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Featured in The Wire. Associate professor Joyojeet Pal. Making disability a joke is neither comedy nor art.

Pal’s research on disability in cinema featured by The Wire

12/13/2023

UMSI associate professor Joyojeet Pal’s work on the portrayal of disability in Indian cinema is highlighted. 

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Quoted by The Washington Post. Associate Professor Joyojeet Pal. Covert Indian operation seeks to discredit Modi's critics in the U.S.

Pal: Misinformation campaigns discrediting Modi critiques are ‘getting smarter’

12/13/2023

UMSI associate professor Joyojeet Pal speaks to The Washington Post about the Disinfo Lab, a covert organization seeking to defame critics of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

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Robin Brewer named one of ten scientists “on the cusp of changing the world” by Popular Science

12/12/2023

“I’m really an advocate for more aging-first and disability-first approaches to research and design,” Brewer says.

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Quoted by WUNC North Carolina Public Radio. Assistant professor Barbara Ericson. NC students must study computer science to graduate under new law.

Ericson: A new law in North Carolina is going to be difficult to implement for educators

12/07/2023

School systems in North Carolina are rushing to get teachers trained and ready to teach computer science courses before a new law goes into effect. 

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Quoted by BridgeDetroit. Lecturer III James Rampton. Michigan Central is collecting.a lot of data. Can we trust it?

Rampton: Information transparency is critical in increasing public trust

12/07/2023

UMSI lecturer James Rampton spoke with BridgeDetroit about Michigan Central’s new Digital Trust for Places and Routines standard. 

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A year of ChatGPT: U-M experts available to comment

11/30/2023

A year after OpenAI launched ChatGPT, UMSI experts are available to comment on the impacts of the technology. 

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Quoted by Wired. Associate professor Joyojeet Pal. YouTube and Reels could decide India's elections.

Pal: Social media influencers are playing a big role in India’s upcoming election

11/30/2023

For Wired, UMSI associate professor Joyojeet Pal highlights the political power social media influencers are leveraging in India. 

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Quoted by Science. Associate professor Eytan Adar. As scientists read flood of papers, AI developers aim to help.

Adar: Can AI research assistants help scientists read a barrage of papers? The results are mixed

11/29/2023

UMSI associate professor Eytan Adar talks with Science about the potential opportunities and pitfalls of new technologies aimed at assisting scientists. 

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Featured in The Screens Podcast. Lecturer III James Rampton.

Jim Rampton featured on The Screens Podcast

11/29/2023

UMSI lecturer James Rampton talks automotive UX, the future of cars in the U.S and the push for electric vehicles. 

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Quoted by The New York Times. Doctoral Student Megan Brown. How bad is antisemitism online? It's increasingly hard to know.

Brown: Lack of data making it difficult to assess the impact of social media platforms on society

11/22/2023

UMSI doctoral student Megan Brown discusses the difficulties of analyzing online hate speech as social media platforms limit access to their data. 

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