Quello Center, Michigan State University

🎉 Congratulations, Angie! 🎉

We are pleased to announce that our Ph.D. student, Angie Nam, has been awarded the James H. Quello Scholarship (via Karole White) at the 2026 Michigan Student Broadcast Awards Luncheon!
This well‑deserved recognition reflects Angie’s outstanding research and dedication to advancing knowledge in her field.

Join us in congratulating Angie and wishing her continued success in her academic journey! 🥳👏

Data center proposed on Detroit's east side Data center proposed on Detroit's east side even as city officials consider 2-year freeze on building such facilities.

What’s next for broadband expansion? A lot.

After years of waiting, states and territories will soon begin breaking ground on projects to expand access to high-speed internet under the .

These projects aim to connect 5 million households, community institutions like libraries, and small businesses within the next four years—but that can only happen with sustained partnership between states, broadband providers, and federal agencies throughout the implementation process.

Federal lawmakers should keep an eye on a handful of key markers that will shape how BEAD is unfolding. https://pewtrsts.org/49Y2WpW

Keith Hampton (MSU) and Kelley Cotter (Penn State) recently led a study that looks at how social media can make echo chambers stronger or weaker by studying how rural students who leave for college, and their parents who stay home, use social media and form their attitudes.

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MSU study: How social media shapes tolerance and echo chambers A Michigan State University study explores how social media influences echo chambers, network diversity and social tolerance among rural college students and their parents during the transition to university.

Fascinating brown bag lunch talk by Dr. Chris Adami, Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology, who shared his work on the dynamics of inequality. His work starts from a highly stylized public goods game and develops a series of insights on how inequality emerges from the interaction of rational, self-interested actors. The work also creates foundations for a new understanding of the effects (or failure) of different policy instruments designed to mitigate inequality.

Happy to have a strong presence at the 53rd Telecommunications Policy Research Conference - TPRC in Washington, D.C., September 19-20, 2025.

https://www.tprcweb.com/

A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Han Ei CHEW one of our alum and Visiting Fellow at the Quello Center, for joining us and sharing his insights during yesterday’s session, “Measuring Digital Trust: A Framework for Smart Societies.” 💚 🤍

It was a privilege to welcome Dr. Chew back and learn from his global perspective on technology, governance, and society.

📍 Hosted by the Quello Center, Michigan State University
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🚨 Happening TODAY! 🚨

Join us at 10AM EDT for Declaring Independence in Cyberspace, a webinar on Internet self-governance & ICANN’s global journey.

🎙️ With Milton Mueller, Marília Maciel, Robert Cannon, and Johannes Bauer

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