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Research, Policy, & Practice: How Information Can Change the World

Posted September 17, 2007

All Simmons students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend this panel discussion featuring Fulbright Visiting Specialist Shahnaz Huq-Hussain and faculty from GSLIS, SHS, and SSW:

When: Wednesday, September 26, 2pm (reception at 3:30pm)

Where: Beatley Library, Alden Trust Seating Area (Level 2) Information is power, but where does it come from? What happens when we don’t have it? How should we use it when we do? In this panel, researchers and practitioners from different disciplines will discuss the role of information access in their work and in promoting global development, with examples from Bangladesh, Brazil, Romania, Uganda, and other countries around the world.

Panelists:

• —Shahnaz Huq Hussain, Fulbright Visiting Specialist; Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

• —Sergio Chaparro-Univazo, Assistant Professor, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science

• —Hugo Kamya, Associate Professor, Simmons School of Social Work

• —Julie Steller, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, Simmons School for Health Studies

RSVP to pricek2@simmons.edu