The newly launched Public Interest Technology (PIT@UMass) Initiative at UMass Amherst will hold its first symposium examining the benefits, risks, challenges and opportunities of technology-driven public health.
Presented by the Robert and Donna Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, and UMass Amherst Libraries in partnership with the UMass Amherst Alumni Association, the webinar will feature a panel of tech and health experts who will discuss the complexity and trade-offs of health monitoring and surveillance; data collection and privacy; and the evolution of tech devices used for health applications.
The live Zoom panel discussion will be introduced by Laura Haas, dean of the Robert and Donna Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences, and Anna Maria Siega-Riz, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences. Berman and Sarah Hutton, interim dean, UMass Amherst Libraries, will serve as its moderators.
The panelists include: