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Mansoor Quoted in Speech on U.S. House Floor
Mershon Center affiliate Peter Mansoor was quoted in a speech by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) on the House floor last week paying tribute to civilians who have served in difficult regions around the…
Mueller Wins Converse Award for Book on War and Public Opinion
John Mueller, Ralph D. Mershon Senior Research Scientist at the Mershon Center, has won the Philip E. Converse Book Award for his book War, Presidents and Public Opinion (Wiley, 1973).
Changing Minds About Climate Policy Can Be Done - Sometimes
Simply communicating the benefits is not enough
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Some open-minded people can be swayed to support government intervention on climate change – but only if they are…
Hopf Wins Jervis-Schroeder Award for Mershon-Supported Book
Former Mershon Center affiliate Ted Hopf has received the Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Best Book Award for Reconstructing the Cold War: The Early Years, 1945-1958. Presented by…
Nisbet Awarded $45,000 Grant From Office of Outreach and Engagement
Mershon affiliate Erik Nisbet, assistant professor of communication, has won a 2013 Engagement Impact Grant from the Office of Outreach and Engagement at The Ohio State University. The $45,000…
Rovner’s ‘Fixing the Facts’ Selected for Furniss Book Award
Joshua Rovner, associate professor of strategy and policy at U.S. Naval War College, is winner of the Furniss Book Award for Fixing the Facts: National Security and the Politics of…
Coleman, Hoffmann Win Ohio State Teaching Awards
Two Mershon affiliates have won the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching this year -- Mathew Coleman, associate professor of geography, and David Hoffmann, professor of history.
Coleman…
Breyfogle Awarded Multiyear Grant to Study Environmental History in Russia
Mershon affiliate Nicholas Breyfogle is one of a team of transnational researchers about to embark on a challenging, far flung adventure.
Six top scholars in diverse fields - history,…
Mershon-Sponsored Research Dramatized on Silver Screen
Film aficionados may have seen the movie "No" which opened at the Drexel this week. "No" is a Chilean film that dramatizes the 1988 plebiscite that brought the Pinochet dictatorship to an end. It…