Mar 3, 2025 | News, Research
The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public has named eight new faculty members — Jody Early (School of Nursing & Health Studies), Susan Joslyn (Psychology), Tamara Lawson (Law), Elizabeth Pendo (Law), Emily Tseng (HCDE), Nick Weber (Information),...
Feb 28, 2025 | News, Recent Press
News coverage from February 2025 about the Center for an Informed Public and CIP-affiliated research and researchers. CNN (February 8, 2025): “Researchers decry ‘disastrously bad idea’ as NIH slashes payments for research infrastructure” CNN quoted a Bluesky post by...
Feb 6, 2025 | News, Research, Updates
Computational social scientist Alexandros Efstratiou started work in January as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. Efstratiou, who is based in the UW Information School, recently finished his doctoral studies in...
Feb 5, 2025 | Education, Research
The professors and long-time UW collaborators worked on the new course over eight months and developed lessons and resources from a cautious viewpoint to better understand the risks and rewards of a rapidly evolving technology. By Michael Grass Center for an...
Feb 5, 2025 | Events, Research, Updates
Join Center for an Informed Public co-founder Kate Starbird for a discussion about her work understanding online rumors, misinformation and disinformation. Rumors are an inherent human reaction to crisis events like natural disasters or political upheaval because they...
Jan 31, 2025 | News, Recent Press
News coverage from January 2025 about the Center for an Informed Public and CIP-affiliated research and researchers. Venture Beat (January 7, 2025): “Meta retreats from fact-checking content: what it means for businesses” A Venture Beat article about Meta’s...