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A multidisciplinary research center at the University of Washington in Seattle helping individuals, communities and institutions navigate our complex information environments.

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A report summary is also available on the @cip.uw.edu website:
www.cip.uw.edu/2025/12/16/b...
CIP publishes ‘Being Sensemakers: A Framework for University-Based Rapid Research of Elections, Crisis Events, and Beyond’
A new report details the 2024 Election Rumor Research Project and shows how our model can support a more informed public, create a stronger academy and train the next generation of scholars.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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“Social media algorithms direct our attention and influence our moods and attitudes, but until now, only platforms had the power to change their algorithms’ design and study their effects,” said Saveski, a @ischool.uw.edu assistant professor.

Read more: www.washington.edu/news/2025/12... (3/3)
Social media research tool can reduce polarization — it could also lead to more user control over algorithms
A web-based method was shown to mitigate political polarization on X by nudging antidemocratic and extremely negative partisan posts lower in a user’s feed. The tool, which is independent of the...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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In a study recently published in @science.org, Saveski and co-authors created a web tool that reorders content to move posts lower in a user’s feed when they contain antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity. (2/3)

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization
Today, social media platforms hold the sole power to study the effects of feed-ranking algorithms. We developed a platform-independent method that reranks participants’ feeds in real time and used thi...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Read Bayar's recent blog post, "Alien of the gaps: How 3I/ATLAS was turned into a spaceship online," on the @cip.uw.edu website: www.cip.uw.edu/2025/12/03/3...
Alien of the gaps: How 3I/ATLAS was turned into a spaceship online
When we reach the frontier of current knowledge, we’re tempted to insert a higher power into the space where answers aren’t yet satisfying for all.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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The CIP Award for Impact & Excellence recognizes outstanding contributions, achievements, or bodies of work that advance our civic health and promote an informed society by helping individuals, communities, and institutions navigate complex information challenges.
December 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Read more about previous award winners ...

(2023) @ftripodi.bsky.social: www.cip.uw.edu/2023/12/11/f...

(2021) @datasociety.bsky.social Disinformation Action Lab: www.cip.uw.edu/2022/05/31/d...
Honoring Francesca Bolla Tripodi, winner of the 2023 CIP Award for Impact & Excellence
“What I’m really interested in is how people use technology in ways that programmers might not anticipate or intend,” Tripodi said during an event at UW this fall.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The deadline for nomination letters and letters of reference is January 15.

Complete details about the award and nomination process: www.cip.uw.edu/cip-award-im...
CIP Award for Impact & Excellence
The CIP Award for Impact & Excellence recognizes outstanding contributions, achievements, or bodies of work that advance our civic health and promote an informed society by helping individuals…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM