(This is not my post; it's a group effort with contributions from Catherine, Cindy, Emilie, Jing, Natalie, Nicole and Willow)
Some of the best lessons in technology, media and civics come from shared offline experiences in that intersection, and the weekend of January 19-21, 2016, brought plenty of that for some of us at the Center for Civic Media. In particular, our experiences in the Women's March (in different cities) gave us food for thought that we want to remember as time passes, and that's why we are keeping track of them here.

Hiroshimi Amano sostuvo un encuentro con académicos de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas (FCFM) de la Universidad de Chile en el Centro de Modelamiento Matemático (CMM). En la oportunidad, conoció más de la Casa de Bello y adelantó parte de su conferencia. Hiroshi Amano, profesor de la Universidad de Nagoya, en Japón, es uno de los físicos más reconocidos del mundo.

Con un aumento en la cantidad de jóvenes que pusieron como primera preferencia a nuestra institución, así como el alza de los puntajes de corte para las cuatro carreras de pedagogía, y por primera vez con un mayor número de mujeres que hombres convocadas, la Casa de Bello inició el proceso de matrículas 2017.

Este miércoles 11 de enero se realizó la ceremonia de entrega del certificado y placa oficial para el Hospital Clínico (HCUCH), documento que lo ratifica como institución de salud acreditada. "Cada uno de ustedes -médicos, enfermeras, auxiliares y directivos-, han hecho posible el logro de este importante reconocimiento, que tan sólo viene a dar cuenta de que en este lugar las cosas se hacen bien", señaló la Presidenta Michelle Bachelet en un saludo de felicitaciones.El superintendente de Salud, Sebastián Pavlovic y el intendente de Prestadores, Dr.

Potenciar iniciativas existentes que fomenten los vínculos, identificar prácticas naturalizadas de la comunidad y conocer la opinión de estudiantes, académicos y funcionarios, son algunos de los aspectos que se están abordando en la U. de Chile a partir de la Iniciativa de Convivencia Universitaria, encabezada por la Vicerrectoría de Asuntos Estudiantiles y Comunitarios (VAEC), en miras a generar una política institucional sobre este tema.Promover y favorecer una convivencia respetuosa y un ambiente ético entre los integrantes de la comunidad.

La exposición a este tipo de radiación es la principal causa del cáncer de piel, patología que se divide principalmente en dos grandes segmentos: el cáncer de piel tipo melanoma -que se caracteriza por ser más agresivo y letal-, y el cáncer de piel tipo no melanoma, el más frecuente en la población.

Con el objetivo de instruir y capacitar a los profesionales que trabajan en dicha área al interior de la Casa de Estudios, el Consejo de Deportes y Actividad Física de la Vicerrectoría de Asuntos Estudiantiles y Comunitarios (VAEC) y la Oficina de Igualdad de Oportunidades de Género de la Vicerrectoría de Extensión y Comunicaciones (VEXCOM), realizaron un taller en materias de cómo enfrentar casos de acoso sexual, enmarcado en la campaña de prevención de este tipo de hechos que se está impulsando en la institución."Como trabajadores que nos desarrollamos en el ámbito del de

Inscrições vão até 8 de fevereiro. Aulas começam no dia 15A Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da FGV (Direito Rio), com o apoio da Comissão Europeia, sediará a segunda edição do curso Regionalismo Comparado. O curso está inserido na Cátedra Jean Monnet e visa estimular o ensino, a pesquisa e a reflexão de temas relacionados à integração europeia. As inscrições vão até 8 de fevereiro, com início das aulas no dia 15. Não há pré-requisitos para a inscrição, que é gratuita e aberta a graduandos e pós-graduandos de qualquer instituição.

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On 14 April 2016, the plenary session of the European Parliament completed the legislative process for the General Data Protection Regulation. As rapporteur of the European Parliament, Jan Philipp Albrecht... MORE

On 14 April 2016, the plenary session of the European Parliament completed the legislative process for the General Data Protection Regulation. As rapporteur of the European Parliament, Jan Philipp Albrecht... MORE

PiMaa is an Internet of Things project in Kampala, Uganda that seeks to build low-cost environment monitoring stations and open-up any data collected.

PiMaa is an Internet of Things project in Kampala, Uganda that seeks to build low-cost environment monitoring stations and open-up any data collected.

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As a new presidential administration takes over, it will need to pay significant attention to cybersecurity. Indeed, we’ve already been told to expect “a comprehensive plan” for cybersecurity in the first few months of the new administration.
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Nancy Cartwright and Julian Reiss at LSE Blog: “Society invests a great deal of money in social science research.

Book by James Wynn: “…highlights scientific studies grounded in publicly gathered data and probes the rhetoric these studies employ. Many of these endeavors, such as the widely used SETI@home project, simply draw on the processing power of participants’ home computers; others, like the protein-folding game FoldIt, ask users to take a more active role in solving scientific problems.

Suvodeep Mazumdar, Stuart Wrigley and Fabio Ciravegna in Remote Sense: “The impact of Crowdsourcing and citizen science activities on academia, businesses, governance and society has been enormous. This is more prevalent today with citizens and communities collaborating with organizations, businesses and authorities to contribute in a variety of manners, starting from mere data providers to being key stakeholders in various decision-making processes.

“The first available textbook on the rapidly growing and increasingly important field of government analytics” edited by Benjamin Ginsberg, Kathy Wagner Hill and Jennifer Bachner:  “This first textbook on the increasingly important field of government analytics provides invaluable knowledge and training for students of government in the synthesis, interpretation, and communication of “big data,” which is now an integral part of governance and policy making.

Book by Chandra Clarke: “It’s so easy to be overwhelmed by everything that is wrong in the world. In 2010, there were 660,000 deaths from malaria. Dire predictions about climate change suggest that sea levels could rise enough to submerge both Los Angeles and London by 2100. Bees are dying, not by the thousands but by the millions.
But what can you do? You’re just one person, right? The good news is that you *can* do something.