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May 27, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Axios: Votebeat launches as a permanent newsroom . "Chalkbeat, the nonprofit news outlet that covers education at the local level, has raised $3.1 million to permanently launch a separate newsroom […]
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May 26, 2022
NEW RESOURCES The Olive Press: Giant database for learning Spanish created by researchers at University of Granada. "THE world's largest database for learning Spanish as a second language has been created by […]
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May 26, 2022
I didn't get the Bellingcat Tech Fellowship, but I kept myself occupied while I was waiting to hear back. After I reviewed my application I realized I knew nothing about front-end development […]
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May 26, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Museums Association: Julie's Bicycle launches climate justice hub. "A free online library of climate justice resources has been launched to support organisations such as museums that want to understand the […]
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May 25, 2022
NEW RESOURCES The Irish News: Ukrainian refugees in the UK have made calls to a slavery and exploitation helpline. "Unseen said millions of Ukrainians need support to keep them safe from trafficking. […]
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May 25, 2022
Well, I didn't get the Bellingcat Tech Fellowship. I'm going to keep my eye out for other opportunities that don't require any academic standing. Thank you for your encouragement. NEW RESOURCES Cincinnati […]
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May 25, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: FAO unveils new public tool based on agricultural census data. "The new domain allows rapid access to knowing how many farms exist […]
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May 24, 2022
NEW RESOURCES MIT News: Is it topological? A new materials database has the answer. "In 2007, researchers predicted the first electronic topological insulators — materials in which electrons that behave in ways […]
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May 24, 2022
TWEAKS AND UPDATES The Guardian: YouTube removes more than 9,000 channels relating to Ukraine war. "YouTube has taken down more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the war in Ukraine […]
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May 24, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Raven Radio: Southeast Native Radio aired for just 16 years, but its voices will live on in a new digital archive . "Southeast Native Radio was broadcast over KTOO in […]
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May 23, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Georgia Southern University: Georgia Southern launches Asian Studies Digital collection, celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. "The archive provides a curated collection of multidisciplinary resources in […]
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May 23, 2022
TWEAKS AND UPDATES The Verge: Meta freezes hiring for shopping team, Messenger Kids, and other products. "Meta is pulling back its investments in a number of products, including the teams it spun […]
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May 23, 2022
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Washington Post: Inside Ukraine's new start-up life: Hallways, closets, bunkers. "Nearly three months into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the country's once booming tech community is trying to rebound back […]
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May 23, 2022
NEW RESOURCES The First News: Extraordinary life of Józef Pilsudski's older brother told in new website. "The extraordinary life of Józef Pilsudski's older brother Bronislaw is showcased in the first website dedicated […]
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May 22, 2022
USEFUL STUFF Slashgear: 12 Best Uses For Old Laptops. "If you're the kind of person who just can't seem to let go of old tech, don't despair, but do check on your […]
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May 22, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Aleteia: The first book ever printed in Ukraine was this illustrated Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles. "A priceless piece of Ukrainian Christian history, preserved for the better part […]
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May 21, 2022
NEW RESOURCES This launched in early April, and where was I? Off somewhere eating bon-bons, apparently. Anyway, from ACM: World's Largest Computing Society Makes Thousands of Research Articles Freely Available; Opens First […]
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May 21, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Jisc: Digital history of science collection ready to launch with nearly one million pages. "For the first time researchers, teachers and students can access digitally more than 90% of the […]
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May 20, 2022
NEW RESOURCES BusinessWire: Algolia Partners with Openbase to Launch Ultimate Search Engine for Open-Source Packages (PRESS RELEASE). "While other searching platforms typically result in hundreds of packages (including many that are irrelevant […]
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May 20, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Fast Company: How many preventable COVID deaths happened in your state? This map will tell you. "As the United States passes the somber milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19, […]
