APPLY NOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FRIENDS OF SLOVAKIA FIRST INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUMMIT ON THE “CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRACY”
 
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Who remembers the first time they heard the term ‘Girl Boss?’ For most, it was around the time founder of the fashion brand Nasty Gal, Sophia Amoruso, published her autobiography ‘#GirlBoss’ in 2014.

Index-based assessment data and analysis from the Portulans Institute suggests that if Mexico adopts a holistic, all-of-country approach to the digital future, the country can enhance its regional competitiveness and tackle deep-rooted barriers to economic development. These barriers have only been bolstered by the Covid-19 pandemic crisis.

The Institute of Network Cultures is looking for an
intern with production and research skills
Internship period: April 1st until July 1st, 2021 (0.6-0.8 fte/3-4 days a week).

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Interviene, tra gli altri, Juan Carlos De Martin, co-direttore del Centro Nexa
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The Alliance for Healthy Infosphere (AHI) of which UMB DSL is a member, has recently release two new position papers.
 
The first paper was drafted as part of the Facebook Oversight Board’s call for public comments on the case of Facebook’s indefinite suspension of Donald Trump’s account. In the position paper AHI argues that:

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Knapp zehn Jahre ist es her, dass das Wissenschaftsmagazin Science die Optogenetik als „Durchbruch des Jahrzehnts“ bezeichnet hat. Die Technik ermöglicht es, vereinfacht gesagt, die elektrische Aktivität von Zellen mit Lichtpulsen zu steuern. Mit ihrer Hilfe können Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler beispielsweise neue Einblicke in die Funktionsweise von Nervenzellen gewinnen und damit neurologische und psychiatrische Krankheiten, wie etwa Depression und Schizophrenie, besser verstehen.
Etabliertes Verfahren an tierischen Zellen

A Series of Conversations with Designers, Curators, and Program Makers.

Integrantes y equipos profesionales de las Comisiones Locales de Autoevaluación Institucional de todas las Unidades Académicas de la Universidad se reunieron con la Comisión Superior y personal de las vicerrectorías en la cuarta jornada interna de Autoevaluación Institucional. La instancia permitió presentar un diagnóstico de lo avanzado durante el año pasado y plantear las metas a futuro de este proceso.¿Cómo la autoevaluación institucional podría facilitar el desarrollo de estrategias y la obtención de avances en las unidades académicas?

Unhealthy access: People lacking Internet access in the U.S., including some racial minorities, may be missing out on COVID-19 vaccines, The Conversation suggests. Signing up for the vaccine in the U.S. has largely happened online, meaning fewer seniors from underserved minority communities have been able to make appointments.

In recent years, customer acquisition has become the biggest challenge to German startups. Covid-19 turned out to be an accelerator for the recent developments. This article discusses a podcast that has recently been started. During the podcast episodes founders of startups talk about their marketing and sales strategies and report about how they overcame certain…

This report analyzes data protection and privacy laws in Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. Joey Shea, a researcher and analyst specialized in security and political repression, documents the deployment of COVID-19 contact tracing applications in these states. The report, which was supported through CYRILLA’s Applied Advocacy and[...]

Interested in real-world problem-solving, research with impact and networking opportunities? Join our Spring 2021 online research sprint open to Masters- and PhD-level students from all disciplines and geographies. Deadline To Apply: Tuesday, February 23 by 8:00am (EST/Boston time)/9pm (Hong Kong time) The Digital Asia Hub in collaboration with the Berkman Klein Center and the Global Network of Internet & Society Centers and…

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