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UVA tapped to create graduate course that advances public interest technology
A multidisciplinary team of computer science, law, and public policy faculty at the University of Virginia has earned a national grant to establish a course aimed at teaching graduate students to deeply examine the complex ethical, legal, and policy implications of new technologies. The Public Interest Technology University Network, which is part of the Washington, …
Rock-solid climate solutions: Negative emissions technology
A team of international researchers plan to turn the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into rock by permanently injecting it beneath the Earth’s ocean floor through an ambitious, new research partnership announced today by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) at the University of Victoria. The $1.5 million, four-year PICS Theme Partnership entitled “Solid Carbon: …