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We’re back in court opposing the NSA’s mass surveillance

On Thursday, 30 May, Wikimedia Foundation lawyers were in a courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia, to watch oral arguments in our ongoing case against the United States government’s mass surveillance practices. As our counsel from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) rose to stand before the Judge, we rehearsed in our heads the arguments we knew our team had prepared, eager to hear them play out in real time.

Catherine Régis promue au rang de professeure titulaire

Pre. Catherine Régis

Le Centre de Recherche en Droit Public (CRDP) est très fier d’annoncer que le Conseil de l’Université de Montréal a décidé d’accorder le rang de professeur titulaire à la professeure Catherine Régis.

Cette promotion souligne l’excellence du travail de recherche et d’enseignement de cette chercheure régulière du CRDP. Nous lui exprimons notre fierté de la compter parmi nous.

Toutes nos félicitations à la professeure Régis !

Cette promotion est effective depuis le 1er Juin 2019

FGV Direito Rio realiza o evento “CyberBRICS: Cybersecurity, Data Protection and The Digital Future of The BRICS”

Mais informações sobre o projeto: www.cyberbrics.infoNo dia 04/06 a FGV Direito Rio realizou o evento “CyberBRICS: Cybersecurity, Data Protection and The Digital Future of The BRICS”. O evento buscou promover respostas aos desafios relacionados à regulamentação de dados pessoais e à governança de cibersegurança, fornecendo insights valiosos sobre as políticas digitais do BRICS, que possam ser usados por pesquisadores, reguladores e empresas.

Studierende helfen Studierenden: HHU-Programm für Erstsemester aus Nichtakademikerfamilien

Das neue Programm reagiert auf eine weiterhin bestehende Einstiegsschwelle für das Studium von Kindern aus Nichtakademikerfamilien: Gemäß des Hochschulreports 2020 des Stifterverbandes nehmen von 100 Grundschülerinnen und -schülern aus solchen Familien später nur 21 ein Studium auf, wohingegen es bei Akademikerfamilien 74 von 100 Kindern sind.
Die am HHU-Programm teilnehmenden Senior-Buddys kommen dabei oft selbst aus Familien, in denen sie die Ersten sind, die ein Studium aufnehmen. Entsprechend teilen sie die Erfahrungen der neuen Studierenden.

Studierende für HHU-Fotoshootings: "Gesichter gesucht"

Es geht um typische Uni-Situationen, z.B. auf dem Campus, im Hörsaal, in der Bibliothek, etc..Gesucht werden Studierende jeden Alters, jeder Herkunft und jeden Geschlechts. Für maximal 30 Minuten gibt es mindestens 20 Euro. Die Fotoshootings finden ab sofort bis etwa Mitte Juli statt. Für alle Interessierten gilt: Mitmachen und Mitstudierenden Bescheid sagen: Die HHU freut sich auf "neue Gesichter"...Und so geht's:

Please fill out the Urgent Publishing Survey and help us find new strategies in post-truth times

What kind of reading experiences do you look for? What kind of content do you read and where do you find it? Which (digital) tools, formats and forms of reading interest you? Insight in your preferences will help cultural publishers to keep their publishing urgent and experimental. Please help the Making Public-consortium by anonymously filling out the Urgent Publishing Survey (5 minutes): https://nl.surveymonkey.com/r/265FCWT.

Call for Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions with IViR as host organisation

Peggy Valcke en Els Kindt interview over rondvraag bij bedrijven over GDPR

¿Qué discutimos cuando se debate sobre la reforma curricular?

El anuncio de que los ramos de Historia y Educación Física dejarán de ser obligatorios en tercero y cuarto medio, generó una amplia discusión entre docentes, investigadores, académicos y autoridades políticas, sin embargo es poco lo que se conoce del documento, existiendo confusión sobre sus alcances y reales implicancias.

Orquesta Sinfónica y Coro de la U. de Chile se unen en concierto

El maestro chileno radicado en Estados Unidos, José Luis Domínguez, vuelve a tomar la batuta de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Chile en un programa que repasará tres importantes obras de diferentes épocas y estilos, a cargo de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Cirilo Vila y Felix Mendelssohn.

