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Q&A: It’s not just social media — misinformation can spread in scientific communication too
Biology Professor Carl Bergstrom has released a new paper discussing how scientific communication has the potential to spread misinformation.
04/21/2021 | UW News -
ArtSci Roundup: Exhibitions at The Henry Art Gallery, From ‘Permit Patty’ to ‘Karen’: Black Rearticulations of Racial Humor, and More
This week at the UW, attend a talk on Gender in the E.U, visit the Henry Art Gallery, and more.
04/21/2021 | UW News -
A growing problem of ‘deepfake geography’: How AI falsifies satellite images
Bo Zhao, assistant professor of geography, has authored a new study on deepfake geography.
04/21/2021 | UW News -
UW Junior Sophia Carey named Beinecke scholar
Sophia Carey, a junior majoring in English and comparative history of ideas and minoring in theatre studies, was awarded the Beinecke Scholarship.
04/21/2021 | Undergraduate Academic Affairs -
The Way We Think About COVID Testing Is About to Change
Testing is still a valuable tool in our COVID-19 prevention toolkit, but the technologies and motivations behind it are shifting. We’ll also have to shift our understanding of test results and metrics. A tool developed by the UW's Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, and Ryan McGee, a graduate student in biology, are quoted.
04/19/2021 | Slate -
The impact on racing and policing
Christopher Parker, professor of political science at the UW, talks about whether this historical moment will result in progress when it comes to racial justice.
04/19/2021 | KIRO 7 News -
Covid-19: Governor of Michigan, Battling Virus Surge, Again Calls for More Vaccine Supplies
Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, explains that Easter travel will likely not bring the same surge in cases as past holiday season travel.
04/19/2021 | The New York Times -
Books that show Asian Americans have never been silent
Two books published by the University of Washington Press are featured on this book list of books showing the ways that Asian Americans have organized.
04/19/2021 | NBC News -
NFTs are great for artists, bad for the environment
Seattle’s Sam Clover is a digital sculptor, known as Planttdaddii, who was struggling to pay her bills as a working artist. But in October, she started selling some of her colorful, ethereal digital art work as NFTs. James Coupe, associate professor of digital arts and experimental media at the UW, is quoted.
04/17/2021 | Kiro Radio -
Leaked Calls Reveal ALEC’s Secret Plan to Thwart Biden on Climate
The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, has a new group called the Functional Federalism Working Group. Its name suggests that the group is meant to redress an imbalance of power between Biden’s presidency and state governments, a majority of which are dominated by conservatives. Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.
04/17/2021 | Mother Jones