School of Information
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July 19, 2018
Regents Roundup — July 2018
Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its meeting Thursday.
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June 30, 2018
New U-M website aims to help public navigate social media
U-M has launched Social Integrity, a new website to help people navigate the social media landscape. It’s a partnership of U-M Social and the School of Information Center for Social Media Responsibility.
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May 17, 2018
‘Harmless’ cheating in the lab linked to misbehavior in real life
A new study from the U-M and the University of Zurich that connects cheating for financial gain in the lab with misbehavior in school.
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April 9, 2018
Academic program coordinator is a charitable Ghostbuster
When George Sprague joined the maker movement, it was not anywhere near where it is today. Sprague’s involvement in the do-it-yourself community that incorporates technology in inventions started way before maker culture even had a name.
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March 6, 2018
University announces first online degrees through Coursera
U-M and the online learning platform Coursera have announced a partnership to offer new master’s degree options in applied data science, public health, and construction engineering and management.
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March 6, 2018
New center at UMSI will promote social media responsibility
The School of Information is launching the Center for Social Media Responsibility to address issues related to the credibility of news on social media.
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January 5, 2018
School of Information joins ArtsEngine arts integration initiative
The School of Information has joined ArtsEngine, becoming the fifth supporting unit of U-M’s interdisciplinary arts integration initiative.
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November 13, 2017
Initiative paves way for certificate in augmented, virtual and mixed reality
U-M has launched a sweeping, interdisciplinary initiative to develop a graduate certificate in AVMR, or augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality.
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October 27, 2017
Bicentennial app offers augmented reality experience
The School of Information has developed a new app called MGoView to help U-M celebrate its bicentennial using augmented and virtual reality.
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May 23, 2017
Emojis: How we assign meaning to these ever-popular symbols
In attempt to determine what guides emoji use, researchers at the School of Information examined the use of the online symbols by one million users through more than 1.2 billion messages.
