This Friday, March 6, join Creative Agency in the Age of AI at Northwestern from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. for a day of panels and conversation on human-AI collaboration. Organized by Duri Long, Noshir Contractor (@noshir.bsky.social), and Karan Ahuja.
More info: www.hci.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
So awesome when fellows from different CASBS classes connect & bond on just about anything. But this recent connection between 2021-22 fellow @netakv.bsky.social & 2025-26 fellow @noshir.bsky.social - and the reason underlying it - is very special 🤗
This year at @casbsstanford.bsky.social, I chose Study #1, the study named for Elihu Katz. @netakv.bsky.social chose the same study in 2021-22; she wrote this moving tribute mourning Elihu's passing in 2021, surrounded by his legacy. It was never published — until now. medium.com/p/the-networ...
Congrats to NU undergrads Shraeya Iyer, Jeffrey Tu, & Isabel Su presenting at NetSciX (Feb 17–20), supported by @buffett.northwestern.edu scholarship!
Talk: A Multiplex Lens on Influencer Performance, Group Synergy, and Network Centralization
Co-Authors: Megan Chan & @noshir.bsky.social
CASBS fellows often choose their offices (what we call studies) for very specific, sometimes personal, reasons, or get inspired once they see the list of fellows (‘ghosts’) who occupied their studies through CASBS history.
Current fellow @noshir.bsky.social explains exactly why he chose study #1. 👇
New in Research Policy with Noshir Contractor (@noshir.bsky.social), Pamela Hinds, Aaron Schecter, and Elisa Mattarelli: Want better ideas in open innovation? It matters who gives you feedback — and who they're connected to.
Check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
For nearly a decade, Kellogg’s @noshir.bsky.social and Leslie DeChurch have conducted research on simulations of long-term NASA missions to Mars. Learn about their best practices to help keep crews from falling apart—in space, and on Earth. kell.gg/52229c
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In an in-press study, Leslie DeChurch, Alina Lungeanu, Megan Chan, and @noshir.bsky.social analyze data from NASA space analog teams and Ancient Rome, finding that dyadic shared leadership is uniquely unstable, while solo or 3+ leader structures persist.
Read more: journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5...
Congrats to Anni Rowland-Campbell, @oshanis.bsky.social and team for organizing a fantastic Brace Conversations Web Science event in Sri Lanka!
We’re excited to share that Dr. Noshir Contractor, former President of the International Communication Association (ICA) will be speaking at the MU–ICA Conference 2025.
📅 MU–ICA Conference on Human & Digital Mutualism
🗓 21–22 November 2025
📍 Mahindra University, Hyderabad
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We’re excited to share a new hashtag#CSCW2025 publication co-authored by SONIC’s Director Noshir Contractor (@noshir.bsky.social), alongside Diego Gomez-Zara, Dr. Liz Gerber, Darren Gergle, Kapil Garg, Ph.D. , and Michael Massimi.
Read Here: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
We’re proud to share that Professor Noshir Contractor (@noshir.bsky.social) delivered a keynote at the 2025 ICA Regional Conference on “Generative AI in Research: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations”
Thank you to Mengxiao Zhu and the International Communication Association.
Replay the panel “From social media to AI: Lessons Learned”, hosted by @noshir.bsky.social, with Sunimal Mendis, @maxschrems.bsky.social and @chrisbail.bsky.social.
#DigHum2025 #Recap
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🗓️Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
📍Venue: W002 Hall, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), 35 Reid Avenue, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
🔗Register here: braveconversations.org/event/ucscco...
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SONIC Lab was delighted to welcome back Anup Sawant (2010–2017), a proud SONIC alum and Founder of Pyrack!
We’re grateful to Anup for reconnecting with our community and inspiring the next generation of SONIC researchers!
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We’re proud to share that Megan Chan received the IEMS Teaching Assistant Award for her outstanding contributions during the 2024–2025 academic year.
Congratulations, Megan, we’re so lucky to have you in SONIC, and we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish this year!
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Congrats to Dr. Neelam Modi on her Ph.D. from Northwestern! Next up: a postdoc at Columbia Business School in the Management Division & Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change.
📸 Pictured with @noshir.bsky.social at commencement!
Join us in congratulating Professor Noshir Contractor (Northwestern University) on receiving the ICA B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award. This award honors scholars who’ve made a lasting impact in the academic field of communication.
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Thanks @claesdevreese.bsky.social !
Wonderful to see @noshir.bsky.social be awarded the @icahdq.bsky.social’s Mentorship Award 🥇 #ica25 👏🏼
On June 9, SONIC Lab and @noshir.bsky.social welcomed back Prof. @julianeidhardt.bsky.social (TU Wien) for a talk on “Human-Centered Recommender Systems.” A former visiting scholar at SONIC, she now leads work at the intersection of AI and digital humanism.
New research by Brian Uzzi, @noshir.bsky.social, Satyam Mukherjee, and Yun Huang shows teams are 1.6x more likely to win when they recruit from rival teams—not just for talent, but for insider knowledge.
Read: The Upside of Recruiting Your Rivals
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/the-...
To understand what happens when players compete with old teams or former teammates, Kellogg's Brian Uzzi, @noshir.bsky.social, and colleagues studied the Indian Premier League’s cricket players, teams, and match outcomes.
🎉 Big congrats to SONIC undergrad Faith Do for winning 2nd place in Social & Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern’s Research Expo!
Her project “A Network Analysis of AI Intervention in Human Teams,” guided by PhD student Simon Liu, impressed judges with its clarity and impact.
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Congrats to Dr. Neelam Modi on defending her dissertation, “Essays on Network Approaches to Understanding Social Influence”!
Committee: Noshir Contractor (chair), Dashun Wang, Leslie DeChurch (Northwestern), Johan Koskinen (Stockholm Univ.), Alina Lungeanu (Northeastern Univ.)
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Northwestern’s MS in Communication presents the Renaissance Leadership Retreat/ Certificate, a immersive experience in the heart of Tuscany. Designed to inspire, this retreat honors 4 decades of advancing communication leadership worldwide.
🗓️ April 27 – May 2
📍 Florence, Italy
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LAST CHANCE for early registration to #WebSci25! Early reg closes TODAY, April 21!
We hope you'll join us at #Rutgers this May for this interdisciplinary conference!
Register at: www.websci25.org
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@websciencetrust.bsky.social, @noshir.bsky.social
🚨 New in Social Networks: “Modeling the ‘who’ & ‘how’ of social influence in health practice adoption” Using data from Kenya, we find that persuasive conversations among close ties, not just exposure, drive behavior change.
By Neelam Modi, Johan Koskinen, Leslie DeChurch & @noshir.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to share that SONIC Lab’s director, Professor Noshir Contractor, has been named a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Congratulations, @noshir.bsky.social
Explore the full list here: bit.ly/4lmkiS2
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