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Potential Uses of Miniature Spectrometers to Mitigate the Health Crisis in Developing Countries

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featuring HLS Professor William Fisher

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Global Access in Action:
Conversations in Global Health, Innovation, & the Digital World

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Global Access in Action

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Jun
12
2017
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12
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Crowdsourcing the fight against mosquitos

YahooFinance: “That smartphone in your pocket could hold the cure for malaria, dengue and the Zika virus, a noted Stanford University scientist says.
Manu Prakash has a history of using oddball materials for medical research. His latest project, Abuzz, uses sound. Specifically, he asks regular citizens to capture and record mosquitoes. There are 30 unique species, and each has a different wingbeat pattern.

6 Jurisdictions Tackling Homelessness with Technology

 in GovernmentTechnology: “Public servants who work to reduce homelessness often have similar lists of challenges.

Inspecting Algorithms for Bias

Matthias Spielkamp at MIT Technology Review: “It was a striking story. “Machine Bias,” the headline read, and the teaser proclaimed: “There’s software used across the country to predict future criminals. And it’s biased against blacks.”

EUNIS 2017 – Keynote

Auf der Jahreskonferenz der European University Information Systems Organization (EUNIS) hat Nikolas Guggenberger eine Keynote zum Thema „Trust by Technolgy – a Legal Perspective“ gehalten. Dabei hat Herr Guggenberger zunächst die allgemeinen Quellen für Vertrauen aufgezeigt deren Bedeutung im Recht.

Making Google the Censor

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United States

See map: Google Maps

Consorcio de Universidades del Estado y Cruch se reunieron

Este 24 y 25 de mayo, la Casa de Bello fue anfitriona de las reuniones mensuales de ambos organismos, instancias en la que las autoridades universitarias se reunieron con Alejandra Contreras, directora de la División de Educación Superior del Ministerio de Educación, ad portas de la presentación del proyecto de ley para las universidades estatales.Hasta Alameda 1058 llegaron este 24 de mayo los 18 rectores del Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile (Cuech), para celebrar la reunión mensual del organismo, presidido por el Rector de la U.

Académicos avanzan en fórmula que previene la reaparición del cáncer

A partir de una nanoemulsión a base de curcumina -proveniente de la cúrcuma-, investigadores del Centro Avanzado de Enfermedades Crónicas (ACCDiS) realizaron experimentos en los que su fórmula inhibió completamente la reaparición y metástasis de tumores en modelos animales de cáncer. Hoy, el equipo busca apoyo financiero para realizar los estudios clínicos que permitan continuar evaluando los efectos de esta tecnología en diferentes tipos de cáncer. La cúrcuma posee más bondades que la usualmente conocida para saborizar los alimentos.

Estudiantes de la FCFM participaron en feria sobre sexualidad

"Beauchef se cuida de las ITS" fue el nombre que recibió este encuentro, en el que decenas de estudiantes fueron informados sobre VIH, infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS), uso de preservativos, entre otras temáticas.

Are biometrics hack-proof?

There are growing concerns over biometric security in India. We ask the experts if biometrics can really be hacked.
The article by Shaikh Zoaib Saleem was published by Livemint on June 11, 2017. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

Are biometrics hack-proof?

There are growing concerns over biometric security in India. We ask the experts if biometrics can really be hacked.
The article by Shaikh Zoaib Saleem was published by Livemint on June 11, 2017. Pranesh Prakash was quoted.

Why did Nandan Nilekani praise a Twitter troll?

As the Supreme Court upholds the linking of ‘Aadhar’ with PAN, questions around ex-UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani praising iSPIRT head Sharad Sharma Twitter troll and ‘Aadhar’s privacy properties will continue to be asked.
The article by Kiran Jonnalgadda was published in the Indian Express on June 10, 2017.

Why did Nandan Nilekani praise a Twitter troll?

As the Supreme Court upholds the linking of ‘Aadhar’ with PAN, questions around ex-UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani praising iSPIRT head Sharad Sharma Twitter troll and ‘Aadhar’s privacy properties will continue to be asked.
The article by Kiran Jonnalgadda was published in the Indian Express on June 10, 2017.

Placements at NUJS: Class of 2017 Scores 100%

The Campus Recruitment Committee of the Class of 2017, NUJS is proud to confirm that NUJS has once again topped the placement tally among the premier national law schools, in terms of number of jobs, for the year 2016-17 with the graduating class having secured offers for all its 78 members who partook in the recruitment process.
The blog post by Simran Sahni was published in Livelaw on June 10, 2017.

Placements at NUJS: Class of 2017 Scores 100%

The Campus Recruitment Committee of the Class of 2017, NUJS is proud to confirm that NUJS has once again topped the placement tally among the premier national law schools, in terms of number of jobs, for the year 2016-17 with the graduating class having secured offers for all its 78 members who partook in the recruitment process.
The blog post by Simran Sahni was published in Livelaw on June 10, 2017.

New law to unlock data economy

Proposal has been sent to PMO for approval.
The article by Yuthika Bhargava was published in the Hindu on June 9, 2017.

New law to unlock data economy

Proposal has been sent to PMO for approval.
The article by Yuthika Bhargava was published in the Hindu on June 9, 2017.

Autonomous cars (no human backup) may hit the road next year

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United States

See map: Google Maps

Slave to the Algorithm? Why a ‘Right to Explanation’ is Probably Not the Remedy You are Looking for

Paper by Lilian Edwards and Michael Veale: “Algorithms, particularly of the machine learning (ML) variety, are increasingly consequential to individuals’ lives but have caused a range of concerns evolving mainly around unfairness, discrimination and op

Supreme Court Upholds Law Linking Aadhaar With PAN

The Supreme Court delivered its judgment in the constitutional challenge to Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act today. Brought in by way of an amendment in April this year, this provision made it mandatory for all taxpayers to quote their Aadhaar number when applying for a Permanent Account Number (PAN) and for filing returns […]