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Almost every news cycle delivers headlines alerting readers to yet another tech transgression. In each case, by the time an issue is reported, damage has already been done. Since the founding of early Silicon Valley companies like Apple, Atari and Oracle in the 1970s, the tech industry has expanded to...

After beginning college with an interest in studying data science, senior Clark Mousaw found that there was so much more to explore. Originally from Long Beach, California, Mousaw’s time in Boulder has allowed him to learn more about the human side of data, which relates to everything from design to...

It’s inevitable that at some point we must all “get our affairs in order,” and when we do, there are checklists, policies and professionals to help create everything from wills and trusts to advance directives. But a key element––guidance surrounding technology and end-of-life planning––is missing, says Jed Brubaker , an...

Growing up in a traditional blue-collar family in one of the most conservative counties in Maryland, Morgan Klaus Scheuerman knew early on what it’s like to feel marginalized. He opted to wait until his mid-20s to come out. High school, he recalls, was filled with dark days. “There were things...

Faculty and students affiliated with the Department of Information Science at CU Boulder will be presenting work at the ACM SIGCSE 2020 conference, a premiere venue for research on computer science education. The conference will be held in Portland, OR, March 11-14. Papers What Do We Teach When We Teach...

Faculty and students affiliated with the Department of Information Science at CU Boulder will be presenting work at the CSCW 2019 conference , the premiere venue for research on computer-supported cooperative work and social computing. The conference will be held in Austin, TX, November 9 - 13. Full papers are...