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3 reasons why Seattle schools are suing Big Tech over a youth mental health crisis
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3 reasons why Seattle schools are suing Big Tech over a youth mental health crisis

Seattle Public Schools is suing Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat for exacerbating the mental health crisis among its students. Professor Ryan Calo is quoted. (Source: NPR)

Professor Calo talks AI policy on PBS NewsHour
Joe Biden in a video still from PBS NewsHour
Professor Calo talks AI policy on PBS NewsHour

President Biden met with AI experts to weigh risks and opportunities and consider the role of the government in regulating the technology. Geoff Bennett discussed the meeting with Professor Ryan Calo. (Source: PBS NewsHour)

UW Law School Dean: 'We are not running away from the data'
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UW Law School Dean: 'We are not running away from the data'

Tamara Lawson, dean of the University of Washington law school, says she’s quitting the rankings game. (Source: KIRO)

Moldova’s anti-corruption efforts in focus during OSCE visit to Chisinau
Anita Ramasastry meets with colleagues
Moldova’s anti-corruption efforts in focus during OSCE visit to Chisinau

Prof. Anita Ramasastry gave opening remarks. Read the Nov. 22 press release here about this joint visit, the first of its kind in the context of preventing and fighting corruption.

Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX, and the future of crypto regulation
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried speaks during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2022. Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX, and the future of crypto regulation

Sam Bankman-Fried’s rapid fall has brought the debate over how to regulate crypto to the forefront. Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen is quoted. (Source: Vox/Recode)

Daylight saving time Q&A: What to know about the time change
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Daylight saving time Q&A: What to know about the time change

When the clock strikes 2 a.m. Sunday, we’ll fall back one hour, as if the 2019 signing of a Washington state law to stop switching our clocks never even happened. Professor Steve Calandrillo's work is cited. (Source: The Seattle Times)