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Selected media coverage featuring faculty, researchers, and students from the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering.

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2024

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November 1, 2024 | New York Times
Disinformation Watchdogs Are Under Pressure. This Group Refuses to Stop.
Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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October 31, 2024 | NPR
Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits
Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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October 30, 2024 | Science Magazine
The rumor clinic: At the Center for an Informed Public, Kate Starbird tracks falsehoods and counters them in real time
Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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October 22, 2024 | Nature
I’ve been studying misinformation for a decade — here are the rumours to watch out for on US election day
Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

Mother Jones

November-December 2024 issue | Mother Jones
How Disinformation Research Came Under Fire
Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

The Daily UW

October 10, 2024 | The Daily UW
UW Center for an Informed Public presents 'Election Rumor Research'
Zarine Kharazian, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering

Lawfare

October 11, 2024 | Lawfare
Lawfare Daily: Lies and Rumors After Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

Salish Sea Currents Magazine

October 7, 2024 | Salish Sea Currents Magazine
How eDNA is changing the way scientists track species in Puget Sound
Shana Hirsch, assistant research professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

Tech Policy Press

September 26, 2024 | Tech Policy Press
Protecting Researchers from Harassment is Critical to Preserve Academic Freedom
Kate Starbird, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

MIT Technology Review

September 9, 2024 | MIT Technology Review
35 Innovators Under 35
Danli Luo, PhD student in Human Centered Design & Engineering

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July 30, 2024 | Science|Business
How will the new US research security centre work?
Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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July 26, 2024 | Science Magazine
U.S. invests $67 million in national research security centers
Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

Seattle Times

July 24, 2024 | The Seattle Times
With $50M infusion, UW to launch security center to fight research theft
Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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July 24, 2024 | GeekWire
UW lands $50M from National Science Foundation to lead new center for research security
Mark Haselkorn, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

My Northwest

July 17, 2024 | MyNorthwest
UW: How media, AI, political views played roles in post-Trump shooting analysis
Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

KUOW

June 25, 2024 | KUOW
UW will continue disinformation research as Stanford program falters
Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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June 19, 2024 | Nature
‘It can feel like there’s no way out’ — political scientists face pushback on their work
Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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June 14, 2024 | GeekWire
UW disinformation researchers will continue work amid reports of Stanford group crisis
Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

Columbia Journalism Review

June 10, 2024 | Columbia Journalism Review
Let’s Try This Again
Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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April 20, 2024 | GeekWire
10 important questions about the promise and pitfalls of AI
Jay Cunningham, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering

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April 15, 2024 | 90.5 WESA
Pitt AIDS study hits milestone birthday, turns to questions of aging with HIV
David Ribes, Associate Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering

good morning america

April 3, 2024 | Good Morning America
Fighting bias in AI
Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering

Wired

April 2, 2024 | Wired
Here's How Generative AI Depicts Queer People
Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering

CBS News

March 24, 2024 | 60 Minutes
Balance between fighting misinformation and protecting speech on social media gets more complicated
Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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March 17, 2024 | New York Times
How Trump's Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation - The New York Times
Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

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March 6, 2024 | GeekWire
Univ. of Washington launches research center to tackle computer science education challenges
Sayamindu Dasgupta, Assistant Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering

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March 4, 2024 | King 5
How artificial intelligence shakes up local art industry
Adam Hyland, PhD student in Human Centered Design & Engineering

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February 24, 2024 | GeekWire
Computer scientist Cecilia Aragon traces her trajectory from stunt flying to a startup
Cecilia Aragon, Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering

AP

February 22, 2024 | The Associated Press
Google suspends Gemini AI chatbot’s ability to generate pictures of people
Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering

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February 14, 2024 | OPB
Navigating the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence
Sourojit Ghosh, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering

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January 31, 2024 | Nature
Deepfakes, trolls and cybertroopers: how social media could sway elections in 2024
Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering

Guardian

January 1, 2024 | The Guardian
‘Stakes are really high’: misinformation researcher changes tack for 2024 US election
Kate Starbird, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering