{"id":20542,"date":"2020-09-14T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=20542"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:48","slug":"google-org-supports-umsi-health-equity-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/14\/google-org-supports-umsi-health-equity-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Google.org supports UMSI health equity research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AI-for-Social-Good-COVID-19-Fund-recipient-slide-2-700x405.png\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" class=\"wp-image-20543\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google.org announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.umich.edu\/about-umsi\/news\/googleorg-support-umsi-health-equity-research-through-ai-social-good-covid-19-fund\">a team of School of Information (UMSI)\u00a0researchers has been selected to receive funding<\/a> as part of the company\u2019s efforts to support projects using innovative artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to help understand COVID-19 and address its impacts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty members <strong>Tiffany Veinot<\/strong>, <strong>Vinod Vydiswaran<\/strong>, <strong>Lorraine Buis<\/strong>, and <strong>Anna Laurie<\/strong> will receive $200,000 in funds to evaluate health equity associated with the rapid virtualization of primary\u00a0health care, including access, uptake, and barriers to use. Given the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 in disadvantaged groups and their lower access to broadband internet and newer devices, Veinot said it is critical to understand and address potential healthcare disparities linked to virtual care.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google.org announced that a team of School of Information (UMSI)\u00a0researchers has been selected to receive funding as part of the company\u2019s efforts to support projects using innovative artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to help understand COVID-19 and address its impacts.\u00a0 Faculty members Tiffany Veinot, Vinod Vydiswaran, Lorraine Buis, and Anna Laurie will receive $200,000 in funds to\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/14\/google-org-supports-umsi-health-equity-research\/\">Read More 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