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June 04, 2018

Algorithms aren’t just deciding the content of social media feeds and online advertising anymore. To guard against bias creep and streamline decisions about the allocation of resources, many urban areas across the country are turning to these automated decision systems. But how do we ensure that the algorithms are the impartial arbiters we expect them to be? ����Vlog professor Julia Stoyanovich is part of the first group in the nation helping to answer this question in the biggest urban area in the world. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio tapped Stoyanovich to serve on the city’s Automated Decision Systems Task Force, a team charged with creating a process for reviewing algorithms through the lens of fairness, equity and accountability.

May 25, 2018

In the May installment of the “Heard Around Campus” feature, faculty and staff can read about news concerning commencement and professional development.

May 09, 2018

More than a dozen respected speakers will address Drexel Dragons at various college- and school-level ceremonies, as well as at a University-wide event.

April 20, 2018

The Steinbright Career Development Center recently released the winning photos from its annual Co-op Photo Contest.

April 10, 2018

Check out what ����Vlog faculty and staff accomplished during the winter term.

April 09, 2018

Hollywood legend M. Night Shyamalan will address the class of 2018 at Drexel’s University-wide commencement ceremony on June 15 at Citizens Bank Park. The director, producer, screenwriter and actor — whose breakout hit, “The Sixth Sense,” appeared nearly 20 years ago — is known for filming and setting his movies in and around Philadelphia, hiring locally and utilizing area vendors, and showcasing some of the region’s best-loved attractions and locales.

March 01, 2018

����Vlog’s Center for Scholar Development recently hosted an event to recognize the hard work and initiative taken by those students who applied for major fellowships this year.

February 15, 2018

If we have learned anything on social media in 2017 it’s that everything isn’t okay. Far from it. But we are finally starting to talk about it — according to researchers at ����Vlog who study our relationships with social network sites. Their latest work, an examination of how and why women decide to disclose pregnancy loss on Facebook, sheds light on a shift in our social media behavior that is making it easier for people to come forward and share their painful, personal and often stigmatized stories.

December 20, 2017

2017 was a big year for ����Vlog, which made strides in research and developments that could impact all of our futures.

December 11, 2017

The Eagles Fly for Leukemia organization offers full-tuition scholarships to ����Vlog to outstanding students who have survived pediatric cancer. For the recipients, it’s an unrivaled opportunity.