Greetings from Deb Roy, Director
CCC was launched just over a year ago, and what a year it’s been. In the midst of the pandemic, we grappled with the meaning of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and growing evidence of the harms of social media on our youth. I believe our Center’s mission–designing tools, methods, and systems to understand and address societal fragmentation–is more relevant than ever.
Guided by this mission, we have made great strides in our first year to bring together researchers with diverse perspectives and disciplinary backgrounds but a shared sense of purpose to create new human-machine systems for communication that foster listening, learning, and constructive action.
We have an exciting collection of research projects underway, many poised for translation into practical use with field partners. We look forward to developing new collaborations with underheard communities, municipalities, corporations, media partners, foundations and other nonprofit organizations to accelerate our work together!