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May 19, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Prishtina Insight: Website Presents Better Side of Serbian-Albanian Relations. "Despite the historically tense relations between Kosovo and Serbia, the new website, ‘Serbian-Albanian Friendship', focuses on the good sides of this […]
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May 19, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Europa Nostra: Heritage Solidarity Fellowship for Ukraine - Call for Applications. "On International Museum Day, Europa Nostra and Global Heritage Fund, in partnership with ALIPH and with the vital collaboration […]
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May 19, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Google Blog: Step into the Meroë pyramids with Google. "Today, you can explore these stunning pyramids, which are a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Google Arts & Culture. Over 200 […]
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May 18, 2022
NEW RESOURCES University of North Carolina Libraries: Elizabeth Cotten: Resource and Subject Guide. "With the recent announcement of Elizabeth Cotten's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I thought today […]
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May 18, 2022
NEW RESOURCES University of Illinois Chicago: Online library collection celebrates Hull-House on anniversary of founder's death. "To help commemorate the life of Jane Addams on the 87th anniversary of the Nobel Laureate's […]
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May 17, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Dawn: Pakistan's first online Antique Cars Museum launched. "Shoaib Qureshy, the owner of the online museum, said the idea came to him some two-and-a-half years ago during the Covid-19 lockdowns. […]
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May 17, 2022
NEW RESOURCES NBC News: Preserving the history of America's ‘secret war' in Laos. "A new initiative is aimed at raising awareness about a dark and often forgotten chapter of U.S. history: the […]
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May 16, 2022
NEW RESOURCES e-flux Architecture: The Digital Building: Casa da Arquitectura. "Portuguese Centre for Architecture is delighted to announce the launch of the Digital Building on May 13, in a presentation event that […]
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May 16, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Centre for Information Resilience: Eyes on Russia: Documenting conflict and disinformation in the Kremlin's war on Ukraine. "The Centre for Information Resilience's Eyes on Russia project has operated since January […]
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May 16, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Fiji Village: Database launched to view boarding passes of Girmitiyas. "Descendants of Girmitiyas can now go online to look at the boarding passes of their ancestors who came to Fiji… […]
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May 15, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Hackaday: Open Database Shares Resin 3D Printing Settings. "3D printing is much like CNC milling or welding or just about any physical manufacturing process, in that good results fundamentally come […]
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May 14, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Western Carolina University: WCU, UNCA partnership leads to new digital Southern Appalachian archive. "The new site showcases multiple collections, particularly photographic collections of mountain vistas, intimate portraits of families and […]
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May 14, 2022
TWEAKS AND UPDATES CNN: US intelligence community launches review following Ukraine and Afghanistan intel failings. "The US intelligence community is carrying out a sweeping internal review of how it assesses the fighting […]
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May 13, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Baltic Times: Freely available sanctions screening tool for international businesses was launched. "Updated daily, the consolidated database of key sanctions lists… includes items subject to sanctions by the United States, […]
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May 13, 2022
NEW RESOURCES PR Newswire: College Overlook Puts College Research on the Map (PRESS RELEASE). "College Overlook gives prospective college students an interactive map to locate and explore hundreds of colleges and visualize […]
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May 12, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Minitex: MDL Releases New Online Exhibit: Quotable Minnesota. "The Minnesota Digital Library published a new online exhibit titled ‘Quotable Minnesota.' This exhibit features several quotes from Minnesota's artists, authors, musicians, […]
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May 12, 2022
TWEAKS AND UPDATES The Mayor: Czechia helps Ukraine preserve its endangered cultural heritage. "Yesterday morning, two trucks filled with packaging, bubble wrap, polyethylene foams and other materials left the National Museum in […]
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May 12, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Bellingcat: This New Tool Lets You Analyse TikTok Hashtags. "Compared to those of other social media platforms, TikTok's API (Application Programming Interface) presents more obstacles to developers. It can change […]
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May 11, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Baylor University: Texas Oral History Association, Baylor University Libraries Launch Initiative to Locate, Make Accessible State's Collections of Oral Memoirs. "A new statewide initiative of the Texas Oral History Association […]
