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SUMMARY:Fighting for Ocean Justice
DESCRIPTION:  \nDr. Roxane Gay\, the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media\, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers\, will be joined by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson for a conversation on the role of the ocean in climate solutions and how we can advance “ocean justice.” \nDr. Johnson’s books will be available for purchase at the event. \nRegister at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fighting-for-ocean-justice-tickets-705600509117 \nSpeaker Bios\nDr. Roxane Gay\, the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media\, Culture and Feminist Studies\, is an author\, professor\, editor\, social commentator\, and contributing writer for the New York Times. She is the author of best sellers Hunger\, Bad Feminist\, and Difficult Women\, and has a newsletter\, The Audacity\, and a podcast\, The Roxane Gay Agenda. \nDr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist\, policy expert\, and writer. She is co-founder of the non-profit think tank Urban Ocean Lab\, co-editor of the bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save\, and author of the forthcoming book What If We Get it Right? \nAdditional Information\nParking: Visitors may park in Lots 16\, 26\, 30\, & College Avenue Deck. Guests must use this link to register for parking in advance of the event to avoid any citation. Special event parking and special event permits are only for visitors to the University which does not include free metered parking. Faculty\, Staff\, and Students must park in authorized parking locations according to their parking permit and should not register under the special event parking link. \nPhoto & Video Release: By registering for this event\, you are also agreeing to give Rutgers University permission to record you and your registered guests’ (including minors under the age of 18) image and/or voice and grant Rutgers all rights to use these sound\, still\, or moving images in any medium for educational\, promotional\, advertising\, or other purposes that support the mission of the university. You agree that all rights to the sound\, still\, or moving images belong to Rutgers. \nAbout the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair\nThe Gloria Steinem Chair honors and draws to campus eminent scholars and practitioners to immerse the university community in debate and scholarship about new media\, social change\, and power structures.The Chair is an innovative collaboration among the Rutgers Institute for Women’s Leadership\, School of Communication and Information and the Department of Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at the School of Arts and Sciences. \n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/fighting-for-ocean-justice/
LOCATION:Rutgers Academic Building\, 15 Seminary Place\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,Public
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Climate Symposium 2023
DESCRIPTION:Fostering collaboration among researchers and students from institutions in the greater NJ\, NY\, and Philadelphia region who are interested in climate change\, renewable energy\, energy efficiency\, or other approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across disciplines representing climate science\, human dimensions\, technology\, the arts\, communications\, and humanities. \nThis event is intended for students\, faculty\, and staff of academic and research institutions. A limited number of registrations will be available for unaffiliated members of the public upon request. \nFeaturing:\nOrville Grey\, International Institute for Sustainable Development\nJohn P. Krasting\, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory\nLisa Beth Robinson\, East Carolina University\nBenjamin Sovacool\, Boston University\nKristen Thielking\, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point\nRegister at https://ruclimatesymposium.rutgers.edu/
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-climate-symposium-2023/
LOCATION:Douglass Student Center\, 100 George Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,Public
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SUMMARY:Mapathon for Humanitarian Relief
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate GIS Day and Geography Awareness week!  Together with fellow Rutgers students\, staff and faculty\, you will contribute geospatial data to OpenStreetMap\, a free and editable map of the world that is used by communities\, organizations and governments worldwide to address local development challenges and aid disaster response. Our project will be decided closer to the date. In past years\, Rutgers students\, staff\, and faculty worked together on a mapping project to help NGO efforts with relief operations in Puerto Rico\, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. No mapping experience or knowledge is necessary. Training will be provided. Join at any time during the scheduled event! \nWe will use the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap platform to contribute data. The selected project will be appropriate for beginners. If you’re looking for a head start\, sign up for a HOTOSM account and check out these online tutorials about HOTOSM and their iD editor: \n\nHOTOSM account and click ‘Sign Up’\n“The iD Editor”\nHumanitarian OpenStreetMap Two Minute Tutorials\n\nSponsored by the New Brunswick Libraries and the Department of Geography. \nRegister at  https://libcal.rutgers.edu/calendar/nblworkshops/mapathon
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/mapathon-for-humanitarian-relief/
LOCATION:Alexander Library\, 169 College Avenue\, New Brunswick\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,Public,Urban Planning
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SUMMARY:Albert J. Holland Lecture: How AI Fails Us: Exploring the Ethics of AI and Social Media
DESCRIPTION:Eagleton is pleased to present the Albert J. Holland Lecture with Professor Saladin Ambar and political theorist Professor Danielle Allen. Join us for a fireside discussion about “How AI Fails Us: Exploring the Ethics of AI and Social Media” on Wednesday\, November 15th at 7PM at Trayes Hall on the Douglass campus. Dr. Allen serves as Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and is a seasoned leader\, public policy and public affairs expert\, and distinguished academic and author. President Holloway will offer opening remarks. \nRegistration is required and may be completed online here. \nThe Arthur J. Holland Program on Ethics in Government honors the distinguished Rutgers alumnus and long-time mayor of Trenton. The program seeks to promote transparency and honesty in public affairs and to improve public policy and government practices by replacing cynicism and apathy with awareness. It provides opportunities for students\, public officials and the general public to focus on practices that can be adopted by government entities and individual practitioners to serve constituents as responsively and ethically as possible. The annual program components include a public lecture and discussion\, a workshop at the New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference\, and occasional other initiatives. \nCo-sponsors include: \nGraduate History Association \nGraduate Student Association\nAmerican Studies\nBloustein School of Planning and Public Policy\nSchool of Communication and Information (SC&I)
