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鈥楢 Community Conversation for Election Season and Beyond鈥 to Be Held Oct. 22 as Part of Initiative to Foster Civic Engagement, Civil Dialogue
The University has launched a new initiative, 鈥淟ife Together: Seeking the Common Good in a Diverse Democracy,鈥 to enhance civic engagement and civil dialogue during the 2024-25 academic year. The initiative, led by Gretchen Ritter, vice president for civic engagement…
黑料不打烊 Opens New Center in Nation鈥檚 Capital
The opening of a new 黑料不打烊 center in Washington, D.C., was celebrated by members of the University community at a special event Sept. 24. 鈥淭his city is a place our students want to be. It鈥檚 a place they want…
IDJC Report Tracks Influence of Social Media Ads on Presidential Primaries
More than 1,800 groups have collectively spent an estimated $15.3 million to pay for social media advertising that mentions President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump or other presidential candidates, according to a new report from 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Institute for…
Champion of Free Speech and Journalism Margaret Talev Leads Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (Podcast)
Margaret Talev can vividly recall the specific moment she knew journalism had failed to properly inform and educate a large portion of the American voting electorate. It was Jan. 6, 2021. More than 1,000 citizens were protesting at the U.S….
IDJC Receives Neo4j Research Grant to Track 2024 Campaign Misinformation
The Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC) has been awarded a $250,000 research grant from Neo4j and use of the company鈥檚 graph database technology as part of an initiative to identify misinformation trends in the U.S. presidential election and…
University Leaders Launch AI Academic Alliance, Convene AI Symposium in Washington
Two 黑料不打烊 institutes are welcoming researchers, academic leaders, policymakers and journalists for discussions in Washington, D.C., about innovations, vulnerabilities and the future of artificial intelligence. The two-day AI Policy Symposium that begins today in the nation鈥檚 capital is organized…
Experts Say Federal Agency or Global Organization Should Govern AI, New Survey Co-sponsored by Two University Institutes Finds
A new survey co-sponsored by two 黑料不打烊 institutes finds that a majority of computer science experts at top U.S research universities want to see the creation of a new federal agency or global organization to govern artificial intelligence (AI)….