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Data Ethics a Key Consideration in COVID-19 Wastewater Study

Data privacy, security, and communication are among the ethical issues incorporated into the multidisciplinary University of Miami project “Using Wastewater Measurements to Predict Covid-19 in the Community.” By sampling wastewater flowing from campus buildings, UM researchers can isolate areas where SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—is present several days before individuals test positive for the disease. Read more “Data Ethics a Key Consideration in COVID-19 Wastewater Study” →

Publications

Frontiers Editorial on Research Topic: Trends in Digital Medicine

Frontiers Digital Medicine Journal’s Editorial on Trends in Digital Medicine provided a series of contributed papers covering a variety of aspects currently defining the digital paradigm. Among the factors that were considered central to this Research Topic, a few were: Read more “Frontiers Editorial on Research Topic: Trends in Digital Medicine” →

Data Ethics

Balancing Risks and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in the…

During the last decade, enhanced computing power and the availability of large amounts of data have prompted the practical use of artificial intelligence in health care. Health and medical journals now commonly include reports on machine learning and big data, and descriptions of the risks posed by, and the governance required to manage, this technology. Read more “Balancing Risks and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in the Health Sector” →

Engagement

Report on Student Social Systems Flash Talks

On Friday, September 21st, the CCS Social Systems Informatics program hosted graduate students and postdocs from across the University for an afternoon of networking and flash presentations of their research, at an event titled “Connections, Connections: Student Research in Social Systems @ UM”. A program created in 2015, Social Systems Informatics is about modeling (big) behavioral data to understand human and non-human social interactions. Read more “Report on Student Social Systems Flash Talks” →

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Featured Scientist Michael French, PhD

Dr. Michael French is a professor of health economics in the Department of Sociology at the University of Miami, with secondary appointments in the Department of Economics and the Miller School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences Division of Epidemiology & Population Health Sciences. Read more “Featured Scientist Michael French, PhD” →

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Data Ethics a Key Consideration in COVID-19 Wastewater Study

Frontiers Editorial on Research Topic: Trends in Digital Medicine

Balancing Risks and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in the…

Report on Student Social Systems Flash Talks

Featured Scientist Michael French, PhD