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December 21, 2012 -
Publication
Youth Movements for Social Change
A series of papers published by Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society provides insight into youth movements for social change and the roles played by youth organizations in shaping young people’s worldviews. Read More
March 21, 2012 -
From the field
Study Maps Networks on Russian Twitter
A new report from Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society delineates several networks within Russia’s Twitter ecosystem centered on topics ranging from politics to music to geographical position. Read More
March 7, 2012 -
From the field
Research Papers Focus on Bullying and Digital Citizenship
Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, both MacArthur grantees, published a series of working papers on issues affecting young people. Read More
March 2, 2012 -
From the field
In Russia, Online Speech Remains Free from Government Control
A new report examines the Russian blogosphere, Twitter, and other media sources and finds vibrant and diverse discourse on Russian political and social issues. Read More
February 27, 2012 -
Press release
Online, Young People Also Develop Learning Skills
A study from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, a MacArthur grantee, examines how young people seek out and evaluate information online. Read More
February 27, 2012 -
Press release
MacArthur Announces Grant to Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
MacArthur today announced a $500,000 grant to the newly launched Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) to support online and on-the-road efforts to engage young people in civic life and deter bullying. Read More
January 19, 2012 -
Publication
Lady Gaga Partners with Berkman Center and MacArthur to Launch Born This Way Foundation
Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, will officially launch the Born This Way Foundation on February 29 at an event co-hosted by MacArthur and Harvard’s Berkman Center. Read More
November 2, 2011 -
Press release
MacArthur Partners with Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
MacArthur and Born This Way Foundation have partnered to raise the profile of issues related to digital media learning. Read More
May 1, 2011 -
Publication
Media Cloud Dashboard Answers Online Content Questions
Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, a MacArthur grantee, has launched an open source, open data platform called Media Cloud Dashboard, which allows researchers to answer quantitative questions about the content of online media. The ... Read More
February 16, 2010 -
Publication
Berkman Completes Broadband Study for FCC
Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, a MacArthur grantee, submitted its final report on broadband deployment and usage around the world to the Federal Communications Commission to inform the FCC’s efforts to develop a ... Read More
November 15, 2007 -
Press release
Advancing Field of Internet Studies
Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society announced today in a press release a $4 million grant from MacArthur for its endowment campaign. The Berkman Center work on projects that span a broad range ... Read More
February 15, 2006 -
Publication
ENewsletter: Bringing Science to Bear on Security Policy
Contents
In Focus: Bringing Science to Bear on Security Policy
From the Field: Justice Delivered Russian Police Torture Case
Newsroom: Illinois: "Model" State for Juvenille Justice Reform
MacArthur Supports Research on Internet Censorship
Can Proliferation Be ... Read More
January 26, 2006 -
Press release
MacArthur Funding to Advance Internet Filtering Research
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School recently issued a press release about MacArthur's support for advancing Internet filtering research.
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August 4, 2005 -
Press release
Advancing Work on Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Era
MacArthur has announced five grants totaling more than $2.5 million to help balance the needs of creators and the public in intellectual property laws, regulations and practices in a digital environment. Read More
October 17, 2004 -
Publication
Intellectual Property and the Public Domain
Greetings.
In the MacArthur Foundation’s monthly electronic newsletter we offer items of interest about the work we support. Thanks to the technology involved, we can tell fairly brief stories about issues, results, and research and ... Read More
October 1, 2003 -
Press release
Exploring the Future of Copyright in a Digital Environment
MacArthur has announced a grant of $600,000 over three years to Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society to explore options for the future of copyright in a digital environment. Read More