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Both Liberals, Conservatives Can Have Science Bias
Study finds different topics bedevil the left and right
COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research suggests that liberals, as well as conservatives, can be biased against science that doesn’t…
Mershon Faculty Affiliate Plays Role in Ohio Redistricting Process
In 2012, President Barack Obama carried Ohio by 2 percentage points – yet Republicans won 62 of 99 state House seats and 12 of 16 congressional seats.
In 2014, four winners in the Ohio…
Past Mershon Graduate Affiliate Wins National Dissertation Award
Joshua Kertzer (PhD, political science, 2013) was awarded a 2014 Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award, the nation’s highest honor for…
Fighting Air Pollution in China With Social Media
Study shows limits of 'liberation technology' in advancing change
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The serious air pollution problem in China has attracted the attention of online activists who…
Mershon Affiliate Organizes National Security Simulation
Students in Mershon affiliate Dakota Rudesill’s National Security Law class this fall had an unusual assignment for their final exam: They participated in a two-day immersive national security…
Parker Mines New Documents for Biography of Spanish King
Prolific scholar Geoffrey Parker has done it again.
Parker — Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History, Distinguished University Professor, and Mershon Center affiliate — has another landmark…
Sui Selected as Wilson Public Policy Scholar
Mershon affiliate Daniel Sui, professor and chair of the Department of Geography, has been selected as a 2015 Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Sociologist Studies Mass Murder to Predict, Prevent Genocide
Hollie Nyseth Brehm, assistant professor, sociology, is the lead author of a new study finding that perpetrators of the genocide in Rwanda were most likely to be males in their mid-30a.
“We…
Schweller Named Editor of 'Security Studies'
Randall Schweller, professor of political science, has been named editor-in-chief for a three-year term of Security Studies, a top 25 journal in international relations. The journal's…