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University of Georgia: Lance Wells Named a 2026 ASBMB Fellow
ATHENS, Georgia, Feb. 28 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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Lance Wells named a 2026 ASBMB Fellow
By Kylie Earnhardt
Lance Wells, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and associate director of the University of Georgia's Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, has been named a 2026 Fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
ASBMB is a nonprofit professional society dedicated to advancing discovery in the molecular life sciences. The organization has more than 11,000 members, and Wells was one of just 16 Fellows named this year
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ATHENS, Georgia, Feb. 28 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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Lance Wells named a 2026 ASBMB Fellow
By Kylie Earnhardt
Lance Wells, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and associate director of the University of Georgia's Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, has been named a 2026 Fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
ASBMB is a nonprofit professional society dedicated to advancing discovery in the molecular life sciences. The organization has more than 11,000 members, and Wells was one of just 16 Fellows named this yearfor his exceptional and sustained service to the society and his distinguished record of accomplishment in disease research. He will be honored at the society's annual meeting in March.
Wells, who has worked at UGA for more than 20 years, said he is committed to serving the next generation of scientists.
"Everyone I know who became a scientist didn't do it for fame, fortune or money," Wells said. "They just did it to try to leave the world a little better than they found it."
His time at Emory University with mentor Judith L. Fridovich-Keil and at Johns Hopkins University with Gerald W. Hart shaped his philosophy as a scientist, Wells said.
"My mentors both took service and mentoring very seriously, and I feel a responsibility to pass that on," he said. "So anytime there's an opportunity to serve, especially if it involves trainees -- grad students, postdocs -- I'm in."
Wells' lab studies glycobiology and the role of O-glycosylation in neurological and muscular disorders. His research focuses on understanding how defects in O-glycan synthesis contribute to muscular dystrophy and intellectual disability. Wells is a Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator and was named a University of Georgia Distinguished Research Professor in 2021. His research is currently supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation's BioFoundries program and, most recently, the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Wells has been involved with ASBMB since 2012, speaking at numerous meetings and workshops, organizing scientific themes and serving on several boards.
"If you look at the list of ASBMB fellows, there are a lot of my heroes and mentors already there," he said. "It's humbling to be in the same group as those people."
He sees the honor as an opportunity to further support the next generation of scientists by mentoring more trainees and continuing to help organize the society's annual meeting.
"There's a good chance my generation has already made most of the big discoveries we're going to make," he said. "But we're here to train the next generation who will make even bigger discoveries."
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Original text here: https://news.uga.edu/lance-wells-named-a-2026-asbmb-fellow/?_gl=1*1qzu73z*_ga*NDYwMzI4OTUxLjE3NjE3MjkzODM.*_ga_6H213MG7X1*czE3NzIyNzQyNzQkbzY5JGcxJHQxNzcyMjc0MzAxJGozMyRsMCRoMA..
University of Dubuque Professor to Present 'Place as Ancestor: Where Our Stories Begin'
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. 28 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release:
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University of Dubuque Professor to Present "Place as Ancestor: Where Our Stories Begin"
Angela Brandel, EdD, professor of education at the University of Dubuque who received her doctorate degree in curriculum and instruction focused on the history of colonization of Native Peoples, will present "Place as Ancestor: Where Our Stories Begin" at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Room 264, Peter and Susan Smith Welcome Center on UD's campus.
The event is free and open to the public. It will include
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DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. 28 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release:
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University of Dubuque Professor to Present "Place as Ancestor: Where Our Stories Begin"
Angela Brandel, EdD, professor of education at the University of Dubuque who received her doctorate degree in curriculum and instruction focused on the history of colonization of Native Peoples, will present "Place as Ancestor: Where Our Stories Begin" at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Room 264, Peter and Susan Smith Welcome Center on UD's campus.
The event is free and open to the public. It will includea question-and-answer session.
Geographic place names in the United States hold memories, identity, and power. Many of these place names are ancestral and represent living relationships with the land as they have for thousands of years. During her presentation, Brandel will discuss how place names are deeply tied to history, spirituality, and knowledge for Indigenous communities. She'll also explore how the restoration of place names "promotes healing, provides education for all, and acknowledges a painful history seldom taught in the US."
