Explores how communication practices, processes, and technologies impact people's professional, political, and social lives. Our department emphasizes rhetoric in public culture, critical media studies, health communication, organizational communication, and interpersonal communication. It approaches AI from critical-ethical and methodological standpoints.
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The Northern Lights Collaborative develops evidence-based programs and resources in collaboration with educators and partners that support inclusive K-16 computing education.
Learning + Technologies Collaborative - The Learning + Technologies Collaborative (formally LT Media Lab) is a research and professional development center located in the Curriculum and Instruction Department at the University of Minnesota. Our work spans across PK-12 in and out of school educational environments, pre- and in-service teacher development, and evolving forms of literacy within technology.
Social Computing Research at the University of Minnesota - The GroupLens lab advances the theory and practice of social computing by building and understanding systems used by real people
The Minnesota NLP is a research group led by Dongyeop Kang (DK) in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Our group aims to develop human-centered language technologies.
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UMN’s DSAI and ELAI Lead High-Impact AI Roundtables at 2026 MSBA Conference
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Minnesota Delegation Forges Path for AI Leadership at NVIDIA Headquarters
February 2026 – A distinguished delegation from Minnesota, including representatives from the Data Science and AI Hub, the University of Minnesota, state government, and leading private sector businesses, recently concluded a pivotal one-day visit to NVIDIA’s headquarters in San Jose, California.