📔IMSPARK: academic access and shared knowledge freely📔

📔Imagine...academic access and shared knowledge freely📔

💡 Imagined Endstate: 

A Pacific where researchers, educators, students, policymakers, and the public can access, use, and contribute to the latest research findings and innovations in the social sciences and humanities without barriers or costs.

🔗Link:

Ref Here

📚Source: 

Ernst, E., Schulte, J., & Töpfer, M. (2020). How to fill the information gap: Open Access for the social sciences and humanities. Septentrio Conference Series, (4).

💥 What's the Big Deal: 

This presentation by Schulte et al. (2020) provides practical guidance and resources for researchers to publish their work in open access. Access is not only about increasing the visibility of research, but it is also about promoting equity and addressing the knowledge gap. Open access makes scholarly publications available online for anyone to read, reuse, and share without any restrictions or fees. 🌐It benefits researchers by increasing their work's visibility, impact, and quality. It benefits society by advancing knowledge, fostering innovation, and promoting social justice.🚀 However, many social sciences and humanities researchers face challenges and lack of information about open access. 

In a Pacific context, Open Access can be seen as another venue for equity, where the commodity is knowledge. 📖Knowledge creates opportunities for innovation, social justice, and economic growth. By making research freely available to everyone, regardless of their location or socio-economic status, Open Access can help address the imbalance in the production and distribution of knowledge, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. 🙌The result of this access could lead to a more informed future, where everyone has equal access to the latest research findings and innovations and advocates for open access in their disciplines and institutions.

#OpenAccess, #GrayLiterature, #Pacific, #Knowledge, #IMSPARK,#equity,#academics, 

   

🔍 IMSPARK: Improving Strategy for Social Media Communications During Wildfires🔍

 🔍 Imagine... Improving Strategy for Social Media Communications During Wildfires🔍

💡 Imagined Endstate:

Contradicting the existing crisis communication theory that recommends Disaster relief organizations (DROs) speak with one voice during the entirety of wildfire response operations.

📚 Source:

Homeland Security News Wire. (2023, October 13). Improving Strategy for Social Media Communications During Wildfires. 

🔗 Link:

Read the full article here

💥 What's the Big Deal:

The study finds that a nuanced approach of matching and mismatching audiences is more effective in different phases of disaster response.📝The article discusses the findings of a study📜conducted in collaboration with the Canadian Red Cross on how Disaster relief organizations can use social media✉️effectively during wildfire response.📞The research suggests that matching and mismatching audiences on social media📺is more engaging and useful in different phases of disaster response, and this approach can be applied to other types of disasters as well.

#DRO,#disasterrelief,#academics,#socialmedia,#communityengagement,#IMSPARK, 

 

🌟 IMSPARK: Pioneering Pacific Health: UTSA's Trailblazing Dual Degree in Medicine and AI🌟

 

🌟 Imagine Pioneering Pacific Health: UTSA's Trailblazing Dual Degree in Medicine and AI🌟

 

💡 Imagined Endstate:

Imagine a Pacific healthcare frontier where the fusion of advanced AI and medical mastery transforms patient well-being. 

📚 Source:

(2023). "Nation’s first dual degree in medicine and AI aims to prepare the next generation of health care providers" UTSA Today. 

🔗 Link:

https://www.utsa.edu/today/2023/09/story/UTSA-UT-Health-first-dual-degree-in-medicine-and-AI.html

💥 What's the Big Deal:

UTSA's groundbreaking M.D./M.S. program is nurturing future healthcare leaders, empowered to utilize AI🧠 for groundbreaking progress in diagnostics, treatment, and holistic care. 💻The historic partnership between UT Health San Antonio and UTSA, offering a dual degree in medicine and artificial intelligence, 🧬 promises to usher in a transformative era for areas like the Pacific. Graduates will bridge the realms of 🔍 medicine and technology, leveraging AI to revolutionize patient care, diagnostics, and efficiency. 💪 This innovative collaboration is poised to shape the future of healthcare.

#AI,#Innovation, #collaboration,#partnerships, #academics,#IMSPARK,