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8 ��ӰԺfaculty and staff named Fulbright Scholars; will conduct research around the world

Jackson Holtz — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:36:49 +0000

Eight ��ӰԺ researchers have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2026-2027 and will pursue studies around the world. Fulbright Scholars are college and university faculty, administrators and researchers, as well as artists and professionals, who build their skills and connections, gain valuable international insights and return home to share their experiences with their students and colleagues. This year’s ��ӰԺcohort represents a variety of disciplines, including sciences, engineering, business, environmental sciences, electrical and computer engineering, and computer science....

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GovScape lets you easily search millions of government documents

Stefan Milne — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:00:56 +0000

A ��ӰԺ-led research team created GovScape, an efficient search system for PDFs from the End of Term Web Archive. Users can look up exact keywords, like “FAFSA,” or use semantic search, which finds documents on a topic even if the exact search terms don’t appear on the page. Because researchers used highly efficient artificial intelligence models, processing the 10 million PDFs hosted online during Donald Trump’s first term costs less than $1,500, or about $1 per 47,000 pages.

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Q&A: How are teachers reckoning with AI in schools?

Stefan Milne — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:19:47 +0000

Katie Davis, a ��ӰԺprofessor in the Information School, discusses a study in which she and a team of researchers interviewed 22 teachers about AI use.

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UW’s graduate and professional programs highly ranked by US News & World Report

Jackson Holtz — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:53 +0000

The ��ӰԺ’s graduate and professional degree programs again were recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday.

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Q&A: Ryan Calo, law professor and interdisciplinary researcher, talks about his new book, “Law and Technology”

Jackson Holtz — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:34:24 +0000

Since Ryan Calo joined ��ӰԺ School of Law in 2012, he has become a leading expert on the law and emerging technology.

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Ranking: Four ��ӰԺsubject areas place in global top 10

��ӰԺNews staff — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:02:14 +0000

The ��ӰԺ is the best in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world for library and information management, according to the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject released Wednesday. Three other ��ӰԺsubject areas placed in the top 10 in the world: geology, geophysics and Earth and marine sciences.

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��ӰԺresearchers analyzed which anthologized writers and books get checked out the most from Seattle Public Library

Stefan Milne — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:04:04 +0000

��ӰԺresearchers analyzed the checkout data from the last 20 years of the 93 authors included in the post-1945 volume of “The Norton Anthology of American Literature,” which is assigned in U.S. English classes more than any other anthology. Sci-fi was especially popular.

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Video: Drivers struggle to multitask when using dashboard touch screens, study finds

Stefan Milne — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:09 +0000

New research from the ��ӰԺand the Toyota Research Institute explores how drivers trade off between cognitive tasks, driving and using the vehicle's touch screen. Researchers placed participants in a driving simulator and had them complete memory tests while interacting with the simulator’s touch screen.

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Social media research tool can reduce polarization — it could also lead to more user control over algorithms

��ӰԺNews staff — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:35:46 +0000

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 platform, has the potential to give users more say over what they see on social media.

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People mirror AI systems’ hiring biases, study finds

Stefan Milne — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:46:33 +0000

In a new ��ӰԺstudy, 528 participants worked with simulated AI systems to select job candidates. The researchers simulated different levels of racial biases for resumes from white, Black, Hispanic and Asian men. Without suggestions, participants’ choices exhibited little bias. But when provided with recommendations, participants mirrored the AI’s biases.

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Information School – ����ӰԺNews

8 ����ӰԺfaculty and staff named Fulbright Scholars; will conduct research around the world

GovScape lets you easily search millions of government documents

Q&A: How are teachers reckoning with AI in schools?

UW’s graduate and professional programs highly ranked by US News & World Report

Q&A: Ryan Calo, law professor and interdisciplinary researcher, talks about his new book, “Law and Technology”

Ranking: Four ����ӰԺsubject areas place in global top 10

����ӰԺresearchers analyzed which anthologized writers and books get checked out the most from Seattle Public Library

Video: Drivers struggle to multitask when using dashboard touch screens, study finds

Social media research tool can reduce polarization — it could also lead to more user control over algorithms

People mirror AI systems’ hiring biases, study finds

Information School – ��ӰԺNews

8 ��ӰԺfaculty and staff named Fulbright Scholars; will conduct research around the world

Ranking: Four ��ӰԺsubject areas place in global top 10

��ӰԺresearchers analyzed which anthologized writers and books get checked out the most from Seattle Public Library