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Call for Papers: Workshop on Big Data and Urban Informatics with support from US National Science Foundation

Big Data has opened up several opportunities to obtain new insights on cities. We invite papers at the intersection of the urban social sciences and the data sciences to be presented in an NSF-sponsored workshop to be held on Aug 11-12, 2014, in the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Limerick Learning Region - Lifelong Learning Festival Newsletter (Feb 2014)

Please find featured below and attached for download our latest issue of Limerick Learning Region’s Lifelong Learning Festival Newsletter.

TOMODACHI-ICP Collegiate Civic Engagement Program - An exchange of civic engagement ideas and experiences shared between American and Japanese Universities

Washington, DC - Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) with generous support from the TOMODACHI Initiative, is proud to announce the launch of an innovative new exchange program between American and Japanese universities. The TOMODACHI-ICP Collegiate Civic Engagement Program is designed to develop partnerships between university students and staff in multiple regions of Japan and the United States.

100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge - Guardian Cities

The Guardian recently launched Guardian Cities, an online news hub for high-quality reporting, analysis, and debate about the challenges and opportunities our cities face in the 21st century.

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GUNi Newsletter - February 2014

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