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May 11, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Penn State: Stateless Histories project brings understudied subject to light. "[Professor Laura] Robson has joined forces with colleague Jennifer Dueck, the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in the Modern History of […]
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May 10, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Fast Company: Free internet from the government: How to see if you qualify under Biden's new plan. "The FCC says about 11.5 million homes are currently signed up nationwide, but […]
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May 10, 2022
NEW RESOURCES British Library Endangered Archives: New online - April 2022. "In this month's round-up we have a collection of portrait photographs from Lima, Peru (EAP1234), and two collections from Sri Lanka, […]
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May 09, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Asahi Shimbun: Volunteers turn battlefield photos into interactive map of Ukraine. "Volunteers from around the world are working on a project initiated in Japan to visually map out the evolution […]
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May 09, 2022
NEW RESOURCES I missed the launch of this resource in February. 5 News: Arkansas People's History Project launches online Women's Project Exhibit. "The Arkansas People's History Project (APHP) launched The Women's Project […]
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May 09, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Interfax-Ukraine: MFA launches Russian-language version of online archive of Russian war crimes. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has launched a Russian-language version of the online archive of Russian […]
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May 09, 2022
NEW RESOURCES American Seed Trade Association: Pest Database For Seeds Available. "ASTA has developed the Pest Database for Seeds (PeDS) which currently contains technical/scientific information on over 400 pests of phytosanitary concern […]
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May 06, 2022
NEW RESOURCES European Space Agency: ‘Spot the difference' to help reveal Rosetta image secrets. "Today, ESA and the Zooniverse launch Rosetta Zoo, a citizen science project that invites volunteers to engage in […]
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May 06, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Hill Air Force Base: Base history through newspaper digital archive . "Hill AFB's history has been preserved and now it's offered free to anyone with computer access. Hill's base newspaper, […]
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May 05, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Tamworth Regional Council (Australia): Historic & art collections from the Tamworth region to feature in new storytelling website. "Nine local government authorities were funded to digitise significant artworks, museum objects […]
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May 05, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Gizmodo: We're Publishing the Facebook Papers. Here's What They Say About the Ranking Algorithms That Control Your News Feed.. "Today, as part of a rolling effort to make the Facebook […]
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May 05, 2022
CORONAVIRUS MISINFORMATION / FACT-CHECKING Ars Technica: Musk has "huge responsibility" to fight health misinfo on Twitter, WHO says. "Elon Musk has a ‘huge responsibility' to combat dangerous, potentially life-threatening health misinformation on […]
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May 05, 2022
NEW RESOURCES International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: The inside story of how the Offshore Leaks Database became a go-to resource on offshore finance. "After steadily expanding the database since 2013 with information […]
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May 04, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Cancer Research: ROADMAPS: An online database of response data, dosing regimens, and toxicities of approved oncology drugs as single agents to guide preclinical in vivo studies. "The Biological Testing Branch […]
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May 04, 2022
NEW RESOURCES The Block Crypto: Ukraine launches website for donating and buying NFTs. "Ukraine's government launched a website where people can donate and buy non-fungible tokens (NFTs), in an attempt to raise […]
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May 03, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Scottish Field: Knights Templar Beard Advice Goes Online. "The 12th century advice on why excessive facial hair wasn't needed is part of 240 documents digitised by the library, thanks to […]
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May 03, 2022
Hey y'all, I've been a bit distracted for the last couple of weeks. I'm applying for the Bellingcat Tech Fellowship ( https://www.bellingcat.com/become-a-bellingcat-tech-fellow/) and I've been focused on fleshing out my proposal, a […]
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May 02, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Chalkbeat Philadelphia: Want to know the condition of a Philly school building? New map to help.. "In a move to provide solutions to its facility challenges, the district unveiled a […]
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May 02, 2022
NEW RESOURCES PR Newswire: New website for craft beer lovers featuring breweries, beer festivals, and events across the US (PRESS RELEASE). "LocalBrews.Beer has officially launched its website that people can't get enough […]
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Apr 30, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources: New Dashboard Puts Environmental Stewardship Projects On The Map. "STEW-MAP identifies and maps the diverse range of stewardship groups working across the landscape. […]
