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College of Computing News: Fault Lines: Robot Wars
Can "bounded reality" enable autonomous robot soldiers to act more ethically than humans while caught up in the fog of war? Ron Arkin (Interactive Computing) believes the answer is yes (video story). Source: Al Jazeera English
College of Computing News: More Web Users Aim to Thwart Prying Eyes
Software that lets users know which companies are tracking their online habits is taking off. "Many privacy-conscious people take issue with someone tracking their online activities without their consent," says Mustaque Ahamad (Computer Science), director of the GT Information Security Center. Source: AJC.com
College of Computing News: Flashpoint Accelerator Graduates Its First Class of Startups
Flashpoint, Georgia Tech's startup accelerator program, had its first Demo Day on Jan. 10. The newly launched incubator, directed by Merrick Furst (Computer Science), is especially interested in investing in early-stage startups in the technology, medical device and biotech industries. Source: TechCrunch
Senior Federal Scientist to Head Michigan’s Joint Master of Health Informatics Degree
Charles Friedman, a top federal scientific officer in the Department of Health and Human Services, will head the new joint master’s program in health informatics offered by the University of Michigan School of Public Health (SPH) and School of Information (SI). This iSchool member is the first public institution of higher education in Michigan to offer a graduate program in health informatics and one of the first schools in the nation to focus specifically on consumer health informatics.
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Glenda Bullock, (734) 647-7313
Informatics Field Featured on NPR
In a Marketplace feature broadcast by National Public Radio, reporter Gregory Warner provided the American listening audience with an introduction to the field of nursing informatics. The segment, titled “Bridging the Gap between Nursing and IT,” aired on May 6, 2011.
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The iSchools Welcome University College Dublin as Newest Member
The iSchools today announced the addition of the University College Dublin (UCD) School of Information and Library Studies to its collective of information schools dedicated to advancing the information field in the 21st century. The addition of UCD means the iSchools now number 28 academic institutions spanning eight countries worldwide.
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Clark Heideger, (206) 685-8746