An expert in the area, Brandel's master's degree in effective teaching in elementary education focused on the lack of Native history and culture in the K-12 curriculum. She has taught for over nine years in K-12 general and special education classrooms. For the past 15 years, she has taught introductory level courses at UD in human relation skills, special education, and learning and teaching processes. As a qualified administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory, Brandel has provided feedback to over 2,000 students to help improve cultural competence. Over 25 years ago, she was immersed with Native Peoples for the summer to learn their traditional culture and history. Brandel has continued to provide service to various Nations in the Midwest and education to non-Native communities. "Place as Ancestor: Where Our Stories Begin" is part of that ongoing service.
"Many of the current US national parks and landmarks were renamed during 500 years of colonization and Christianization and continue to be replaced with names that reflect US government political authority and power rather than preservation of our land's original place names," Brandel said. "Restoration of Indigenous place names is a complex government process that favors the power of colonization and Christianization."
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Original text here: https://www.dbq.edu/NewsEvents/News/University-of-Dubuque-Professor-to-Present-Place-as-Ancestor-Where-Our-Stories-Begin.cfm
UC Receives Grant for AI Use in Medical Education
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 28 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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UC receives grant for AI use in medical education
American Medical Association awards $1.1 million to College of Medicine
By Megan Burgasser, burgasma@ucmail.uc.edu
The University of Cincinnati is turning to artificial intelligence to help solve a problem in medical training. The College of Medicine was awarded a grant valued at more than $1 million to use AI in advanced physician training through personalized learning, as Spectrum News recently reported.
The College of Medicine saw that medical trainees
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 28 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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UC receives grant for AI use in medical education
American Medical Association awards $1.1 million to College of Medicine
By Megan Burgasser, burgasma@ucmail.uc.edu
The University of Cincinnati is turning to artificial intelligence to help solve a problem in medical training. The College of Medicine was awarded a grant valued at more than $1 million to use AI in advanced physician training through personalized learning, as Spectrum News recently reported.
The College of Medicine saw that medical traineesface insufficient high-quality feedback to inform them while working in a clinical setting. So the college went after a grant that will allow students to use systems and devices in their training environment, like AI glasses and smartphones, to capture interactions.
"I've always sort of been interested in how AI and medicine can kind of be used jointly,'" said UC medical student Ivy Xue. "I've done a few projects even in my time as an undergrad and even a little bit before college. So to be able to see this sort of implemented as I'm progressing through my medical education, I'm really excited for it."
Xue is thrilled about the new AI glasses and believes this will help in the development of patient care skills.
"We have encounters right now with standardized patients in the room, but it's very much like a you work with a couple other med students, so it's like a team-based setting," said Xue. "And also, you know, there's only so much feedback that we can get. Being able to get more reps in and get more individualized feedback, real time, I think it will be a really great improvement."
According to the university, the data collected from these devices will help trainees refine how they connect with patients and think through complex diagnoses.
"We started this a few years ago with a technology that simulates patient encounters through a web environment, and so we have deployed that through all four years of the medical education curriculum and are working to put that into residency," said Laurah Turner, associate dean of artificial intelligence and educational informatics. "And what's great about this is it allows students to do reps."
Turner said this grant was difficult to get. The American Medical Association chose 11 team recipients from among nearly 200 applicants.
"The more they do it, the more the system learns about them," said Turner. "So, for example, if a learner always forgets to take a social history or doesn't really have a great rapport, the system learns about that and then adapts and provides more cases or scenarios like this."
Xue thinks this is the future of the medical field and is excited to see what the new AI tool has to bring.
"It does feel sort of like this is the future that we've been seeing on television sort of thing, and I think it definitely will be a surreal experience, but looking forward to it," said Xue.
Watch the complete Spectrum News report (https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/toledo/news/2026/02/13/ai).
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Original text here: https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/02/uc-receives-grant-for-ai-use-in-medical-education.html
Twenty-three VCU Health Sciences Schools and Departments Rank in Top 50 for NIH Research Funding Among Public Institutions
RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Twenty-three VCU health sciences schools and departments rank in top 50 for NIH research funding among public institutions
An additional 12 units ranked in the top 25 among public institutions in the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research's 2025 rankings.
By Madeline Reinsel
Twelve of Virginia Commonwealth University's health sciences schools and departments rank in the top 25 for National Institutes of Health research funding in their fields among public institutions, according to new rankings
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RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Twenty-three VCU health sciences schools and departments rank in top 50 for NIH research funding among public institutions
An additional 12 units ranked in the top 25 among public institutions in the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research's 2025 rankings.
