As the problems of misinformation, child welfare, and heightened political polarization on social media platforms grow more salient, lawmakers and advocates are pushing to grant independent researchers access to social media data to better understand these problems.

Political communication scholar Katherine Haenschen shares her own experimental work and that of others showing how text messages are effective at increasing voter turnout, volunteer participation, and donations.

At a time when AI and digital platforms are under fire, in “The Equality Machine” Orly Lobel defends technology as a powerful tool we can harness to achieve equality and a better future.

Lisa Nelson, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) faculty and Co-Director of the Collaboratory Against Hate, will discuss Political Violence and Polarization.