News & Events

2017

News and media featuring faculty, researchers, and students from the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering.

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	October 4, 2017 \| The Atlantic Trump and Russia Both Seek to Exacerbate the Same Political Divisions Kate Starbird, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 4, 2017 \| Huffington Post Why Misinformation Travels In The Wake Of Tragedies Like Las Vegas Ahmer Arif, PhD student in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	October 3, 2017 \| NBC News Latina Engineers Push to Defy Odds in Tech and Increase Their Numbers Cecilia Aragon, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	September 29, 2017 \| The Seattle Times Earthquakes are inevitable but catastrophe is not Scott Miles, senior research scientist, Human Centered Design & Engineering
	September 19, 2017 \| The Atlantic Is There Any Hope for Facebook's Fact-Checking Efforts? Kate Starbird, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	August 11, 2017 \| CNN How the 'Instagram Diet' Works Christina Chung, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	June 25, 2017 \| Forbes How Internet Conspiracy Theories Go Viral - And Get People To Believe Them, Too Kate Starbird, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	May 17, 2017 \| BBC News How a University of Washington researcher discovered an "information war" Kate Starbird, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	May 4, 2017 \| The Atlantic The Awful Pinkness of Period Apps Features research by Elena Agapie, PhD student Human Centered Design & Engineering Laura R. Pina, HCDE research associate Julie A. Kientz, associate professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering Sean A. Munson, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	May 3, 2017 \| King 5 Food Photography a Healthy Habit for Some Sean Munson, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering Christina Chung, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 28, 2017 \| KBTC Public Television Northwest Now 827 Fake News Kate Starbird, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 27, 2017 \| Newsweek Instagram Food Photos Keep Dieters on Track Sean Munson, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 27, 2017 \| King 5 Instagram foodies have healthier diets, UW study says Sean Munson, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering Christina Chung, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 26, 2017 \| Geekwire UW study finds food in your Instagram feed helps some users track and maintain healthy habits Sean Munson, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering Christina Chung, PhD candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 4, 2017 \| The Washington Post The web of conspiracy theorists that was ready for Donald Trump Kate Starbird, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	March 29, 2017 \| The Seattle Times UW professor: The information war is real, and we’re losing it Kate Starbird, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering
	April 26, 2017 \| Geekwire Study: Parents say Pokémon Go leads to more quality time with children, among other benefits Kiley Sobel, PhD student in Human Centered Design & Engineering
	January 24, 2017 \| King 5 News The Truth Behind "Fake News" Kate Starbird, assistant professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering