Mona Kasra Nominated for Two 2025 Helen Hayes Awards
DTD Lab faculty co-lead, Mona Kasra, for the nomination of outstanding media/production design for Andy Warhol in Iran with Mosaic Theater Company and The American Five with Ford's Theatre.
Digital Resilience for the Climate Crisis: A Multi-Perspective Analysis
Steven Johnson, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, is among the scholars who have contributed to joint research commentary in Management Information Systems Quarterly exploring multiple perspectives on the potential use of digital technologies to improve organizational resilience in the context of climate change.
AI makes it easier to code websites — including ones that scam consumers
DTD Lab seed grant recipient, Lana Swartz, warns about AI-generated scam websites impersonating legitimate businesses.
Media Rurality
Megan Wiessner, DTD Lab postdoc, has contributed a chapter to a new book investigating the centrality of rural places and people within the media systems and technologies that shape daily life in and across rural and urban settings. The book will be released in mid-April and can be pre-ordered now.
How will chatbots and AI-generated content influence the 2026 elections?
David Nemer, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, contributed to a new report by the newspaper O Globo about the influence of Chatbots and AI-generated content in the 2026 elections.
TikTok brings together profiles that glorify Hitler and Nazism with explicit codes and posts
Yasmin Curzi, DTD Lab postdoc, weighs in on the circulation of content and the use of codes to hinder legal accountability of Neo-Nazi content on TikTok.
Jess Reia recognized for outstanding research and scholarship
Jess Reia, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, was among the faculty this year recognized by their deans and schools at the annual UVA Research Achievement Awards. Awards were presented during a ceremony recognizing faculty for research that shapes scholarship and impacts communities across disciplines.
X Tried to Sidestep Brazil’s Inquiry on AI Deepfakes. The Government Just Pushed Back
Yasmin Curzi, DTD Lab postdoc, discusses the Grok case in Brazil and X's attempt to evade responsibility by claiming legal separation between its entities.
Q&A: How is AI shaping children’s experience?
As kids grow up in increasingly digital worlds, DTD Lab faculty co-lead Mona Sloane says it’s important to curate a healthy digital infrastructure. She sat down with UVA Today to preview this month's Co-Opting AI conversation with a focus on kids.
Data center details shrouded as 4 Michigan communities sign non-disclosure pacts
Lauren Bridges, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, was interviewed by The Detroit News for an article about nondisclosure pacts signed by four Michigan communities related to data center developments.
