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Misinformation efforts shift to target AI ahead of 2026 midterm elections
Bad actors seeking to misinform potential voters are taking a new approach.
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Shaping Conversations: CAS in the Media
VoterCast- How did you thank your election heroes this year?
This opinion column from Lia Merivaki, director of the Foley Institute, discusses inviting elections officials from the state of Washington and Whitman County to speak with the WSU community about how voting in Washington state works and how they engage with voters on the ground.
SciLine: Chatbots and deepfakes in the 2026 midterms
Thessalia Merivaki, director of the Foley Institute, spoke with SciLine about how artificial intelligence is poised to impact the 2026 midterm elections.
Spokane Public Radio: WSU professor breaks down study that finds people who feel threatened by artificial intelligence show worse workplace behavior
Tahira Probst, professor of psychology at WSU Vancouver, spoke with Spokane Public Radio about a recent study showing that employees who fear their industry is threatened by artificial intelligence are more likely to show difficult workplace behavior.
Ceramics Monthly: Review: Rebel Girls – Pushing Back
In the November 2026 issue of Ceramics Monthly, Heidi McKenzie reviews the 2025 featured exhibition of “Rebel Girl: You are the Queen of My World” at NCECA in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Wire.in: Behind India’s e-waste problem is a workforce it fails to count
Sumatra Roy, PhD candidate in anthropology, analyzed whether workers in India’s electronics recycling sector are benefiting from the system their labor sustains in this article from The Wire.
The Journalist’s Resource- What’s normal and what isn’t on Election Day and beyond
Thessalia Merivaki, director of the Foley Institute, joined The Journalist’s Resource as a panelist for an hour-long question-and-answer session about what’s top of mind for voters and election officials this fall from a journalist’s perspective.
Achievements, Recognitions, & Awards
New research from Melanie-Angela Nueilly (Wolf), Criminal Justice and Criminology
Melanie-Angela Neuilly (Wolf), professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, recently published new research in the International Journal of Legal Medicine about the implications of the 2017 change in the French death certificate for the accuracy of mortality statistics worldwide.
SBS research makes cover of Ecological Applications
The cover of the October 2026 journal issue of Ecological Applications features research by SBS associate professor Tanya Cheeke, investigating how microbial inoculations can help with native prairie restoration.
The Roman Craftworkers of Late Antiquity: new book from associate professor Hallie Meredith
A new book by WSU associate professor Hallie Meredith explores the important but neglected work of fourth to sixth-century CE Roman craftworkers, shedding light on the lives of uncredited creative laborers in antiquity.
Season Hoard wins Yang “Wendy” Liu Award
Season Hoard, political science professor, won the Yang “Wendy” Liu Award for making complicated US politics accessible to international students.
Jordan Thompson wins R.E. Taylor Poster Award at Society for American Archaeology’s Annual Meeting
Jordan Thompson, PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology, won the R.E. Taylor Poster Award at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
CAS research funded by President’s Big Ideas Initiative
Ten Washington State University research projects were awarded funding from the President’s Big Ideas Initiative, and two of those efforts come from professors affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences.