Rural Computing Research Consortium @RuralComputing
We're an interdisciplinary research organization based @michiganstateu working to advance research and outreach related to computing in rural communities. ruralcomputing.msu.edu East Lansing, Michigan Joined February 2019-
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We are holding our first Rural Computing Research Symposium on Friday, March 31 on MSU's campus. There's a stunning line up of panelists and speakers, check out more here: ruralcomputing.msu.edu/2023-rural-com… Registration is free, lunch included. There is no remote option for this event.
Our next Rural Computing Speaker w/@QuelloCenter is Dr. Morgan Vigil Hayes from @thenauceias on Weds, Feb 8! She'll be presenting a hybrid talk - The Future is Multinetworked: Lessons for Broadband Networking from Rural Places. More info (and RSVP): ruralcomputing.msu.edu/events/
Opportunity for fully-funded PhD positions on rural computing topics here at MSU :-)
Opportunity for fully-funded PhD positions on rural computing topics here at MSU :-)
Seeking students for fully-funded positions, Info & Media PhD program @MSUComArtSci to work w/ me & @jm_bauer. Pursuing research @QuelloCenter on taken for granted assumptions about new media & digital inequality. Due Dec 1 for 2023-24 start. For more info quello.msu.edu/phd/
New (open access!) research by Consortium affiliate Keith Hampton finds that, contrary to popular belief about screen time, rural youth with no/poor Internet access have much lower self esteem compared to rural youth with excessive social media use.
New (open access!) research by Consortium affiliate Keith Hampton finds that, contrary to popular belief about screen time, rural youth with no/poor Internet access have much lower self esteem compared to rural youth with excessive social media use.
Congratulations to our friends @meritnetwork and @QuelloCenter for securing these funds to expand middle-mile broadband infrastructure throughout rural Michigan!
Congratulations to our friends @meritnetwork and @QuelloCenter for securing these funds to expand middle-mile broadband infrastructure throughout rural Michigan!
Good morning! Our final Rural Computing Speaker of the year is this morning at 11am ET. Dr. Fernando Maestre from U of MN will be presenting, "Living with HIV in Rural Areas: Addressing Healthcare Transportation Barriers through Technology." Join us: msu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Hello everyone, don't forget our next virtual speaker this Friday - @juanfermaestre will be talking about barriers to healthcare access for people living with HIV in rural areas and implications for mobility technology. RSVP link in quote tweet.
Hello everyone, don't forget our next virtual speaker this Friday - @juanfermaestre will be talking about barriers to healthcare access for people living with HIV in rural areas and implications for mobility technology. RSVP link in quote tweet.
Another Wednesday, another opportunity to highlight one of our members as profiled by @MSUComArtSci! Check out this profile of Ava Francesca Battocchio (@_afbat), who does excellent work around civic information and media ecologies in rural communities: comartsci.msu.edu/about/newsroom…
Excited to be apart of the @RuralComputing Consortium! My collaborators and I have been working on issues of health care access for rural Michiganders. miruraltelemed.com
Excited to be apart of the @RuralComputing Consortium! My collaborators and I have been working on issues of health care access for rural Michiganders. miruraltelemed.com
Don't forget to register for the next webinar in our Speaker Series, tomorrow at 11am with @briposadas who will be talking about big data in precision agriculture: tinyurl.com/RCRCJan14
Don't forget to register for the next webinar in our Speaker Series, tomorrow at 11am with @briposadas who will be talking about big data in precision agriculture: tinyurl.com/RCRCJan14
Our home college (@MSUComArtSci) put together this great video and corresponding four-article feature about work of our members and our connection to the land grant mission! We'll be sharing some of the highlights over the next week :-) Read more here: comartsci.msu.edu/about/newsroom…
Our home college (@MSUComArtSci) put together this great video and corresponding four-article feature about work of our members and our connection to the land grant mission! We'll be sharing some of the highlights over the next week :-) Read more here: comartsci.msu.edu/about/newsroom…
Join us today at 11AM EST (UTC -4): tinyurl.com/RCRCOct22
Join us today at 11AM EST (UTC -4): tinyurl.com/RCRCOct22

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