Research Spotlight: Responsible Research in an AI-driven World
DTD Lab faculty co-lead Lauren Bridges, and environmental sciences professor Xi Yang, sat down for an AI Exchange @ UVA Podcast episode to discuss how AI can help us understand climate change even as it accelerates, forcing hard choices about how we use technology.
Honor Week panel discusses the future of artificial intelligence in academic integrity
The UVA Honor Committee hosted a panel as the concluding event of Honor Week to discuss the future of artificial intelligence in academia, the honor system and the community of trust at the University. Among the panel were DTD Lab faculty co-lead Mona Sloane and graduate research assistant Ella Duus (2025).
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.