Leading Italy into the future of work; mondora creates benefit for all

John Gieryn: What if the purpose of companies was “to create benefit for the world and try to make it a better place”? Or if they had “employee happiness” as a key performance indicator? While it may seem far-fetched at first, we at Loomio have the privilege of serving one such company that is leading the way and showing how businesses can make a meaningful and sustainable contribution to our communities.

Fast zwei Millionen Euro für Leberforschung in Düsseldorf und Hannover

In dem Netzwerk kooperieren Ärztinnen und Ärzte sowie und Forscherinnen und Forscher des Universitätsklinikums Düsseldorf (Koordination), der Heinrich-Heine-Universität (HHU) Düsseldorf und der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover (MHH), um sogenannte cholestatische Lebererkrankungen besser zu verstehen und langfristig die Versorgung betroffener Patientinnen und Patienten zu verbessern.

Patienten mit Dystonie und Spastik können gegen Botulinumtoxin immun werden

Das Risiko der Antikörperentwicklung steigt mit Dauer und Intensität der Behandlung. Dadurch kann die Therapie mitunter erheblich an Wirkung verlieren. Die Studie gilt als bisher umfangreichste zu diesem Thema im Hinblick auf die Teilnehmerzahl und wurde in der Fachzeitschrift Neurology, dem Journal der American Academy of Neurology, veröffentlicht.

A New Survey Shows Few Actively Encrypting More Because of Internet Distrust

A new survey shows that only a handful of people who said they distrust the Internet are actively choosing encryption in response.

The survey, called the CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust, was conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the Canadian think tank the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). The Internet Society (ISOC) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) are partners in the survey, which is now in its fifth year.

Americans Deserve Better User Privacy

On May 15th, the White House tweeted it had created a new online surveying tool for Americans to report instances of social media censorship due to political bias. Setting aside the politics of this move, there are serious privacy and security concerns that come with hosting such a survey on its website.

Alumni FGV Direito Rio recebe David B. Wilkins, da Harvard Law School, para palestra

David B. Wilkins é Diretor do Center on the Legal Profession e Vice Diretor for Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession da Harvard Law School e, na ocasião, falou para o público presente sobre o tema "The Brazilian Legal Profession in the Age of Globalization”.
O evento foi fruto de parceria do Alumni FGV Direito Rio com Harvard Law School Association of Brazil e contou com a presença de ex-alunos de ambas instituições, bem como estudantes da FGV Direito Rio. O mesmo aconteceu no dia 29/03 na sede da FGV em Botafogo. 

Wikimedia Czech Republic hosts hackathon to improve Wikimedia’s software

The annual Wikimedia Hackathon brings people with different skillsets together to improve the software that powers Wikimedia websites. This edition took place at the Prague National Library of Technology and provided an opportunity for volunteer technologists to meet in person, share ideas, have fun, and work together to improve the software that Wikipedia and its sister projects depend on to ensure free knowledge is available and accessible to anyone with an internet connection.

Almuni da FGV Direito Rio faz LL.M. na Harvard Law School

Ex-aluno comparou parte da sua experiência com seu aprendizado na FGVO ex-aluno da FGV Direito Rio, Evandro Sussekind (lado inferior direito da foto), finalizou este ano o LL.M. na Harvard Law School. Evandro afirma que a experiência foi de muito aprendizado e desafios. “A euforia dos primeiros dias de orientação durante o verão rapidamente deu lugar a uma rotina árdua de estudos e prazos intervalados por alguns momentos de lazer. Rotina essa não muito diferente da que eu tinha na FGV durante os primeiros períodos”, exemplifica.

The Week in Internet News: Better Broadband Boosts Employment

High-speed jobs: A new study suggests that better broadband service lowers unemployment rates, Vice.com reports. Researchers from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Oklahoma State University tracked broadband availability and unemployment rates in Tennessee and found that counties with access to high-speed broadband had a slightly lower unemployment rate than those with slower service.

Sudan junta shuts down Internet to cover-up horrific human rights violations

Following the massacre of peaceful protesters at a sit-in near the Army Headquarters in Khartoum on June 2nd, Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) began restricting internet connectivity throughout the country. By June 4th, the country’s internet connection was completely shutdown. Despite this, protesters called for full civil disobedience on Sunday,[...]