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/albert-j-holland-lecture-how-ai-fails-us-exploring-the-ethics-of-ai-and-social-media/
LOCATION:Douglass Student Center\, 100 George Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public,Symposium/Workshop
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SUMMARY:Bloustein Research Seminar Series: Conservation practices\, organizations\, and urban environmental planning
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Andrea Restrepo-Mieth\, Assistant Professor\, Bloustein School. \nThis venue will enable our faculty to share research\, build community\, and extend our networks. Pizza will be served. The goal is for the seminar to include a mix of Bloustein faculty\, occasional advanced PhD students\, and external speakers who will present research talks. The seminar series is open to the entire Bloustein community.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/bloustein-research-seminar-series-racial-discrimination-and-mental-health-in-the-context-of-anti-asian-xenophobia/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty Bloustein,Public,Staff Bloustein
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SUMMARY:Intelligent Informatics at Rutgers: Open Data & Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Slides\nPoonam Soans – NJOIT Open Data Center \nRakesh Kumar – Benefits and Challenges of Generative AI \nPolicy Dynamics of Open Data and AI \nSummary\nby Julia Esguerra \nThe Open Data + AI forum was held just before Thanksgiving on November 17th\, hosted by the Public Informatics at Rutgers University program in collaboration with The New Jersey Big Data Alliance\, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development\, Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub\, and Rutgers University OARC. The well-attended virtual panel featured an insightful panel discussion where we heard from four speakers from a diverse range of backgrounds\, covering topics ranging from open data initiatives and technological advances to societal reactions and the media’s role in the AI landscape. The forum started with welcoming remarks from Dean Stuart Shapiro\, who expressed the boundless opportunities and considerable challenges in the intersection of open data and AI\, highlighting the need for diverse disciplines to constantly recalibrate in response to technological impacts\, and emphasizing the importance of building bridges between technical and non-technical perspectives to successfully balance the promises and risks of technological advances. \nThe first speaker was Poonam Soans\, the state of New Jersey’s Chief Data Officer\, who highlighted New Jersey’s open data portal\, emphasizing its standards and best practices for data sharing and transparency. The portal\, data.nj.gov\, includes diverse datasets such as public employee payroll records\, performance budgeting\, state expenditures\, and more. Poonam discussed the advantages of open data\, emphasizing its one-time effort for data input\, broad accessibility across departments and to the public\, and the potential for citizens to build applications on top of the data. She also stressed the importance of making open data AI-ready by establishing a solid foundation of data governance. \nDr. Rakesh Kumar provided a fascinating presentation\, featuring an interesting video on the potential of AI technology in robotics\, where he demonstrated how a robot could search for a person in a room hiding behind furniture! He focused on the technological advances introduced by Large Language Models (LLMs)\, emphasizing their state-of-the-art performance in Natural Language Processing (NLP)\, diverse task capabilities\, and potential for robots to navigate environments using 3D scene graphs. Dr. Kumar acknowledged challenges such as biased results and lack of explainability in AI. He emphasized the dynamic nature of knowledge\, suggesting that there is hope and opportunity in what can be learned tomorrow. \nProf. Clinton Andrews then discussed societal reactions to AI advancements\, particularly the challenges posed by chatbots like ChatGPT. He questioned whether society would do the right thing\, highlighting the need for regulation and ethical considerations in the emerging AI industry. Prof. Andrews delved into the role of individuals\, organizations\, and government in shaping ethical practices in AI. He emphasized personal ethics\, professional norms\, and the influence of government policies in creating a responsible AI landscape. The discussion also touched on the role of public data in resolving issues of data ownership. \nBringing an integrated and multifaceted perspective\, Rachel Rosenthal provided an enlightening perspective on the media. She explored the media’s place in the AI ecosystem\, describing the traditional newsroom structure. She highlighted the challenge shared by the media and policymakers in understanding the scope of AI-related problems in order to propose effective solutions. Rachel discussed the difficulty of projecting ahead in the complex AI landscape. She emphasized the slow and messy process of policymaking\, acknowledging the ongoing struggle to strike a balance between preserving innovation and protecting citizens in the context of AI. \nThe forum concluded with questions from the audience and an open discussion between the panelists moderated by Prof. Jim Samuel. In the panel discussion\, speakers identified Large Language Models (LLMs) as a current AI technology with significant potential impact\, emphasizing their role in providing easy access to knowledge and the ability to distill information. While cautioning about the need for expert user discernment\, they acknowledged the potential for LLMs to complement human capabilities rather than serving as substitutes. Regarding the shaping of society\, the panel highlighted both hopes and fears associated with AI and open data\, emphasizing the potential for better communication and knowledge distillation and the need for adaptability. On the topic of AI regulation\, the speakers expressed the view that regulation is necessary\, envisioning a process of building upon existing frameworks and acknowledging the potential for a long and messy but innovative journey. They advocated for developing regulation from the bottom up\, emphasizing AI’s life-changing use cases. \n\nThis event was hosted by the Master of Public Informatics program at Rutgers University\, in collaboration with our partners\, NJBDA\, Heldrich Center\, NEBigData InnovationHub & Rutgers OARC\nThis discussion was inspired by Bloustein research on the Garden State Open Data Index (GSODI).\nPlease email informatics@ejb.rutgers.edu for additional information.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/public-informatics-virtual-workshop/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Informatics,Public,Virtual
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