By Madeline Reinsel
Twelve of Virginia Commonwealth University's health sciences schools and departments rank in the top 25 for National Institutes of Health research funding in their fields among public institutions, according to new rankingsfor fiscal year 2025 from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. Overall, six VCU health sciences schools/colleges and 17 departments placed in the top 50 among public institutions.
The institute is an independent, nonprofit organization that compiles annual rankings of NIH research funding to individual researchers and academic institutions.
In fiscal 2025, VCU received $568 million in sponsored research funding - well on its way to the university's new goal of $1 billion - and was recently ranked 46th in research funding by the National Science Foundation among public institutions.
"Securing a top-tier position in the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings, the primary national benchmark for NIH funding, reflects VCU's unwavering commitment to life-changing research and clinical innovation," said P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., vice president for research and innovation. "This milestone is more than just a number; it represents the competitive success of our faculty in securing the federal grants that drive breakthroughs. It is the tireless pursuit of knowledge by our faculty and students to solve the most pressing health challenges of our time. I am incredibly proud of our research community for fostering an environment where curiosity consistently leads to breakthrough solutions."
VCU's Department of Neurology climbed seven spots in the rankings to enter the top 25, and the Department of Family Medicine maintained its spot in the top 10. The schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy all climbed in the rankings in fiscal 2025, driven by significant increases in NIH funding.
"VCU's Blue Ridge rankings are a testament to the rigor and quality of the research our faculty conduct every day," said Marlon Levy, M.D., senior vice president for VCU Health Sciences and CEO of VCU Health. "By consistently winning these prestigious NIH grants, our teams are proving that VCU is a national leader in solving complex health challenges. We translate these federal investments into lifesaving clinical breakthroughs that help us provide the best quality care for our patients. Our rankings validate what we already know: VCU remains at the forefront of medical discovery."
Here are VCU's schools and departments (and their ranking) in the top 50 for NIH research funding among public institutions in the Blue Ridge compilation for fiscal 2025:
School of Dentistry (7)
Department of Family Medicine (8)
Department of Human and Molecular Genetics (12)
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (14)
Department of Psychiatry (14)
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (17)
School of Pharmacy (20)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (21)
School of Nursing (22)
Department of Emergency Medicine (23)
Department of Neurology (23)
College of Health Professions (23)
Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy (26)
Department of Neurosurgery (27)
Department of Surgery (27)
School of Public Health (28)
Department of Pediatrics (29)
School of Medicine (32)
Department of Microbiology and Immunology (33)
Department of Biochemistry (34)
Department of Internal Medicine (34)
Department of Pathology (38)
Department of Physiology and Biophysics (40)
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Original text here: https://news.vcu.edu/article/twenty-three-vcu-health-sciences-schools-and-departments-rank-in-top-50-for-nih-research-funding
Six U-M Medical Research Teams Picked for Virtual Science Tournament
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Six U-M medical research teams picked for virtual science tournament
From lab research on diabetes, aortic aneurysms and ALS to data on veteran suicide, Medicaid policy impacts and HIV in newborns, they're competing in STAT Madness
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March means tournament time for the University of Michigan - not just for the basketball teams, but for the medical scientists too.
And U-M scientific teams have just made the grade again, for the tenth year in
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ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Six U-M medical research teams picked for virtual science tournament
From lab research on diabetes, aortic aneurysms and ALS to data on veteran suicide, Medicaid policy impacts and HIV in newborns, they're competing in STAT Madness
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March means tournament time for the University of Michigan - not just for the basketball teams, but for the medical scientists too.
And U-M scientific teams have just made the grade again, for the tenth year ina row.
Six teams led by U-M biomedical researchers have made the bracket of 64 teams from around the country in a national virtual tournament of science run by the STAT health news organization.
Called STAT Madness, it raises awareness of major advances in medical research published in 2025, and gives the public a chance to vote for their favorite teams throughout March.
Voting in the first round begins March 2 and continues through the early hours of March 9. The winners of each matchup will advance to the next round, and by early April the final two teams will face off for the prize of being featured in a STAT article.
But the real prize for all the competitors is a chance to show the importance of research that can improve understanding of human health and the delivery of health care. It also shines a spotlight on the crucial role of the federal funding that makes most of that research possible.
