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...
Mar 23, 2020 | News, Updates
The Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington has announced its first cohort of postdoctoral scholars. The three researchers will join the Center in the coming months and add to its capacity to conduct interdisciplinary research into strategic uses...
Mar 12, 2020 | News, Updates
Center for an Informed Public researchers and affiliates have been prominent voices in the media in recent weeks as the COVID-19 pandemic has developed, demonstrating the type of public engagement envisioned for the University of Washington’s new center. “We are a...
Jan 28, 2020 | News, Updates
By Doug Parry The UW’s Center for an Informed Public is tackling some complex issues, but the theme of the new research center’s first major public event boiled down to a few simple words: “Think more, share less.” That advice from CIP Director Jevin West drew one of...
Dec 4, 2019 | News, Updates
Story by Doug Parry, Photos by Olivia Hagan With more than 400 people packed into the UW HUB’s South Ballroom, Jevin West started off with a puzzle. The Center for an Informed Public’s inaugural director showed side-by-side images of two women’s faces and asked the...
