Futurity goes global with U.K. partners
February 23, 2010

Contact:
editor@futurity.org
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University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627

Who is Futurity?
Duke University, Stanford University, the University of Leeds, and the University of Rochester lead a consortium of participating universities that manages and funds the project. All partners are members of the Association of American Universities (AAU) or of the Russell Group. These organizations include the leading research universities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Futurity aggregates the very best research news. The content is produced by the partner universities, and submitted to Futurity’s editor, Jenny Leonard (editor@futurity.org) , for consideration. The site, which is hosted at the University of Rochester, covers research findings in a range of topics, including the environment, health, science, and society.

Why Futurity? Why now?
The way people share information is changing quickly and daily. Blogs and social media sites like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook are just a taste of what’s to come. It will be easier than ever to share content instantly with people around the globe, allowing universities to reach new audiences and engage a new generation in discovery.

Equally significant has been the recent decline in science and research coverage by traditional news outlets. For decades, universities have partnered with journalists to communicate their work to the public, but that relationship is evolving. At the same time, research universities are among the most credible and trusted institutions in society, and now have the ability to deliver their news and information directly to readers.

In an increasingly complex world, the public needs access to clear, reliable research news. Futurity does the work of gathering that news. Think of it as a snapshot of where the world is today and where it’s headed tomorrow. Discover the future.

Participating Universities

Brown University
California Institute of Technology
Cardiff University
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
Georgia Tech
Indiana University
Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University
King’s College London
McGill University
Michigan State University
New York University
Northwestern University
Pennsylvania State University
Princeton University
Rice University
Rutgers
Stanford University
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University at Buffalo, SUNY
University of California – Berkeley
University of California – Davis
University of California – Irvine
University of California – San Diego
University of California – Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
University College London
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Florida
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Leeds
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Nottingham
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of Southern California
University of Texas at Austin
University of Warwick
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
Washington University in St. Louis
Yale University