Study Group Spotlight: Marcos Vital
Posts from March, 2017
Study Groups + Google Summer of Code 2017
Each year, Google kicks off a project to support student technologists in contributing to open source between semesters, called Google Summer of Code (GSoC). This year, the Mozilla Science Lab is happy to announce that we will be a host … Continue reading
MozFellows at OpenCon SF
On the face of it OpenCon is a conference for early career academic professionals who are passionate about Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data. It runs for three days each year and in November 2016, around 250 delegates came … Continue reading
Working Open Workshop Wrap-up 2017
We’re only half-way through the month, but March has been a very busy time for the Science Lab: we hosted our study group learning call on journal clubs, just wrapped our second annual Working Open Workshop, and have a host of … Continue reading
A Public-Private Partnership for Gigabit Innovation and Internet Health
Mozilla, the National Science Foundation and U.S. Ignite announce $300,000 in grants for gigabit internet projects in Eugene, OR and Lafayette, LA By Chris Lawrence, VP, Leadership Network At Mozilla, we believe in a networked approach — leveraging the … Continue reading
Book Chat 4/17: The Leap
“Why should we all take a leap of faith into the world of trust? Ulrich Boser provides the profound answer in this thorough, insightful analysis of the psychology of social connectedness where we weigh communal interest over self-interest, selflessness over … Continue reading
New Support from New Funder!
Mozilla Science Lab is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Siegel Family Endowment (SFE) that includes a multi-year award in support of Open Science Fellowships and a Network Manager to expand and unify our programs across Mozilla’s Leadership Network … Continue reading
MSL on the Road: CSCW, Science and Social Computing
If you follow the activities of the Mozilla Science Lab, you’ll notice that we participate in and coordinate a TON of events. With the help of our science fellows, we’ve expanded our calendar of community calls, working open workshops, global and … Continue reading
PenPal Schools Field Trip to Pakistan
Authentic Cultural Experiences in Virtual Reality Classrooms To many Americans, Pakistan is one of the most misunderstood countries on Earth. We often form perceptions about Pakistan based on what we see in the evening news: a two dimensional filter offering … Continue reading
Why Open Science?
This weekend is a kick-off to a lot of cool hackathons I’m involved with such as the BrainHack Global, the first-ever Docathon, and a Working Open Workshop (WOW), all related to Open Science. I thought it would be a great … Continue reading