March 3, 2025
Join new technology salon April 14
Society + Technology
Technology for the People is a Society + Technology at UW salon co-hosted with the Department of Communication’s Center for Journalism, Media, and Democracy arranged to showcase empathetic, community-focused engagement with technologies for justice and democracy. Featuring speakers from UW Seattle, UW Tacoma, and UW Bothell, the conversation will discuss efforts toward digital equity and information access in the […]
MoreJanuary 13, 2025
S+T launches Salon series today
The Society + Technology program is launching a Salon Series today with two online conversations on genetics and bioethics. This initiative is one of the community programs designed to strengthen the emerging cross-campus, cross-disciplinary network. Each Salon is a one-hour and 15-minute conversation between three to five Affiliates from the S+T network, with a moderator. The […]
MoreJanuary 2, 2025
Register now for the Society + Technology inaugural convening
We’re thrilled to share that Society + Technology at UW is hosting an Inaugural Convening on Friday, Jan. 10, to bring together the incredible and growing S+T community from the UW’s three campuses working at the intersection of society and technology. The event will open with remarks from President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Tricia Serio as […]
MoreDecember 14, 2024
Paper by Co-Director receives NSA award
National Science Foundation
Research by Co-Director Yoshi Kohno was awarded by the NSA’s 2024 Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition. The NSA Research Directorate recently selected “Ethical Frameworks and Computer Security Trolley Problems: Foundations for Conversations,” by professors Tadayoshi Kohno, University of Washington; Yasemin Acar, Paderborn University (Germany)/The George Washington University; and Wulf Loh, University of Tübingen (Germany) for […]
MoreDecember 11, 2024
TPL Co-Founder Receives Future of Life Award
UW Information School
Co-Director Emeritus Batya Friedman was named one of three Future of Life Award recipients for her pioneering work on Value Sensitive Design by the Future of Life Institute. The award honors individuals whose contributions have significantly improved humanity’s trajectory. This year’s honorees also include philosopher James Moore and artificial intelligence scientist Steve Omohundro. The Future […]
ArticleOctober 7, 2024
New program hosted by Tech Policy Lab launches website
Society + Technology at UW will strengthen ties between campuses
Society + Technology at UW, the new cross-campus program hosted by the Tech Policy Lab, has launched the program website at www.societyandtechnology.uw.edu. The program is the outcome of the Technology & Society Task Force (TSTF), charged by the University of Washington President and Provost, and chaired by Tech Policy Lab Co-Director Ryan Calo. Last winter, […]
MoreOctober 6, 2024
TPL alumnus Katell passes away in London
Tech Policy Lab alumnus Mike Katell passed away recently in London. Katell was a valuable member of the Lab, contributing to projects including “Designing Tech Policy” and publishing papers on privacy and value sensitive design. Co-Director Ryan Calo partnered with Katell during his time at the Lab. “I worked with Mike Katell on several projects […]
MoreSeptember 9, 2024
Co-Director wins award for work to reduce bias
UW Information School
Co-Director Aylin Caliskan recently received a $603,342 award that will help support her work measuring biases in generative artificial intelligence systems and their impact. She received the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for her project titled, “The Impact of Associations and Biases in Generative AI on Society.” Caliskan became co-director of the […]
MoreJuly 31, 2024
TPL paper wins student award at PETS
A Tech Policy Lab paper was awarded in the Runner Up category at the 2024 Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium. “Over Fences and Into Yards: Privacy Threats and Concerns of Commercial Satellites,” was written by Rachel McAmis, Mia Bennett and Tadayoshi Kohno, along with Mattea Sim of University of Indiana Bloomington. The paper captures […]
MoreJune 23, 2024
TPL alumna’s star is on the rise
UW School of Law
Maria P. Angel, Tech Policy Lab alumna and 2024 Ph.D. graduate from the School of Law, is already making waves in the field even as her career is just getting started. A recent profile by the School of Law highlights Angel’s path from working in research and advocacy in Colombia to postdoctoral studies with Yale […]
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