[Asis-l] Events and News from the UCLA Information Studies Department

[Elizabeth Kalbers]

Upcoming Events

Feb. 19 - IS Colloquium: Molly Niesen "Crisis of Consumerism: U.S. Information Policy and the Rise of Neoliberalism"
At GSE&IS 111, 3:00-5:00pm, free
http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/news-events/events/colloquium-molly-niesen-crisis-of-consumerism-u-s-information-policy-and-the-rise-of-neoliberalism

Feb. 21 – 2015 LISAA Alumni/Student Mixer
At GSE&IS 102 (MIT Lab), 10:00am-12:00pm, free
http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/news-events/events/2015-lisaa-alumni-student-mixer

Feb. 25 – Book Signing for Christine Borgman’s New Book
At Charles E. Young Research Library Presentation Room 11348, 4:00-6:00pm, free
http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/news-events/events/book-signing-for-christine-borgmans-new-book

Feb. 26 - IS Colloquium: Dan Rosenberg "Why 'Data': The Prehistory of a Concept"
At GSE&IS 111, 3:00-5:00pm, free
http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/news-events/events/is-colloquium-dan-rosenberg-why-data-the-prehistory-of-a-concept

Mar. 5 – IS Colloquium: InterActions “Academic Publishing Workshop”
At GSE&IS 111, 3:00-5:00pm, free
http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/news-events/events/is-colloquium-interactions-academic-publishing-workshop

Apr. 2 – IS Colloquium: PhD Alumni Panel “If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now”
At GSE&IS 111, 3:00-5:00pm, free
http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/news-events/events/is-colloquium-phd-alumni-panel-if-i-only-knew-then-what-i-know-now

Selected podcasts and recordings of past IS colloquia, lectures, and presentations are available at http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/events/podcasts. 

News

UCLA IS Students Host Hackathon to Examine Imprecise Data Sets on Police Brutality
--http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/news-events/news/ucla-is-students-host-hackathon-to-examine-imprecise-data-sets-on-police-brutality

Christine Borgman: New Book Examines Better Ways to Manage Data
-- http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/news-events/news/christine-borgman-new-book-examines-better-ways-to-manage-data
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Elizabeth Kalbers
Administrative Assistant 
Department of Information Studies
310-206-9393
kalbers at gseis.ucla.edu

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