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What’s in your weed? The label doesn't tell you much, study suggests

Anonymous — Mon, 23 May 2022 17:57:04 +0000

What’s in your weed? The label doesn't tell you much, study suggests Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 05/23/2022 - 11:57

A new CU Boulder study of nearly 90,000 samples across six states found cannabis labels don’t adequately reflect the underlying chemical makeup of products. The study authors are now calling for a weed labeling system.

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Millions are turning to TikTok for the latest on Ukraine, but can the platform be trusted?

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:20:06 +0000

Millions are turning to TikTok for the latest on Ukraine, but can the platform be trusted? Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 03/22/2022 - 22:20

As the crisis in Ukraine continues, TikTok has become a primary outlet for spreading information, causing some to refer to the conflict as TikTok's first war. Casey Fiesler, an assistant professor of information science, discusses the role TikTok is playing in the Ukraine crisis.

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Hear planets sing as you ‘walk’ through space in new solar system model

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:11:23 +0000

Hear planets sing as you ‘walk’ through space in new solar system model Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 12/07/2021 - 13:11

For about 35 years, the babyֱ��app Scale Model Solar System has delighted campus visitors by shrinking Earth's cosmic neighborhood down to a short walk. Now the exhibit is getting a new update and an interactive smartphone app.

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Algorithms aren't fair. Robin Burke wants to change that

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:15:22 +0000

Algorithms aren't fair. Robin Burke wants to change that Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 11/11/2021 - 12:15

Lisa Marshall

The machine-learning systems that help your phone recommend music, movies, news and more can be biased in ways that leave out artists from underrepresented groups or foster polarization. Professor Robin Burke is working to change that.

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How Black Twitter has become the new ‘Green Book’—and more

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:33:29 +0000

How Black Twitter has become the new ‘Green Book’—and more Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/27/2021 - 14:33

Fifty-five years after a Black postal worker produced the inaugural issue of “The Green Book” to help African Americans navigate a racist society, Black Twitter is playing a similar and even broader role, suggests a new CU Boulder study.

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Media consolidation takes toll on local news but doesn’t necessarily bias coverage

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 22:07:45 +0000

Media consolidation takes toll on local news but doesn’t necessarily bias coverage Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/21/2021 - 16:07

A new analysis of 350,000 news stories produced by conservative media giant Sinclair Broadcast Group finds when the company buys a station, local news definitely takes a hit. But it did not find any evidence, at scale, that coverage shifts toward a more conservative slant.

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Professor Lisa Flores to receive four National Communication Association awards

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 01:45:04 +0000

Professor Lisa Flores to receive four National Communication Association awards Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/30/2021 - 19:45

Lisa A. Flores, a professor of communication in the Department of Communication, is being recognized for her scholarly writings about the experiences of Latinos, Latinas, Latinx, Chicanos, Chicanas, Chicanx and Mexican migrants in the United States.

Flores is also an associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion in the College of Media, Communication and Information and co-chair of the IDEA Council. She will receive four awards on Nov. 20 during a National Communication Association ceremony in Seattle.

The NCA will award Flores the 2021 Charles H. Woolbert Research Award; the Diamond Anniversary Book Award; the James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address; and the inaugural IDEA Scholarship Award.

“I am honored to receive these awards. I hope the awards signal the realization in the NCA and more broadly that scholarship on race and racialization is critical to the ways in which such scholarship builds knowledge and impacts cultural, political and social life,” Flores said.

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After 42 years of deadlines, Dave Curtin (Jour'78) to retire

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:19:52 +0000

After 42 years of deadlines, Dave Curtin (Jour'78) to retire Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 06/29/2021 - 23:19

To know alumnus Dave Curtin is to know a dedicated, professional and trustworthy man who lives by deadlines. After a 42-year career, the CU-trained journalist and executive communicator––a Pulitzer Prize winner––is going to take some not-so-structured time to pursue his personal to-do list.

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How computers see us: Microsoft Fellow working to curb discrimination by AI

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 22:36:45 +0000

How computers see us: Microsoft Fellow working to curb discrimination by AI Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/16/2021 - 15:36

Morgan Klaus Scheuerman, an Information Science PhD student, has been awarded the Microsoft Research Fellowship for 2021. He studies how and why facial recognition technologies get it wrong.

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