May 11, 2020 | Events, News, Updates
Jevin West and Kate Starbird, both principal investigators at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public, recently helped kick off a special UW Graduate School Public Lectures discussion series titled “Coexisting With COVID-19.” The May 7 discussion,...
Apr 29, 2020 | News, Updates
While the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on contact-tracing mobile phone apps as tools to help contain the spread of coronavirus, two University of Washington professors affiliated with the Center for an Informed Public (CIP) have cautioned that the...
Apr 21, 2020 | News, Uncategorized, Updates
The Center for an Informed Public (CIP) at the University of Washington has announced its first cohort of affiliate researchers. These faculty and research scientists bring a variety of perspectives from across the UW, adding to the interdisciplinary depth and...
Mar 24, 2020 | News, Updates
Center for an Informed Public researchers Emma Spiro and Kate Starbird talked to Science magazine about the epidemic of misinformation that’s accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Q&A published March 24, the researchers noted that many people who share...
Mar 24, 2020 | News, Updates
By Jessi Loerch The Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington has hired Julia Carter as its first director of strategy and operations. Carter fills a key position to help the center carry out its mission. Carter couldn’t have started at a better...
