UC Santa Cruz joins national `tech for social good` network
(World News Science)

UC Santa Cruz has been accepted into a new national network of colleges and universities that have made an explicit commitment to developing technology that will advance the public interest. The Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) is a partnership convened by New America, the Ford Foundation, and the Hewlett Foundation to build the nascent field of public interest technology. `Tech for social good is needed now more than ever,` said Chris Benner, a professor of sociology and environmental studies, and one of the faculty members who took the lead on the campus`s application. `Technology is driving a lot of our inequality, and a focused, high-level effort to be sure...