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Edward Happ, senior non-profit IT executive, to head two new information centers at UMSI

08/07/2019

The University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) has announced the future establishment of two new information centers designed and led by Edward Happ, UMSI’s newly appointed executive fellow.

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Underperforming students get more out of dashboards

08/07/2019

Educational dashboards that report course progress to students are likely more motivating for the underperforming set than for those who are doing well, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan and Blackboard.

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Eliminating the 'mismatch' between job providers and seekers

08/07/2019

Poverty Solutions, a new U-M interdisciplinary initiative aimed at preventing and alleviating poverty, announced that it will be funding projects as part of a collaboration with other community-based organizations.

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How a team-based approach boosts charitable lending

08/07/2019

Charitable lenders who belong to a team provide significantly more loans than those on their own, according to new studies led by UMSI professors Yan Chen, Qiaozhu Mei, and other economists and computer scientists at the University of Michigan.

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UMSI represented at PrivacyCon 2017

08/07/2019

PrivacyCon 2017 brought together researchers, academics, consumer advocates and policy makers to collaborate and address the privacy and security implications of emerging technologies.

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Florian Schaub awarded NSF grant on privacy policies

08/07/2019

Did you read the privacy policy when you downloaded Pokemon GO? If you clicked “I agree” on the consent form for your newest app, do you know what you even agreed to?

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The French "heart" emojis, study says

08/07/2019

People worldwide love the "tears of joy" emoji, except the French, who prefer the heart, according to a new study of global emoji usage.

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MHI program welcomes Coverdell Fellows

08/07/2019

The Master of Health Informatics program has partnered with the Peace Corps to welcome Coverdell Fellows.

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Grant explores increasing the upward mobility of students

08/07/2019

Current data suggests that most people would take data about overall performance of the student body into account when deciding on schools to attend.

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UMSI professor serves as interim provost

08/07/2019

UMSI professor Paul Courant has been appointed to serve as the interim provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.

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