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MSI graduate is selected an ALA Emerging Leader

08/07/2019

UMSI graduate Kathy Kosinski is one of 50 people selected by the American Library Association (ALA) to participate in its 2018 class of Emerging Leaders.

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Maker movement: Researching making in Michigan libraries

02/06/2020

What does the maker movement look like in small communities? Kristin Fontichiaro, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, knew that most models for what maker activity looked like were coming from larger urban libraries.

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UMSI Service Week serves multiple local organizations

08/07/2019

UMSI Service Week, held November 6-11, 2017, brought together UMSI students, faculty, staff and alumni to work together on service projects in the Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Detroit communities.

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MHI student Ann Duong wins top student award at Accelerate Michigan

08/07/2019

MHI student Ann Duong and her teammates – the developers of an end-of-life planning app – were among the top winners in the annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, garnering the top student graduate prize of $6,000.

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To trust or not to trust? Autonomous vehicles are the future.

08/07/2019

Evan Hoye stares at three large computer screens that display a simulated road, complete with lanes, roadside fences and fields. He views this scene from a driver’s seat set-up, which is furnished with a steering wheel, accelerator and brake pedal.

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Net neutrality repeal: Michigan experts weigh in

08/07/2019

As the Federal Communications Commission considers repealing the Obama administration net neutrality rules, Michigan School of Information and Engineering experts are contributing to the conversation.

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Qiaozhu Mei recognized for outstanding contributions to computing by ACM

08/07/2019

Qiaozhu Mei, associate professor in the School of Information and the College of Engineering, has been named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for his scientific contributions to computing.

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“America’s Librarian” and tech reporter receive UMSI alumni awards

08/07/2019

The School of Information announced the recipients of its annual alumni awards at the opening of the UMSI Bicentennial Symposium on Friday, October 6 in Rackham Auditorium.

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Designs for digital reminder systems to help us remember

08/07/2019

The grocery list. That dentist appointment yesterday. The car keys. Where the car is parked. The name of someone just introduced. Work-out clothes for that after-work class. These items share one common feature: they are the kinds of things some of us, if not most of us, often forget, no matter how hard we try to remember them.

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Humanizing robots: Time to put on the brakes?

08/07/2019

Recently in Canada, a man was arrested for possessing a “sex robot” that looked too much like a child. Startling, yes. But the fact that Canadian authorities must decide if having sex with an underage-looking “sex robot” is illegal – or should be – is probably even more so.

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