The Computational Sciences Club and Hachmann Research Group is organizing a symposium this Friday, April 1. Following are the details. Computational Sciences Club Symposium: Computational Science: An Industrial and Career Perspective Learn about the transition from a computational research group to a job in the real world. Get first-hand insights into the computational R&D landscape … Continue reading Computational Science: An Industrial and Career Perspective

Love Trivia Nights? Who doesn't?! Come join the Global Health Club for a global health-themed trivia competition as part of Global Health Day, a National Public Health Week event! Teams are forming now - create your own team or contact me (jakulak@buffalo.edu) for info on joining in with another group. Join us for a full … Continue reading Global Health Trivia Competition

Abstract: New sources of geographically referenced “big data” have become central to the perception and governance of cities.  Of particular interest are crowd-sourced contributions from social media that provide key raw material for automatically-coded representations of places (e.g., a map based search for amenities on a mobile phone).  This talk reviews the power-laden ways in … Continue reading Socializing Data: Mapping Culture and Governing Cities in the Era of Big Social Media