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Carmen Ulate: "El hostigamiento sexual es absolutamente ilegal"

Abriendo los fuegos de la primera sesión del ciclo del seminario permanente "Universidades públicas latinoamericanas: construyendo la educación no sexista", la coordinadora del Seguimiento a la Política para la Igualdad y Equidad de Género de la UCA compartió las experiencias, y trayectorias respecto a la institucionalidad con la que su plantel ha enfrentado la violencia y los privilegios de género con la comunidad de la Casa de Bello, a la que convocó a sumarse a una investigación global sobre cómo abordan este tema diversas universidades.

Transformar las aulas para la formación de todos los estudiantes

Si bien diversos estudios internacionales destacan el aporte de la diversidad en las universidades para lograr una nueva interacción entre académicos y estudiantes en la que no importe la condición social, género, etnia o situación de discapacidad, se requiere un esfuerzo de innovación docente que permita implementar dinámicas acordes a ese objetivo. Hablamos con académicos, investigadores y autoridades sobre los esfuerzos políticos, metodológicos y de gestión que se realizan en la U.

Académicos crean manual para atender en salud a personas sordas

Destinado a mejorar la experiencia de la atención primaria en estos pacientes que representan el 6 por ciento de la población, este trabajo impulsado por académicos de la Facultad de Medicina junto al Instituto de la Sordera releva elementos como la diversidad de las personas con esta discapacidad, las mejores formas de comunicarse, además de fichas para la entrega de instrucciones, entre otras informaciones de simple aplicación, pero que podrían impactar en su calidad de vida.Profesionales de la salud, educadoras, diseñadores, ilustradores convergieron en la creación del <

U. de Chile tiene el sistema de formación avanzada más amplio del país

Más de 9 mil alumnos integran actualmente los 232 programas de postgrado, postítulo y especialidades que imparte la Universidad. Gracias a la solidez de este sistema de postgrado, la Casa de Bello aporta al país el 30 por ciento de los doctorados por año y más del 40 por ciento de los nuevos especialistas médicos y odontológicos.

Zusatzausbildung: Journalismus und Recht 2019

Bereits zum neunzehnten Mal veranstaltet die zivilrechtliche Abteilung des Instituts für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren im März 2019 die bundesweit einmalige Journalistenausbildung für Juristen.

UNDP joins Tech Giants in Partnership on AI

UNDP joins the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (AI), a consortium of companies, academics, and NGOs working to ensure that AI is developed in a safe, ethical, and transparent manner. Founded in 2016 by the tech giants - Amazon, DeepMind/Google, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft - It has since been joined by industry leaders such as Accenture, Intel, Oxford Internet Institute - University of Oxford, eBay, as well as non profit organizations such as UNICEF and Human Rights Watch and many more.

UIDAI says asked nobody to add the helpline number to contacts

UIDAI says the toll free number 1800-300-1947 in the contact list of Android phones is an ‘outdated and invalid number’
The article by Komal Gupta was published in Livemint on August 3, 2018. Amber Sinha was quoted.

How Chinese apps are making inroads in Indian small towns

After selling a company he cofounded to Alibaba in 2013, Sichuan-born Forrest Chen wanted to look beyond China for his next venture. India was one of the countries on his list of potential markets, which included the US, the UK, Indonesia and Thailand.
The article by Mugdha Variyar was published in the Economic Times on August 10, 2018.

Feminist Information Infrastructure Workshop with Blank Noise and Sangama

Akriti Bopanna, Swaraj Paul Barooah and Ambika Tandon as part of the project on Feminist Information Infrastructure, conducted a full-day workshop with Sangama and Blank Noise on August 8, 2018 at CIS, Bangalore.
The workshop focused around fleshing out the research projects that interns at Blank Noise and Sangama will be undertaking, and going over ethical guidelines for feminist research for interviews.
There will be three projects across the two organizations, looking at

The Big Eye: The tech is all ready for mass surveillance in India

Chennai’s T. Nagar, arguably India’s biggest shopping district by revenues and crowded on any given day, gets even more packed in festival seasons as thousands throng its saree and jewellery stores.
The blog post by Anand Murali was published in Factor Daily on August 13, 2018. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

The Week in Internet News: US Gov’t Wants More Encryption – For Itself

Encryption for us, not for you: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is researching ways to improve mobile encryption for federal users, even as the FBI continues to fight against encrypted data on the smartphones of ordinary users. FifthDomain has a story on the DHS effort.

Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy

Michel Bauwens: Particularly after this season’s climate issues, the heat wave in Europe, the fires in California, the earlier devastation of Puerto Rico … it becomes harder and harder to deny the reality of the dangers of climate change. But this is not the end of the story as we can expect negative feedback loops in the future, through which negatives will strengthen each other. Thus, profound cultural and behavioral change will be on the agenda, if we are to survive.

Kernsanierung Gebäude 23.21 - Änderungen der Zufahrt Parkplatz P9

Der Orientierungsplan (Fußgängerleitsystem) der Außenabsperrung zeigt alle geänderten Laufwege - die Baumaßnahmen sind geplant bis Ende 2020.Der darunterliegende Zufahrtenplan zeigt die Änderungen der Anfahrten im Detail, insbesondere für Parkplatz P9. Zum Vergrößern der Pläne bitte die Grafiken jeweils anklicken.
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Parkplatz P1 ab Montag 13. August gesperrt

Ab Montag, dem 13.08.2018 finden auf Parkplatz P1 im gesamten Bereich der Abfahrt Markierungsarbeiten statt. Bis voraussichtlich 23.08. ist der Parkplatz deshalb komplett gesperrt (absolutes Halteverbot!).

Do the global poor care about climate change?

Do the global poor care about climate change? I was struck by that question at the National Peace Symposium that I attended and wrote about last month.
The Caliph of the Ahmadyya Muslim Community spoke about how we need world leaders to prioritize helping the poor out of poverty in the same urgent manner as acting on climate change. He said that the world’s poorest do not worry about the latest greenhouse gas figures because they’re too busy worrying about whether they can feed their children today.

New research to map the diversity of citizen-generated data for sustainable development

We are excited to announce a new research project around citizen-generated data and the UN data revolution. This research will be led by Open Knowledge International in partnership with King’s College London and the Public Data Lab to develop a vocabulary for governments to navigate the landscape of citizen-generated data.

New research to map the diversity of citizen-generated data for sustainable development

We are excited to announce a new research project around citizen-generated data and the UN data revolution. This research will be led by Open Knowledge International in partnership with King’s College London and the Public Data Lab to develop a vocabulary for governments to navigate the landscape of citizen-generated data.

This Company Keeps Lies About Sandy Hook on the Web

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Google tracks your movements, like it or not

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Omarosa's White House Recordings Are Raising Security Concerns — Experts Break It Down

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