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Informatics 201: Fall 2014

General Description The objective of the course is to provide an overview of research in informatics and to enable graduate students to be successful researchers. Course Overview Informatics 201 is a PhD level course designed to introduce you to being a successful researcher in HCI, CSCW, Ubicomp, STS, and other related Informatics disciplines. This course …

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US10 Fall13: Introduction to Civic and Community Engagement

Class Information US 10: INTRODUCTION TO CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Quarter: Fall Qtr 2013 Room: SE2 1306 Day & time: Tu Th 3:30 to 4:50 Required Book:  Mountains Beyond Mountains — Tracy Kidder Course Description This course provides students with a foundation for understanding the role of public scholarship, community engagement, and social action. In this …

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Informatics 201: Fall 2013

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CLASS WILL MEET IN DBH 5011 NOT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CAMPUS LIKE THE CAMPUS SYSTEMS SAY! General Description
 The objective of the course is to provide an overview of research in informatics and to enable graduate students to be successful researchers. Course Overview 
Informatics 201 is a graduate level …

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Informatics 162W

Lectures: Mon-Wed 11-12:20               Professor: Gillian R. Hayes              Office Hours by appointment; Email: gillianrh @ ics, etc. Discussion: Friday 12-12:50               TA: Steve Slota                           …

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Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction Winter 2013

The emergence of the “ubiquitous computing” paradigm in the late 1980s introduced a series of significant challenges for research and practice in human-computer interaction, by moving the locus of interaction from the person sitting at a desk in front of a PC to the person moving through a world suffused with devices and information. This …

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Dr Seuss Cat in the Hat Cake

It was Warner’s first birthday a few weeks ago. He woke me up vomiting, and the whole family proceeded to have the stomach flu for the next week (in waves). So… we had his birthday party on a bit of a delay. Happily, it was a lovely event, and the hat cake turned out really …

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Danish Wedding Cake

For Irina’s going away cake, I wanted to do something that would honor her moving to ITU Copenhagen. So, I googled for anything cake related and Danish… I stumbled on to the Kransekake, which I must say is gorgeous, but looked a bit intimidating. Then, I discovered that you can buy these special pans for …

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Mega Graduation Cake

We had seven LUCI labbers walk at graduation this year (Judy Chen, Silvia Lindtner, Meg Cramer, Boaz Gurdin, Julkka, Katie Pine, and Marisa Cohn). Alas, I also had a seven month old at home… so the idea of making seven cakes was pretty much out of the question. So, I decided to make a graduation …

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Mars Cake

Janet Vertesi is an awesome researcher who does lots of cool work focused on space. One of her big projects was focused on the scientific teams who run the Mars Rover mission. This to me was a great excuse to make her a goodbye cake that looked like the planet Mars, complete with little rovers. …

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