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Research

Research Finds Tipping Point for Large-Scale Social Change

This tipping point — roughly 25% of people — applies to any kind of movement or initiative.

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Research

Probabilistic Forecasting Can Mislead Voters About Certainty of Election Outcomes

In 2016, probabilistic forecasts left voters thinking the election was far less competitive than it actually was.

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Faculty News

New Book by Sandra González-Bailón: Decoding the Social World

The book examines how our digital footprints can help solve paradoxes that have long intrigued social thinkers.

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Call for Submissions

Call for Papers: ICA Preconference on Data and Publics

Submit papers that critically rethink the meaning and practices of publics and public communication.

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Alumni

Annenberg Alumna Jenny Stromer-Galley (Ph.D. ‘02) Studies Political Communication and Develops Apps for Intelligence Analysts

Stromer-Galley has been studying campaign messaging since she encountered Bob Dole’s website in 1996.

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Faculty News

Intervening in Gang Violence

Columbia's interdisciplinary research team is using language processing and qualitative analysis of social media posts to develop a mechanism to identify and intervene in gang violence.

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Faculty News

Austin Lecture 2017: Social Workers Need to Understand Impact of Cyber-interaction on Adolescents

The future of social work embraces technology and uses it as a tool to better engage with and understand young clients.

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Research

FactCheck.org to Work With Facebook on Exposing Viral Fake News

FactCheck.org is among several fact-checking organizations that will help to identify and label viral fake news stories.

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Research

Want To Exercise More? Get Yourself Some Competition.

In a new study, competition proved a far stronger motivation for exercise than friendly support.

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Faculty News

Professor Desmond Patton Collaborates with Data Scientist on ROADS-funded Project to Prevent Gang Violence

Dr. Desmon Patton and Owen Rambow plan to develop an algorithm that analyzes the language used by gang members online.