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Monday, October 24, 2016
Doubts About Data: 2016 Survey of Faculty Attitudes onTechnology
Open AccessMost faculty members say data-driven assessments and accountability efforts aren’t helping them improve the quality of teaching and learning at their colleges and universities, according to the 2016 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology.
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Monday, October 17, 2016
Vice President’s Cancer Moonshot Report Takes Additional Steps Towards Open Data, Nods at Open Access to Publications
Open Access · Open DataThis afternoon, Vice President Biden presented a comprehensive report on his Cancer Moonshot Initiative during an event at the White House. He noted that while the Moonshot has sparked a new sense of urgency in the cancer research arena, large challenges remain, including a lack of coordination ...
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Envisioning a World Beyond APCs/BPCs
Open AccessThe University of Kansas Libraries, Open Access Network (a project of K|N Consultants), Allen Press, and SPARC are co-sponsoring an international symposium, “Envisioning a World Beyond APCs/BPCs,” in Lawrence, Kansas, on Thursday and Friday, November 17-18. The symposium will consider current ...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
OpenCon 2016
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationOpenCon is more than a conference. It’s a platform for the next generation to learn about Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data, develop critical skills, and catalyze action toward a more open system for sharing the world’s information—from scholarly and scientific research, to educational ...
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Monday, August 1, 2016
Academic publishing in transition
Open AccessHow higher ed is helping to bring about change in the age-old models of scholarly publishing.
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Monday, June 6, 2016
Supporting the Vice-President’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Open Access · Open DataEarlier today, Vice President Biden announced the launch of the Genomic Data Commons...
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Monday, June 6, 2016
U.S. National Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Open Access · Open DataFormer Vice-President Joe Biden is leading a newly established National Cancer Moonshot Initiative to accelerate cancer research.
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