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Apr 30, 2022
NEW RESOURCES New York Times: Hidden in a Fire Island House, the Soundtrack of Love and Loss. "The tapes, which were accumulated from 1979 to 1999, capture the sonic evolution of disco […]
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Apr 29, 2022
NEW RESOURCES University College of the North (link to a PDF): University College of the North Library Completes ‘Elder's Traditional Knowledge' Archive. "The University College of the North (UCN) Wellington & Madeleine […]
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Apr 29, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Monterey Herald: Monterey Bay Aquarium shares a treasure trove of data about young white sharks. "The Monterey Bay Aquarium and its collaborators have released a cache of data about great […]
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Apr 28, 2022
TWEAKS AND UPDATES TechCrunch: Yandex signs deal with VK to sell its media products, News and Zen. "In further fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Yandex, the company that's sometimes referred to […]
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Apr 28, 2022
NEW RESOURCES State of Maine: Maine DHHS Launches Online Resource for Families and Pilots New Tool for Mandated Reporters During Child Abuse Prevention Month. "Ensuring that parents and caregivers have the knowledge, […]
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Apr 28, 2022
NEW RESOURCES NHK World: NHK providing online information on daily life in Japan in Ukrainian language . "NHK has launched an online service in the Ukrainian language that provides tips for daily […]
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Apr 28, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Virginia Tech: Enhanced map shows broadband coverage in Virginia. "Virginia Tech's Center for Geospatial Information Technology (CGIT), working in tandem with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development's Office […]
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Apr 27, 2022
EVENTS Library of Congress: Library to Celebrate Joy Harjo's Three Terms as U.S. Poet Laureate with Reading, Dance Party and Retreat. "The Library of Congress will celebrate Joy Harjo, the first Native […]
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Apr 27, 2022
NEW RESOURCES - MEDICAL/HEALTH National Library of Medicine: NLM Introduces New Tool in Support of Ongoing Pandemic Response. "The National Library of Medicine's (NLM) National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) launched this […]
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Apr 27, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Youthtopia: New initiative launched to promote coexistence with wildlife in Singapore, website set up to provide information on species. "A new islandwide initiative was launched last Friday (Apr 22) to […]
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Apr 27, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Spotted via Reddit: the Ukraine Support Tracker. From the front page: "The Ukraine Support Tracker (Beta) lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid transferred by governments to Ukraine since […]
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Apr 26, 2022
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from The Crimson: Concert Archives is the ‘Goodreads' Concert-Lovers Never Knew They Needed. "Similar to the way Goodreads creates an interactive and archivable reading experience, Concert Archives is a […]
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Apr 26, 2022
NEW RESOURCES UK Government: Court judgments made accessible to all at The National Archives. "As the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, The National Archives has long-standing experience in storing […]
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Apr 25, 2022
The Verge: Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company. "Twitter has accepted Elon Musk's offer to purchase the company for $44 billion, the company announced in a press […]
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Apr 25, 2022
TWEAKS AND UPDATES SecurityWeek: Meta Offers Rewards for Flaws Allowing Attackers to Bypass Integrity Checks. "Facebook parent company Meta today announced that its bug bounty program will cover vulnerabilities that can be […]
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Apr 25, 2022
I've been making attempts to gather more international news for a while now in an effort to make ResearchBuzz better. In 2017 I wrote an article about a simple way to generate […]
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Apr 25, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Spotted via lots of mentions that I could not resolve into an article link: Festivals from India. From the About page: "Festivals From India is an India-UK initiative made possible […]
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Apr 24, 2022
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Mezha: Moskva cruiser has become an object of underwater cultural heritage of Ukraine. "Hit by the Ukrainian Navy Forces, the Russian flagship of the Black Sea Fleet Moskva missile […]
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Apr 24, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Mirage News: For nation: 330,000 online memorials unlock individual stories of our First World War ANZACs. "The individual wartime journeys of over 330,000 Australian men and women who volunteered to […]
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Apr 23, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Port of Los Angeles: New Website Provides Close-Up Look At Port Of Los Angeles Marine Habitats, Wildlife. "As part of ongoing efforts to promote a deeper understanding of the diverse […]
