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The University of Luxembourg welcomes Prof Christine L Borgman to lead this talk titled "Big data, little data or no data?". While the humanities have caught the “big data” wave, “little data” remains the norm in those many domains where evidence is scarce and labour-intensive to acquire. Until recently, data was considered part of the process of scholarship, essential but largely invisible. In the “big data” era, data have become valuable products to be captured, shared, reused, an...

Surgical Information Sciences Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for Additional Anatomical Structures for its DBS Visualization Software News provided by Share this article Share this article MINNEAPOLIS, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgical Information Sciences (SIS), a medical device company focused on improved targeting for deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, announced it recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market an updated algorithm with n...

18th Convocation Ceremony Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology Karachi April 4, 2021 KARACHI: Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology (KIET) organized its 18th Convocation Ceremony in hybrid mode on Wednesday, 31 March, 2021at KIET Main Campus, PAF Airmen Academy Korangi Creek Karachi. A total of Eight Hundred & Six graduates were conferred degrees in the disciplines of Management Sciences, Computer Sciences, Engineering and Media & Arts. The College of Management Sciences awarded ...

Credit: Pixabay A project to increase the health data literacy of youth has received funding through the University of Illinois Extension Collaboration Grant Program. Rachel M. Magee, assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at Illinois (iSchool), will lead the project, "Health Data Literacy Ambassadors," with iSchool Associate Professors Catherine Blake and Jana Diesner serving as co-investigators. Funded through the Office of the Provosts Investment for Growth Program and Uni...

A project to increase the health data literacy of youth has received funding through the University of Illinois Extension Collaboration Grant Program. Rachel M. Magee, assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at Illinois (iSchool), will lead the project, "Health Data Literacy Ambassadors," with iSchool Associate Professors Catherine Blake and Jana Diesner serving as co-investigators.

Spring 2021 graduates will have an in-person commencement with virtual options, Penn State President Eric Barron announced via email Wednesday. The in-person commencement weekend will take place May 7-9 rain or shine, according to the email. The virtual commencement option will be held May 9 at 6 p.m. on the commencement website. Graduates will be allowed two guests to sit in pods of up to three people at Beaver Stadium, according to the statement. The ceremonies will be live-streamed for th...

Staff report The University of Alabamas spring graduation ceremonies will feature physical distancing, mask requirements and other COVID-19 safety protocols that were in place for UAs most recent commencement exercises. The graduation ceremonies will be held April 30-May 2 at Coleman Coliseum, according to a news release from UA.  In addition to requiring masks for everyone in attendance, hand sanitizing stations will be provided throughout the coliseum. The venue will be cleaned and saniti...

Credit: @Science China Press Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) are two crucial techniques of 5G to meet the explosive capacity demands. On the other hand, UAVs deployed as aerial base stations are potential to provide ubiquitous coverage and satisfy users multifarious requirements due to their flexibility and mobility. Nevertheless, the finite onboard energy is a fundamental limit of UAVs, which can deter the performance of UAV communication networks. Therefore,...

It is common knowledge that the University of Florida wants to break in to the U.S. News & World Reports top five public national universities rank, earning a prestigious title that would help attract students to its bachelors degree, masters degree, doctoral degree and certificate award programs. UF was one spot short in Novembers rank, coming in sixth. But one higher education data company, Optimal, presents an alternative measure of quality for students to consider based on finances: how muc...

IMAGE: Provided “This gift is a testament to the Lees’ experience at Penn State, specifically to Corey’s at the College of IST and the impact that experience had on him,” said Andrew Sears, dean of the College of IST. “We are grateful that they, as alumni, are honoring their experience in an impactful way that will support a new generation of IST students.” The scholarship was matched dollar-for-dollar by the College of Information Sciences and Technology Dean’s Advisory Board and...