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How Sexual Racism Affects Online Dating

Post category:In the Media News
Post published:June 7, 2022

We all have preferences when choosing who to date, but when do they cross the line into sexual racism? Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng, UMass Amherst College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Jennifer Lundquist, and “Dates & Mates” podcast host, Damona Hoffman join Roy Wood Jr. to discuss how dating apps amplify users’ racial biases and how this impacts those looking for love online. https://youtu.be/oYLHxhKIMSg Source: The Global Herald

UMass Amherst Public Interest Technology Initiative Announces First Faculty Fellow Cohort

Post category:News
Post published:April 14, 2022

Eleven faculty members from five different colleges and schools across campus will develop or retool nine undergraduate courses with a public interest technology focus.

UMASS AMHERST TO JOIN NATIONAL NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES DEDICATED TO PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY

Post category:News
Post published:February 9, 2022

The Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) recently announced that UMass Amherst will become a member of the consortium, which includes more than 40 universities across the U.S.

“Reimagining the Internet” Podcast Explores What is Broken on the Internet and How We Can Fix It

Post category:News
Post published:February 8, 2022

Hosted by Ethan Zuckerman, PIT@UMass co-founder and director of the Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure, the podcast features weekly interviews with scholars, activists, journalists, and artists.

SMITH-DOERR GIVES NSF DISTINGUISHED LECTURE ON BIOTECH CONTEXTS & EQUITY

Post category:News
Post published:February 7, 2022

Laurel Smith-Doerr, professor of sociology in the UMass Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, gave an NSF Distinguished Lecture on her work on biotech contexts and equity.

How to Make Sure Digital Technology Works for the Public Good

Post category:News
Post published:February 7, 2022

New work by PIT@UMass co-founder Francine Berman proposes a novel framework, the “impact universe,” that can help policymakers keep the public interest in focus amidst the rush to adopt ever-new digital technology.