Here are the six U-M studies that made the bracket this year:
ALS blood biomarkers:
Competing under the Michigan Medicine team banner is a team whose work published in Nature Communications shows promise for developing blood tests that could speed the diagnosis, and predict the course, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. Read more about the findings here (https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/researchers-develop-models-help-diagnose-als-earlier-through-blood-biomarkers?pk_vid=cb368e3c4edfdab617722674342ef0c7).
Mitochondria damage and diabetes:
Competing on behalf of the Caswell Diabetes Center, a team whose work published in Science showed the crucial role of mitochondria in beta cells, which produce insulin in the pancreas - and the role of damage to mitochondria in diabetes. Read more about the discovery here (https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/mitochondria-may-hold-key-curing-diabetes?pk_vid=cb368e3c4edfdab617722674452ef0c7).
Aortic aneurysms and triglycerides:
Published in the journal Circulation, and competing under the Frankel Cardiovascular Center banner, this study showed for the first time the key role of high blood triglyceride level in the formation of aortic aneurysms - and the impact of a drug candidate that lowers both triglycerides and aneurysm risk. Learn more about the pre-clinical finding here (https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/high-triglycerides-drive-life-threatening-aortic-aneurysms-study-mice-finds?pk_vid=cb368e3c4edfdab617722674602ef0c7).
Medicaid interruptions and young people with chronic disease:
The first of two competitors listed under C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, this study published in Pediatrics is especially timely because of Medicaid changes on the horizon across the country. It shows how policy changes can disrupt access to medications that children and young adults take to treat chronic diseases. Find out more here (https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/medicaid-unwinding-disrupted-young-peoples-access-chronic-disease-medicines?pk_vid=cb368e3c4edfdab617722674112ef0c7).
Missed chances to prevent HIV transmission at birth:
The second Mott Hospital entry found that some babies born to women with HIV in the United States are missing out on the chance to receive medications at birth that could reduce their risk of infection. Published in Pediatrics, it points out missed detection of HIV in pregnancy. Read more about the study here (https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/study-suggests-some-maternal-hiv-infections-may-be-missed-during-pregnancy?pk_vid=cb368e3c4edfdab617722674032ef0c7).
Predicting veteran suicide risk:
This study, published in JAMA Network Open by a U-M/Veterans Affairs team, used data from a nationwide VA veteran suicide prevention program to identify the factors most linked to suicide deaths, so that more effort can be made to reduce the toll. The paper is competing under the name of the Eisenberg Family Depression Center. Explore the findings, and their implications, here (https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/veteran-suicide-study-suggests-way-id-those-highest-risk?pk_vid=cb368e3c4edfdab617722673912ef0c7).
Want to support U-M scientists throughout the tournament?
Sign up on the STAT Madness bracket site to get alerted when every new round of voting begins, starting March 2.
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Original text here: https://www.uofmhealth.org/news-release/six-u-m-medical-research-teams-picked-virtual-science-tournament
Public Opinion is the Strongest Political Force, Pelosi Tells UVA Audience
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The University of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy issued the following news:
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Public opinion is the strongest political force, Pelosi tells UVA audience
By Bryan McKenzie, bkm4s@virginia.edu
Public opinion, from the local level to the state and national scene, is the most critical force in politics and can ensure the 250-year experiment of American democracy survives turbulent times, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi told an audience at the University of Virginia's Rotunda Wednesday afternoon.
"The most important force in democracy is public opinion.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The University of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy issued the following news:
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Public opinion is the strongest political force, Pelosi tells UVA audience
By Bryan McKenzie, bkm4s@virginia.edu
Public opinion, from the local level to the state and national scene, is the most critical force in politics and can ensure the 250-year experiment of American democracy survives turbulent times, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi told an audience at the University of Virginia's Rotunda Wednesday afternoon.
"The most important force in democracy is public opinion.Our Founding Fathers - and here we are, Mr. Jefferson's University - believed that democracy could work because of the goodness of the American people," Pelosi told the audience of community members, UVA students, faculty and staff.
"Difference of opinion is about what a democracy is," Pelosi said, noting that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had opposing views. "People can come together and have differences of opinion - that is a democracy - but to do so with respect and patriotism, love of our country."
Pelosi, the House speaker emerita and one of the most powerful Democrats in Washington, made her comments at a forum sponsored by UVA's Karsh Institute of Democracy. Later Wednesday evening, the UVA Center for Politics honored her with its 2026 Defender of Democracy Award. Larry Sabato, the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics and the center's founder and director, presented the award.
