American Council on Education: New Ace Brief, Search Tool Outline Effective Mentoring Programs And Practices For Graduate Education

Posted on May 29, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

American Council on Education: New Ace Brief, Search Tool Outline Effective Mentoring Programs And Practices For Graduate Education. “For students of color and other historically minoritized students, mentoring has been shown to be especially promising in encouraging their pursuit of graduate education, according to a new brief published by ACE….ACE’s new search tool offers examples of institutions that employ these various practices. Practices are organized into four stages of students’ academic journeys along the pathway into and through graduate education.”

USDA: USDA Climate Hubs Go Global

Posted on May 24, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

USDA: USDA Climate Hubs Go Global. “The new hub builds on the experience with 10 regional Climate Hubs throughout the United States and the Caribbean to compile, share and significantly expand knowledge, understanding, and implementation of climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices in the United States.”

CISA: CISA, FBI, NSA, MS-ISAC Publish Updated #StopRansomware Guide 

Posted on May 24, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

CISA: CISA, FBI, NSA, MS-ISAC Publish Updated #StopRansomware Guide . “The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) today published the #StopRansomware Guide—an updated version of the 2020 guide containing additional recommended actions, resources, and tools.”

BBC: Weapons expert cut from government event due to Twitter posts

Posted on May 23, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

BBC: Weapons expert cut from government event due to Twitter posts. “A global expert on nerve agents, stood down from speaking at a government-backed conference, says he believes it is because he is outspoken on a range of issues including asylum policy. Dan Kaszeta was disinvited from Tuesday’s conference after his social media content was vetted.”

Berkeley News: Generative AI meets copyright law

Posted on May 18, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Berkeley News: Generative AI meets copyright law. “On Wednesday, April 26, Pamela Samuelson, Richard M. Sherman Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Berkeley, delivered the final of four Distinguished Lectures on the Status and Future of AI, co-hosted by CITRIS Research Exchange and the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Group (BAIR). Samuelson’s talk explores a particularly controversial topic in the legal community: whether the texts and images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) should be protected under copyright law.”

New Tool Launches: “Undocumented Student Communities of Practice” Network and Directory (The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)

Posted on May 17, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration: New Tool Launches: “Undocumented Student Communities of Practice” Network and Directory. “‘Undocumented Student Communities of Practice’ [is] a new online tool and directory that aims to share effective practices, host topic-specific meetings and working groups, and facilitate connections for those who work with undocumented immigrant students. More than 100 experts from more than 25 states have already joined the network.”

Global Investigative Journalism Network: 4 More Essential Tips for Using the Wayback Machine

Posted on May 11, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Global Investigative Journalism Network: 4 More Essential Tips for Using the Wayback Machine . “The previous edition of Digital Investigations offered advice for getting the most out of the Wayback Machine. Now I’m back with even more tips, thanks to an interview with Mark Graham, director of the Wayback Machine. He pointed to a few features I forgot to mention along with one I wasn’t aware of.”

Chronolocation: Determining When a Photo was Taken Using Facebook, Google Street View and Assorted Tiny Details (Bellingcat)

Posted on May 9, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Bellingcat: Chronolocation: Determining When a Photo was Taken Using Facebook, Google Street View and Assorted Tiny Details. “How can open source investigators determine when a photograph or video was taken Observing the length of shadows visible in an image or clip and employing tools like Suncalc offers one useful method. But this process of ‘chronolocation’ – determining when a picture was taken rather than just where (which is known as geolocation) – isn’t always feasible.”

CBC: A guide to P.E.I. plants in your pocket — so everyone can be a botanist

Posted on April 22, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

CBC: A guide to P.E.I. plants in your pocket — so everyone can be a botanist. “A new online guide is available to help budding scientists find and identify plants on P.E.I. The Illustrated Flora of Prince Edward Island includes information on more than 1,000 species of plants. The guide can be used on a mobile phone, and any new discoveries can be added to the database once they’ve been verified.”

The Star: Farmers reap big from social media

Posted on April 18, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

The Star (Kenya): Farmers reap big from social media. “Francis Muiruri, a 31-year-old Kenyan farmer, has found a new income stream on social media: selling information. As a digital consultant, he advises other farmers on successful service delivery on the farm…. Despite living with disability, the Thika-based, mixed-crop farmer appreciates the platform’s role in commercialising his farming business.”

Department of Health and Human Services: HHS Cybersecurity Task Force Provides New Resources to Help Address Rising Threat of Cyberattacks in Health and Public Health Sector

Posted on April 18, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Department of Health and Human Services: HHS Cybersecurity Task Force Provides New Resources to Help Address Rising Threat of Cyberattacks in Health and Public Health Sector. “Resources include a new platform, Knowledge on Demand, to provide free cybersecurity training to the health sector workforce as well as an updated Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices 2023 Edition and a Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative Landscape Analysis.”

Internet Archive Blog: Law Professor Makes Digital Copyright Book Open for All

Posted on April 17, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Internet Archive Blog: Law Professor Makes Digital Copyright Book Open for All. “Geared for a general audience, the book chronicles how copyright laws were drafted, written, lobbied and enacted in Congress over time. Litman researched the legislative history of copyright law, including development of the 1976 Copyright Act, and spent two years in Washington, D.C., observing Congress leading up to the passage of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 1998.”

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