Google Faculty Research Award Focuses on Accessibility

mz22 — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:40:08 +0000

July 2014 – Google Vice President, Vint Cerf, encourages academic faculty focus on accessibility when proposing research for Google’s Faculty Research Award. The award program encourages faculty members at academic institutions to pursue research in various areas of mutual interest. Regarding Internet policy, Google is accepting applications that address the following categories:

Accessibility
Access
Intellectual property in the digital area
Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance
Open Standards and Interoperability

The program reviews proposals twice a year, awarding winners with up $150,000 in funding for research. The next application deadline is October 15, 2014. For more information, visit http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html

Pew Research Center Releases: The Web at 25 in the U.S.

mz22 — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:20:28 +0000

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Pew Research Center: The Web at 25

February 2014 — The Pew Research Center released a report marking the 25^th anniversary of the World Wide Web. The Report highlights that since 1995, internet use has risen from 14% to 87% in 2014. Today, many devices are considered essential, with 46% and 44% of individuals noting that it would be difficult to give up the internet or their cell phones respectively. Also noted were many positive outcomes of the internet, including the impact of online communication, which was said to generally strengthen relationships. The report is the first of a series to be released by the Pew Research Center in association with the Imagining the Internet Project at Elon University, all of which will discuss “emerging trends in digital technology.”

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Google Faculty Research Award Focuses on Accessibility

Pew Research Center Releases: The Web at 25 in the U.S.