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iSchool Faculty and Staff Join Global Team to Launch New Publication

April 15, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

“Including Disability” offers innovative approaches to eliminating systemic barriers and gives voice to disabled people.

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Improving Fairness and Trust in AI Used for College Admissions and Language Translation

April 15, 2022 | Tom Ventsias

iSchool Assistant Professor Dr. Ge Gao joins $1.6M NSF/Amazon-funded project to develop algorithms and protocols that can improve the e …

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(Video) SoDa Symposium: Universal Adaptability – A Target-Independent Approach to Inference

April 14, 2022 | iSchool News Staff

Drs. Christoph Kern and Michael P. Kim present framework for ensuring protections of subpopulations and unbiased algorithmic conclusion …

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MLIS Alumni Spotlight: The Joys of Aging Using VR – Erin Washington, MLIS ‘09

April 13, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

Creating first-person, virtual reality experiences to enhance empathy and address growing issues in the caretaking industry.

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