerate, scientific claims.

  5. February 17, 2022

    Regents honor five as Arthur F. Thurnau Professors for 2022

    Five U-M faculty members have been named Arthur F. Thurnau Professors in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education. 

  6. January 10, 2022

    Attracting — and keeping — bright minds to open-source software

    Researchers uncover the best way to attract and keep highly skilled developers to open-source software projects.

  7. December 9, 2021

    Regents approve plan for computer science and information building

    The Board of Regents approved a schematic drawing for the new 163,000-square-foot Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building on North Campus that will be completed in the summer of 2025.

  8. November 18, 2021

    $1.4M NSF grant helps researchers bridge the digital divide

    School of Information researchers have been awarded a $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant to help bridge the digital divide and reduce digital exclusion.

  9. October 21, 2021

    $25M gift to help fund computer science, information building

    A $25 million gift from the Leinweber Foundation, founded by software entrepreneur Larry Leinweber, will help fund the Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building.

  10. October 18, 2021

    Democracy & Debate project to continue through 2021-22

    At a time when democratic institutions are under pressure and the U-M community is looking to engage, U-M will continue Democracy & Debate through the 2021-22 academic year.