Sabato said Pelosi received the award "for a lifetime of service guided by principle and courage - and for expanding the circle of participation and leadership in this nation."
"In 2007, she became the first woman to serve as speaker of the House, breaking the 'marble ceiling' and expanding the realm of possibility for women across this nation," Sabato said. "Over the years, she has shepherded and helped enact consequential laws on civil rights, economic recovery, climate action, the Affordable Care Act and more."
Pelosi has served 20 terms in the House after first being elected in 1987 to represent California. She was the first woman to be named speaker of the House, serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.
But it was what Pelosi called the current Congress' abdication of its authority in acquiescence to President Donald Trump that was on Pelosi's mind at the Rotunda. She noted the Republican-controlled Congress has been reluctant to oppose Trump on most issues through his first year, but public opinion may be changing that dynamic.
"We had 17 (Republican) votes to support the authority and subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, six votes to overturn what the president did with tariffs in Canada, as well as a vote on jobs and apprenticeships that we won by five votes, and that was all just in recent weeks," she said. "So, we see an indication of public opinion weighing in."
Pelosi said she expects public opinion to shift as people better understand what is happening in government, and that change could influence how members of Congress view their roles and cast their votes.
"As I said earlier, our founders believed in the goodness of the American people, and that's why they believed democracy could work," she said. "So, you have to believe in the goodness and in hope."
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Original text here: https://news.virginia.edu/content/public-opinion-strongest-political-force-pelosi-tells-uva-audience
Our Secure Future and McCain Institute Co-host 'What World Are We Building? A Women, Peace and Security and Technology Futures Symposium'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news:
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Our Secure Future and McCain Institute Co-host "What World Are We Building? A Women, Peace and Security and Technology Futures Symposium"
The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) and Our Secure Future (OSF) hosted a symposium exploring the role of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in technology policy and product design, and the need for strategic dialogue to bridge policy, practice, and technical innovation.
The symposium also marked the launch of the Our Secure Future report
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news:
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Our Secure Future and McCain Institute Co-host "What World Are We Building? A Women, Peace and Security and Technology Futures Symposium"
The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) and Our Secure Future (OSF) hosted a symposium exploring the role of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in technology policy and product design, and the need for strategic dialogue to bridge policy, practice, and technical innovation.
The symposium also marked the launch of the Our Secure Future reportWomen, Peace and Security and Technology Futures: What World Are We Building?, by Sahana Dharmapuri and Jolynn Shoemaker, which examines how emerging technologies shape women's participation and security and highlights three critical blind spots in AI and technology development through a Women, Peace and Security lens.
"Women are not asking to be involved just for charity or for special accommodation, but rather, they just want to be involved in decisions when their own futures are being made," said McCain Institute Chief Program Officer Ambassador Cindy Dyer.
The conversation focused on the current landscape around technology, peace and security policy, the intersection of technology and democracy, and practical innovations towards the advancement of WPS.
"Events like last week's symposium are only as powerful as the people willing to contribute and your work is a reminder that advancing women's leadership in the technology space is essential. At a moment when technology innovation and policy is moving quickly, it matters enormously that WPS practitioners, technologists, and policymakers work together to ask the hard questions. We must ensure that the technologies shaping peacebuilding and security don't get built without us," said Our Secure Future Vice President Sahana Dharmapuri.
"Since artificial intelligence has become more accessible, we have seen it operate antithetically to the safety and security of women--if women are not safe and secure, then none of us are," said McCain Institute American Democracy and Technology Fellow Nina Jankowicz. "Of course, we're proud of the innovation that happens here in the United States, but we need to make sure we're working towards what's best for our democracy."
"We're seeing an increase in online abuse, dangerous surveillance methods, and identity-based manipulation--the impact on women is very real," said McCain Institute American Democracy and Technology Fellow Amanda Van Dort. "Authoritarian actors have realized that if you silence women, you weaken democracy. [AI companies] must realize they are not just building AI infrastructure; they're building the architecture for democracy."
Learn more about the McCain Institute's Democracy Program HERE (https://www.mccaininstitute.org/programs/democracy-programs/).
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Original text here: https://www.mccaininstitute.org/resources/press-releases/what-world-are-we-building-a-women-peace-and-security-and-technology-futures-symposium/
