Best database for government science information: nsf.gov – National Science Foundation – US National Science Foundation (NSF). Related articles AUI and NRAO Comment On NSF’s Astronomy Portfolio Review Committee (spacedaily.com) Kauffman Foundation joins with NSF and the Deshpande Foundation to form Innovation Corps Program (kauffman.org) Seminar on Student Funding Opportunities at the National Science…
An article in Boston Globe magazine charts the curious trend away from real human interaction towards entirely digitally mediated ones and notes the importance of being “un reachable” at times which is becoming increasingly difficult, and of being able to tolerate being alone. In particular the article cites research by an NYU social scientist…
As more web driven mass crowd sourced health data is collected by large search and portals and organized it is being packaged and anonymized to provide services that normally took many months to years and required whole separate agencies and departments to run. So for example Patientslikeme is now making possible users with health conditions…
E-mails suggest Pfizer tried to suppress study on drug – The Boston Globe. Here we go again. Not just Vioxx and the ghost writing scare but now also Neurontin. Emails can get your company in a lot of trouble Related articles Pfizer’s Arthritis Treatment Wins Approval From US FDA – Bloomberg (bloomberg.com) Pfizer’s Xeljanz story reveals why new drug development…
Forrester Research : Home. This is the best way to pick enterprise software apps: look up this firm’s reviews. They have a special section for Information, Content and Knowledge Management pros. Related articles Forrester: Tablet ownership rising steadily (lenovo.com) Getting to Business Value Webinar (slideshare.net) How Agencies Should Help the Global CMO (greatfinds.icrossing.com) Understanding the…
Generate a Random Name – Fake Name Generator. best for testing software, message boards, creates mother’s maiden name, CC number, Related articles Spammers Using Fake Facebook Email To Upload Malware To Users (valuewalk.com) The 2 Best Sites For Coming Up With A Fake ID On The Internet (makeuseof.com) Fake Reviews – They’re Everywhere (nethspace.blogspot.com) The…
Transmission. Best mac bit torrent client Related articles Transmission (Italiano) (wiki.archlinux.org) How to Speed Up BitTorrent Downloads on Linux (junauza.com) Over 1,000,000 Torrents of Downloadable Books, Music, and Movies (archive.org) Transmission BitTorrent XSS Vulnerability (seclists.org) Apple Says Yes To BitTorrent Remote Transmission RPC For iOS (cultofmac.com) Transmission 2.61 Now Requires GTK3 (news.softpedia.com) Transmission 2.60 Has…
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NYU Stern | Department of Information, Operations, and Management Sciences. Similar to NYU’s interactive media program, it also has what looks to be a very nice IS program which is well described on their site, unlike others which look like a Best Buy Geek Squad counter. Might be worth giving some examples to other sites…
IT/Information & Decision Solutions (IDS) jobs at P&G. In looking at how different companies run their information functions and how IT is developing I studied the new IDS model at PG Information and Decision Solutions. Technology is shifting from the Systems title to Business and Solutions titles. Related articles Symmetria Software…
Health Informatics Program – UC Davis Health System. Related articles Faculty urge UC Davis to apologize to disciplined professor (sacbee.com) Editorial: UC Davis doctor should step down as chair (sacbee.com) White children more likely to receive CT scans (universityofcalifornia.edu) UC Davis fraternity kicked off campus for alcohol violations (sacbee.com) Health Informatics Forum MOOC to Launch…