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Fact-checker, Academic, and Community Collaboration Tools: Combating Hate, Abuse, and Misinformation with Minority-led Partnerships (FACT CHAMP)

Brendan O'Connor, Weiai Wayne Xu, Ethan Zuckerman
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Identifying Mechanisms of Peer Influence on Youth Weight-Related Behaviors

James Kitts, John R. Sirard, Krista Gile, Mark C. Pachucki

Understanding the social clustering of health outcomes among adolescents, aiming to identify peer influence on health behaviors such as physical activity, screen time, and dietary patterns.

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DIRECT: A Framework for Diagnosis, Recommendation, and Training in Continuous Workforce Development

Ina Ganguli, Andrew Lan, Andrew Cohen

Developing a vertically complete upskilling and reskilling pipeline in manufacturing-related industries using artificial intelligence-enabled components.

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Events

CSSI Research Seminar: Weiai Xu (Wayne)
Mar 28, 2025

Research Seminar with Weiai Xu (Wayne), UMass…

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CSSI Research Seminar: Charlotte Bez
Apr 4, 2025

*Joint with UMass Economics Department

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CSSI Research Seminar: Laura Biester
Apr 11, 2025

Research seminar with Laura Biester, Middlebury College…

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CSSI Research Seminar: Monideepa Tarafdar
Apr 18, 2025

Research seminar with Monideepa Tarafdar, UMass…

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CSSI Research Seminar: Brendan O’Connor
May 2, 2025

Research seminar with Brendan O’Connor, UMass Information…

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News

Video for "ChatGPT and Education: Hype versus Reality" panel is available
Mar 25, 2023

Thank you to the more than 120 people who attended our…

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CSSI YouTube Channel with Recordings of Past Events
Nov 9, 2022

CSSI has a new YouTube Channel with recordings of several…

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CSSI Debuts New Website
Mar 31, 2021

After several months of development, the UMass…

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Computer Science Meets Behavioral Sciences: Interdisciplinary Research Focuses on Heat Resilience in the Age of Climate Change
Jul 22, 2020 As high temperatures become more frequent and intense due to…
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Federal Grants Support Research to Improve Pandemic Forecasting
Jun 30, 2020 University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician Nicholas…
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