To promote increased dialogue across disciplines regarding the ethical issues we face in collecting, analyzing, and sharing data, the University Library System and the Research, Ethics and Society Initiative are co-sponsoring an event series for spring 2024: Data Ethics Across the Disciplines.

All are welcome to attend. The events take place at noon in Hillman Library 254. Learn more and register for these panel events here: pi.tt/ulsevents-dataethics2024.

• Feb. 23: Global Perspectives on Ethical Data Management: A cross-disciplinary workshop on international data projects and cultural approaches to data harm. Speakers: Ruth Mostern (History), Victoria Sterling (Geography of Philosophy Project), Stephen Wludarski (Asian Studies).

• Feb. 26: Social Media Data Ethics: Grounding our values and localizing best better practices. Speakers: Lara Putnam (History), Elise Silva (Pitt Cyber), Frances Corry (Information Culture & Data Stewardship).

• March 1: Pedagogy, Data Governance and Predictive Analytics at Pitt. Speakers: Amanda Brodish (Data Analytics, Office of the Provost), Michael Madison (Law), Gordon Mitchell (Communication).

• March 4: Community-centered Ethics for Digital Cultural Heritage Materials: A dialogue on the tensions between consent, preservation, and access. Speakers: Megan Massanelli (ULS), Carolyn Friedrich (ULS), Jesse Obert (History).

• March 22: Truth versus Authenticity: Exploring the Ethical Paradoxes inherent in the Digital Representation of Text Data. Speakers: Mark DiMauro (Digital Humanities, UPJ), Joshua Calandrella (Composition, UPJ), Raja Adal (History).

• March 25: Ethical Tensions between Privacy and Access for Human-Subjects Data. Speakers: Ravi Patel (Pharmacy), Amin Rahimian (Industrial Engineering), Hanning Wang (Sociology).