Author Archives: Mona Beydoun, ITS Communications
The Sloan Equity and Inclusion in STEM Introductory Courses project has agreed to incorporate ECoach, a learning tool developed at the University of Michigan, into new STEM courses at all participating institutions.
Temporary social profiles are being used for more than just online scams and disinformation. Tawfiq Ammari, a PhD candidate in the School of Information, says these “throwaway” accounts might help adults collect helpful comments and feedback on “socially stigmatizing” topics such as divorce, postpartum depression, and mental health.
Researchers from U-M, Cornell University, and the Nairobi Play project studied the social and cultural effects of computer science classes. The researchers found that computer science classes can encourage children to work together overcome cultural barriers. Kentaro Toyama, a professor in the School of Information, was part of the team. The researchers interviewed and observed children from a… Read More »
University of Michigan researchers are studying the Russian government’s widespread internet censorship and monitoring. Its campaign to control its citizen’s access to the internet is easily exportable, even in a decentralized internet service environment.
UM-Dearborn’s professor Birhanu Eshete, computer science, is developing new technology to keep up with malicious parties on the dark web. Eshete is in a continuous race against cyberattackers who wield weapons that are ever-evolving.
Three hundred high school girls from southeast Michigan visited the University of Michigan for the inaugural Get-IT summit on Tuesday, October 1, at the Michigan League. The event gave female students the opportunity to connect with other women and girls who have an interest in the tech industry.
Perry Samson, U-M atmospheric science professor, has developed a backchannel tool to encourage his students to ask questions during class. He says this new participation model has increased the overall level of inquiry in his classes and has allowed underrepresented student’s voices to be heard.
Two School of Information faculty members, research professor Stephanie Teasley and associate professor Mark W. Newman, have been named the 2019 Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of developmental behavioral pediatrics in Michigan Medicine, recently presented on the ethical concerns surrounding advertising geared toward children. Her presentation highlighted the lack of awareness most children have surrounding advertising and persuasive content.
The trouble with algorithms, John Cheney-Lippold says, is that while they can pick up online engagements and patterns, algorithms are not able to determine things like emotions.
Michigan Medicine researchers have developed an algorithm to be used with consumer sleep trackers. The algorithm, built by post-doctoral research fellow in neurology Olivia Walch, outperforms expensive medical trackers. The University of Michigan algorithm could be used on consumer wearable devices in the future and would be a more transparent, scientifically rigorous tool.
Get ready to inspire the next generation of tech professionals! The Women in IT Community of Practice (WiTCOP) is looking for staff members to volunteer with the annual Hour of Code, December 9-13, 2019.
In a recent article in “The Chronicle of Higher Education”, Shobita Parthasarathy, professor at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, called on colleges to teach future scientists, engineers, and policy makers, to think critically about the societal impact of new technologies. “Colleges must train the next generation of scientists, engineers, and policy makers to think more… Read More »
The Center of Academic Innovation is leading the University’s investment into Extended Reality, XR, technology. Over the next three years, departments will integrate XR into the residential and online experiences of students, faculty, and community members alike. XR a catch-all term for computer-generated environments and interactions including augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality. This technology is already… Read More »
University of Michigan’s President Mark Schlissel announced a plan to reinvigorate the Center for Academic Innovation through a 5-year investment of $50 million, $10 million per year.
The Service Center (SC) RideAlong program started May 2018 and has since hosted almost 40 ITS staff members. Each four-hour ride along shift pairs a SC staff member with an ITS staffer who works outside of the center. The program builds awareness and appreciation among ITS staff members for the quality of the Service Center’s work. These experiences… Read More »
The three instructors worked with behavioral scientists, developers, and user experience designers from Academic Innovation to develop Tandem.
Information and Technology Services is happy to announce that ARC-TS is rolling out the Great Lakes high-performance computing cluster. It is now available for general access to the university community. Until the migration from Flux is complete on November 25, 2019, there will be no charge for using the Great Lakes HPC cluster. Every current Flux user can… Read More »
The Michigan Institute of Data Science (MIDAS) announced its inagural cohort of seven Michigan Data Science Fellows. The international group of data scientists will bring data science methods to domain sciences and data science application areas. The two-year program offers each data scientist, recent PhDs, the opportunity to work independently on research with scientific and career guidance from… Read More »
J. Alex Halderman, U-M computer science and engineering, says action must be taken at the state level to secure the 2020 presidential election and quell fears regarding the legitimacy of the results.