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2018–19 Working Group: Personalization Algorithms and Bias in Social Media

2023–24 Working Groups
Current Working Groups and their directors. If you would like to join an already established Working Group, please email the group's director(s) or obermann-center@uiowa.edu.
Space, structure, & discretionary funding
Obermann Center Working Groups provide space, structure, and discretionary funding for groups led by faculty that may include advanced graduate students, staff members, and community members with a shared intellectual interest. Groups have used this opportunity to explore new work and to share their own research, to organize a symposium, and to develop grant proposals.
This program allows participants from across the campus and beyond to explore complex issues at a moment when cross-disciplinary collaboration is crucial to address shifting domains of knowledge and a rapidly changing world.
Working Groups:
- have one or two co-directors; one must be a UI faculty member (open to all tracks)
- attend an orientation meeting in the fall
- meet a minimum of once a month throughout the academic year
- must provide a list of participating members to the Obermann Center
- provide a one-page report on their activities at the end of the academic year
- give a brief, informal presentation of the group's work in the spring at a meeting set by the Obermann Center
- may continue their work to the next academic year but must reapply for funding in the spring
- can apply for up to $1,000 to support their activities
Note that groups may apply for up to $1,000 in discretionary funds; however, these funds cannot be used for food, and they must be used by the end of the spring semester.
If you would like to join an already established Working Group, please email the group's director(s) or obermann-center@uiowa.edu.

Apply
Deadlines, eligibility, and application information.
Reapply (for existing Working Groups)
If you are interested in reapplying, please email obermann-center@uiowa.edu the following information by April 11, 2023:
- State that you would like to reapply for the 2023-24 academic year.
- Include a brief summary of what your group did this past year and what you hope to accomplish next year (if you already have ideas for next year).
- A list of the regular members that attend your working group meetings (names and departments).
- If you have a new co-director, please include their 2-page CV.

Past Working Groups
Lists of past Working Groups and their directors.