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Apr 22, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Duke Today: Tracking Atrocities Using Big Data. "The #DataforUkraine project uses hourly data from Twitter to report on incidents in Ukraine. Relying on several hundred accounts to identify Twitter communities […]
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Apr 22, 2022
NEW RESOURCES US Department of Defense: Defense Department New Website to Navigate Innovation Opportunities. "The new website features user-friendly sections, called ‘pathways,' to quickly provide the most relevant information to the user […]
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Apr 22, 2022
NEW RESOURCES DP Review: Stolen Drone Info is a one-stop shop to search for lost or stolen drones. "Drones go missing every single day. Whether they're stolen or end up lost as […]
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Apr 22, 2022
Earlier this week I wrote an article about finding and previewing foreign-language RSS feeds using a Google Sheet I made, the RSSinator. That's useful but it doesn't answer an obvious question: how do […]
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Apr 21, 2022
NEW RESOURCES UNESCO: UNESCO and NORAD join forces with partners to translate storybooks for Ukrainian children. "The Translate a Story Ukraine campaign has set out to translate at least 100 early-age digital […]
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Apr 21, 2022
NEW RESOURCES CMS: HHS Releases New Data and Report on Hospital and Nursing Home Ownership. "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing data publicly — for the first time […]
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Apr 20, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Salt Lake Tribune: Final scene: Salt Lake City's Utah Theater meets the wrecking ball. "Wrecking cranes began gouging into the blond brick walls of the Utah Theater on Tuesday as […]
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Apr 20, 2022
Today is the 24th anniversary of ResearchBuzz. Thanks very much for reading. NEW RESOURCES New York Comptroller: Comptroller Lander Unveils NYC Climate Dashboard to Hold City Accountable to Climate Goals. "To kick-off […]
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Apr 19, 2022
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from Cornell Chronicle: AreaHub website shows local environmental dangers. "A new database allows users to search any U.S. ZIP code, city name or even an address to learn about […]
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Apr 19, 2022
UPDATES NPR: Two new omicron variants are spreading in N.Y. and elsewhere. Here's what we know. "Known as BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1, the variants are closely related to the BA.2 variant - a […]
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Apr 19, 2022
I feel fortunate that I live in a time where I can sit in front of a screen and get news from all over the world for ResearchBuzz. The fact that all […]
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Apr 19, 2022
NEW RESOURCES This is from last month but the resource is launching this week. New York Times: India's Art History United in a Single Source. "The history of art in India, going […]
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Apr 18, 2022
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from Boing Boing: Site maps the abandoned railroads of America. "Abandoned Rails maps thousands of miles of abandoned routes, complete with photos and articles about the history of America's […]
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Apr 18, 2022
NEW RESOURCES University of Wisconsin-Madison: Nationwide maps of bird species can help protect biodiversity. "Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed the maps at a fine-enough resolution to help conservation managers focus […]
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Apr 18, 2022
NEW RESOURCES I have a great interest in the intersection between military conflict and Internet culture, so I've been reviewing Ukraine/Russia war compilations on YouTube. The Meme Orange does compilations of spicy […]
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Apr 16, 2022
NEW RESOURCES GCN: NC rolls out criminal justice data portal. "North Carolina's Criminal Justice Analysis Center (CJAC) announced a new centralized, interactive portal for criminal justice data collected by agencies across the […]
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Apr 15, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Chicago Tribune: University project aims to show how everything you know about the history of Black Illinois is kind of lacking. "…two years ago, [Kate] Masur and a handful of […]
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Apr 15, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Comicbook: Scrabble Launches Website With Free Online Play. "To celebrate International Scrabble Day (which celebrates the birthday of Scrabble creator Alfred Mosher Butts), Hasbro has announced that the popular word […]
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Apr 14, 2022
TWEAKS AND UPDATES The Guardian: Alexei Navalny calls for social media ‘information front' against Russia. "Alexei Navalny has called for an ‘information front' against Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the jailed opposition […]
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Apr 14, 2022
NEW RESOURCES Agenda (Country of Georgia): National Film Center unveils new portal introducing European cinema, film art . "A new film portal introducing European cinema heritage and facilitating study of the history […]
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Apr 14, 2022
NEW RESOURCES University of Queensland: UQ sheds light on campaign spending trends. "The social media spending trends of candidates seeking to secure votes in the upcoming Federal election will be highlighted by […]
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