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By scicomm on March 4, 2016

Library Freedom Project and SFI present the Digital Privacy Workshop for Librarians

Thursday, March 31, 2016; 1:00 – 4:00 PM Registration: The workshop is free but space is limited. Participants are asked to register in advance at ischoolatpitt.wufoo.com/forms/library-freedom-project-rsvp/. Alison Macrina of Library Freedom […]

By scicomm on February 9, 2016

SFI 2016 Lecture: Christine Borgman

SFI is pleased to announce Christine L. Borgman, Center for Knowledge Infrastructures at UCLA, will join us on Feb. 29 at 3pm at the University of Pittsburgh’s University Club (Ballroom A). “Big Data, […]

By Lauren Kilgour on September 8, 2015

Announcement: The SFI Welcomes New Director, Dr. Leanne Bowler

The Sara Fine institute would like to welcome Dr. Leanne Bowler as its newly named Director. Dr. Bowler, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Information Sciences, […]

By Lauren Kilgour on March 31, 2015

2015 SFI Lecture: Alondra Nelson

Alondra Nelson (Columbia University) gave the Annual SFI Lecture on March 31, 2015. Entitled “The Social Life of DNA in the Era of Big Data,” the lecture focused on the expansive […]

By Lauren Kilgour on March 30, 2015

Headlines: Google and Johnson & Johnson Collaborate on New Surgical Robotics

Google and Johnson & Johnson have recently announced that they will be collaborating to develop new forms of robotics to assist with surgical procedures. At present, Johnson & Johnson is […]

By Lauren Kilgour on March 11, 2015

Other People’s IP: New Disclosures

Invention: “System and method for facilitating selection of dating partners in online dating environments” Filing date: March 29, 2013 Publication date: October 2, 2014 CLICK HERE for full patent Description: […]

By Lauren Kilgour on February 28, 2015

Technologies-in-Context: “Bionic Reconstruction”

Scientists in Austria have recently replaced permanently injured hands and arms of three people with bionic ones, which patients control using nerves and muscles transplanted into their arms from their […]

By Lauren Kilgour on February 10, 2015

Headlines: European Space Agency Releases Rare Photo of Satellite Test Cage

At present, there are almost 2,500 man-made satellites in outer space. Despite this large number, information about satellite building, testing, and contracts are often securitized or confidential; however, a recently […]

By Lauren Kilgour on February 1, 2015

Versioning: Facebook Now Automatically and Uniformingly Sending AMBER Alerts to Account Holders

Multinational social media giant, Facebook, used by approximately 185 million people in the US alone, has recently altered an element of its digital platform. Instead of letting people decide whether […]

By Lauren Kilgour on January 25, 2015

Workscapes: A Writer’s Journey from Alphabet City to Silicon Valley

In the late 1980s, Jason Friedman was living in an apartment in Alphabet City, NYC working on his first book – Phantom Trucker. In a recent NYTimes post, Friedman describes […]

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  • Headlines: Google and Johnson & Johnson Collaborate on New Surgical Robotics
  • Other People’s IP: New Disclosures
  • Technologies-in-Context: “Bionic Reconstruction”
  • Headlines: European Space Agency Releases Rare Photo of Satellite Test Cage
  • Versioning: Facebook Now Automatically and Uniformingly Sending AMBER Alerts to Account Holders
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