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Jed Brubaker

@whatknows.bsky.social
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Information Science professor at CU, @whatknows on most platforms. Director of the Identity Lab and Digital Legacy Clinic.

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Jed Brubaker @whatknows.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
An excellent piece on the challenges of mortality data in the US. Read @us.theconversation.com article, and then read the academic pub: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
theconversation.com
5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data
Death data in the US is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time tracking continue to be felt with each new public health crisis.
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Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I haven't found corroboration of this exact list yet, but this does appear to be legitimate, per Nature. Apparently "around 10,000 research grants have been flagged for review and distributed to various programme directors"--in OTHER directorates. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Exclusive: how NSF is scouring research grants for violations of Trump’s orders
The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil.
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Jed Brubaker @whatknows.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Excited to announce our new project and grant: “DIY Commemoration of the Dead”, a Discovery Project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) 🎉⚰️ Led by experts from #unimelbourne, @ox.ac.uk, and @cuboulder.info. Details in the thread. #deathcare #deathpositive #deathsky #griefsky #research
Gravestone with tools, symbolizing DIY death care
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Jed Brubaker @whatknows.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
My favorite slide from a talk I gave this week about the launch of the Digital Legacy Clinic (@digital-legacy.bsky.social) at @cuboulder.info. I wasn’t certain if I had done enough research, but a year ago Liz Gerber gave me the right push at the right time. Grateful for her support! #digitallegacy
Slide from a presentation: “You’re ready.” Liz Gerber (Northwestern) @ CSCW 2023
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
WE HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW CLINIC FOR END-OF-LIFE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT! Led by Dr. Jed Brubaker, our research team at CU Boulder now offers free consultation for anyone doing end-of-life planning for their own data or managing data of their loved ones. Please share! 🎉 www.colorado.edu/today/2024/1...
colorado.edu
Are your digital affairs in order? A new pro-bono clinic can help
CU’s Digital Legacy Clinic helps people take steps to preserve their own legacy or manage the virtual heirlooms of loved ones who have died.
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Jed Brubaker @whatknows.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Lots of hard work to get to today 😅 -- but I couldn't be happier to launch our new clinic!
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Jed Brubaker @whatknows.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Great news for Ancestry. And I’ll admit I’m touched whenever companies decide to also call their service Legacy Contact.
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Jed Brubaker @whatknows.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Obligatory first post.
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