Satire Detector has been now released. It’s phrased as a study at Western University. Would you like to try it out? Play with the tool.View More
Category: Announcements
Looking for a Summer Grad RA (Western student)
May 9th, 2017 Update. Sorry the position has been filled. No more applications accepted. I’m looking to hire a new graduate assistant, a Western student,View More
FIMS Moved to New Building
The busy first term in our new building is coming to its close! Take a look at an artistic rendering of the new facilities, andView More
Student Poster Session: Multilingual Access
On December 6th, 2016 (Tue) ⑨:00 – ⑪:50 a.m. we will be holding Student Poster Session on MULTILINGUAL INFORMATION ACCESS in various global contexts. WesternView More
Rubin Received 2016 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Victoria Rubin is a proud recipient of the 2016 FIMS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching “in recognition of outstanding contributions to the academic developmentView More
Mediations Team-Talk @Western: Fake News or Truth?
Silverman, Buzzfeed Canada, on Spreading the Truth in an Age of Viral Misinformation
Craig Silverman, the Founding Editor of Buzzfeed Canada, will deliver the Fall 2016 Clissold Lecture entitled “Spreading the Truth in an Age of Viral Misinformation”.View More
Upcoming Talk @ Mediations, Western
[Image caption: “Prototype of a system in R&D”] Save the Date: “Fake News or Truth? Using Satirical Cues to Detect Potentially Misleading News” Thursday, OctoberView More
Visit from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
LiT.RL received a visit from Professors Tan Seng Chee, Kevin Hartman, and Betsy Ng, researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. The conversationView More
LiT.RL Lab New Team Members
LiT.RL has restarted its regular fall 2016 lab meetings and reinvigorating research activities. We welcome back Sarah Cornwell, previously part of the team as aView More