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Joining Marquette University’s New Department of Computer Science
I’m excited to announce that starting in August 2019, I will be joining the faculty of the new Department of Computer Science at Marquette University. After over 10 years at UW-Milwaukee…
👤 Michael Zimmer · 📅 December 14, 2018
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SPT: Technology and Designing
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CFP: The Social, Political, Economic and Cultural Dimensions of Search Engines
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CEPE 2005: Ethics of New Information Technology
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