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Deep learning algorithm detects Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with expert-level accuracy

By | July 15, 2021
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An x-ray of human lungs.

A team from Michigan Medicine and the Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC) is using a new artificial intelligence algorithm to analyze chest x-rays for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a life-threatening lung injury that progresses rapidly and can often lead to long-term health problems or death. “In our previous work, we found that physicians have difficulty… Read More »

STAC annual charter review and officer election

By | July 14, 2021
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Kerry Flynn and Regis Vogel

On June 15, the STAC-Core group reviewed and approved the STAC Charter. Some of the changes included adjusting the STAC-Full meeting time to 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month starting August 10, and creating a STAC Steering Committee to assist with coordinating and communicating upcoming agendas and information.   After serving… Read More »

UMTurk interface simplifies tasks, wins teaching innovation award

By | July 14, 2021
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Outline of a human head with gears in the brain and a drawing on a clipboard.

UMTurk, a new way to collect data online and in real time using Amazon Mechanical Turk, was developed in a partnership with faculty from the Department of Psychology and staff from LSA Technology Services.  UMTurk is a simple interface that allows instructors to set up new tasks in a matter of seconds. Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT) is used… Read More »

Enterprise cloud container hosting service now available

By | July 13, 2021
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HITS has approved the first cloud service for web application hosting in Michigan Medicine. Developed by the Academic IT DevOps team, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for Enterprise Container Orchestration was endorsed by the Technical Standards Committee as a strategic technology, architecture, or service that has been evaluated and is preferred for present and or future use. This cost-effective,… Read More »

World’s smallest computer helps solve snail extinction mystery

By | June 15, 2021
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A teeny tiny computer is perched next to a light gray snail shell on a wide green leaf.

More than 50 species of tree snail in the South Pacific Society Islands were wiped out following the introduction of an alien predatory snail in the 1970s, but the white-shelled Partula hyalina survived. Now, thanks to a collaboration between University of Michigan biologists and engineers with the world’s smallest computer, scientists understand why: P. hyalina can tolerate more… Read More »

A smart speaker that doesn’t eavesdrop

By | June 9, 2021
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Sound waves and ear next to a table with home device.

Microphones are perhaps the most common electronic sensor in the world, with an estimated 320 million listening for our commands in the world’s smart speakers. The trouble, of course, is that they’re capable of hearing everything else, too. A team of University of Michigan researchers has developed a system that can inform a smart home—or listen for the… Read More »

Histotripsy technology used in a clinical trial to treat liver tumors

By | June 4, 2021
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Multicolored wires connecting to white, round shapes shown to receive gold arrows indicating ultrasound waves.

The University of Michigan is one of eight sites around the country that will enroll patients in a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a technology that uses ultrasound to treat liver tumors. The #HOPE4LIVER trial will employ the noninvasive technique to mechanically destroy primary and metastatic liver tumors. The technology, called histotripsy, was developed by U-M researchers… Read More »

Enriching Scholarship a success

By | June 1, 2021
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The U-M Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TTC) was proud to hold the 23rd annual Enriching Scholarship (ES) conference. Hosted by U-M’s Teaching and Technology Collaborative, Enriching Scholarship is a free, multi-day event held annually the first full week of May and focused on improving teaching, learning, and research through the effective integration of technology and pedagogy.  The theme was “sharing and celebrating… Read More »

All together now – Microsoft 365 coming to Michigan Medicine!

By | May 26, 2021
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The Michigan Medicine community will soon begin exploring the benefits of Microsoft 365 (M365) – a product suite that brings together many of Microsoft’s most popular tools – in a new, better, and more powerful way. Combining the best of desktop, web, and mobile applications, M365 will enable users to collaborate in real-time, with anyone in Michigan Medicine… Read More »

Using virtual reality to create a language learning community

By | May 25, 2021
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UM-Dearborn students taking Arabic language courses will practice speaking through digital interactions with college students in Algeria and Morocco in an environment stimulated to look like Middle Eastern marketplaces, kitchens, and other gathering spaces. Starting this fall, UM-Dearborn will partner with Florida International University (FIU) to offer Tabadul, a digital learning platform that gives students an opportunity to… Read More »

Library system overhaul happening in June

By | May 25, 2021
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An upcoming overhaul of the platform that allows you to find, request, and borrow materials will be bringing some changes to library services and interfaces. The current technology, which is more than thirty years old, is out-of-sync with modern computing standards, and doesn’t meet the needs of a large collection that includes an expanding variety of materials and… Read More »

New MOOC specialization offers glimpse into data-driven sports world

By | May 25, 2021
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From player recruitment and athlete training to fan marketing and amateur gambling, managers of the most successful franchises and those who follow their teams have increasingly come to rely on data to make decisions about our favorite sports. An interdisciplinary group of University of Michigan faculty from the School of Kinesiology and the School of Information have come… Read More »

Enriching Scholarship 2021

By | April 26, 2021
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Enriching Scholarship 2019 logo

Hosted by the University of Michigan’s Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TeachTech), Enriching Scholarship is a free, multi-day event held annually the first full week of May. Taking advantage of the remote nature of our collective work, this year, instructors from six institutions, including Miami University, Michigan State University, and the University of Minnesota will present on the ways their teaching… Read More »

New online education program brings high-demand topics in technology to the world

By | April 2, 2021
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The Continuum program, launched in Fall 2020, offers continuing online education for everyone from high schoolers to engineers already established in their careers taught by faculty in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Michigan. Courses range from introductory classes designed for high school students to specialized classes for those already established in their careers to keep up-to-date… Read More »

U-M rolls out new eco-friendly workstations

By | April 1, 2021
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The Michigan IT Steerage Committee is happy to announce a new, high-end desktop workstation for use in both the academic and medical center environments across the university.  Introducing the Future Object-Oriented Laptop, a brand-new technology designed to be more “green”—sustainable, biodegradable, and using fewer heavy metals and less electricity to create and to operate—than contemporary workstations. Included in… Read More »

UM-Dearborn is launching the first artificial intelligence master’s program in the state

By | March 31, 2021
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The program is hoping to address a major need for qualified AI systems developers. Artificial intelligence is so rapidly transforming a huge array of industries that companies are facing challenges filling positions requiring advanced knowledge of AI systems. One of the reasons for the shortage of workers may simply be a shortage of AI graduate programs. While many… Read More »