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