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  • Parents' substance use raises the risk, but good parenting can break the pattern June 2, 2026 2:49 PM

    Growing up in a home where parents drink or use drugs increases the likelihood that you will do the same. But new research shows this link can be disrupted, and that the most important factor is how parents actually engage with their children every day.

  • Bringing Viking ships back to life - one algorithm at a time Mar. 12, 2026 6:14 PM

    A PhD candidate at Østfold University College is creating a cutting-edge 3D visualization tool to create plausible interpretations of ancient Viking ships — and to show the world not just what we know about them, but also what we don't.

  • Irina N. Roddvik Appointed to Program Committee for MoMM 2025 Apr. 2, 2025 9:50 AM

    Irina N. Roddvik, an Associate Professor at ØIS, has been honored with an invitation to join the Program Committee for the 23rd International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing & Multimedia Intelligence (MoMM2025). This prestigious event will be held from December 08-10, 2025, in the picturesque city of Matsue, Japan.