News and Impact
GEIS Prepares Annual Impact Report Reviewing a Highly Productive First Year
GEIS is compiling its first annual impact report, documenting research, collaborations, community partnerships, and metrics.
The ZeitGEIS of Election and Information Security: Insight, Trust, and Resilience from 2025 to 2026
Join members of the GEIS research group as we reflect on an impactful first year advancing the integrity and security of election and online information systems. This two-hour event will highlight key 2025 achievements—from research breakthroughs to community collaborations—and unveil GEIS’s 2026 initiatives aimed at supporting local and state partners in preparation for the midterm…
GEIS Members Featured Across National Media Discussing AI, Elections, and Content Moderation
GEIS continues to inform international conversations on AI governance and democratic resilience.
GEIS Publishes New Study on Post–January 6 Deplatforming and Political Polarization
New PNAS Nexus research from GEIS highlights the long-term impacts of deplatforming extremist accounts after January 6.
GEIS Members Release New Research on BLM, Gun-Purchase Interest, and Public Behavior
New Social Forces study sheds light on how protest movements influence public reactions and behavioral responses.
GEIS Publishes New Study on WhatsApp Deactivation and Misinformation Diffusion
GEIS members publish groundbreaking work on how WhatsApp deactivation affects misinformation exposure and political information flows.
GEIS Researchers Celebrate New Publications Across ICWSM, WebSci, and ArXiv
GEIS members published a series of new papers on political communication, social media behavior, and misinformation, strengthening the group’s national research profile.
New paper by Ernesto Calvo, Tiago Ventura, et al. on polarizing political tweets and interactions with trust
New paper by GEIS members Ernesto and Tiago, with Natalia Aruguete and Carlos Scartascini in the Journal of Information Technology and Politics: Keep your promises, even when your peers do not: a survey experiment on the influence of social media on trust https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2025.2502503 Do polarizing political tweets make us less trustworthy? Not quite. But they…
GEIS Welcomes a New Member to the Research Community
GEIS expands its interdisciplinary network with new faculty, bringing expertise in journalism studies, social computing, and political behavior.
GEIS Hosts Successful 2025 Workshop Featuring Keynotes from CDT and UT Austin
GEIS welcomed researchers for a daylong workshop featuring keynote talks and discussions on misinformation and election integrity.
