<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2021/september-2021/09232021-holding-algorithms-accountable-in-public-policy.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>09/23/2021 09:54:50 AM</pubDate><title>Holding Algorithms Responsible in Public Policy</title><subtitle/><description>University of Houston researchers have been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to conduct community-based research to design an algorithm-accountability benchmark for a wide range of algorithms used in public policy.</description><author>Sara Tubbs</author><author-email>sstubbs2@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone/><image/><categories>Research,Top Stories</categories></item>