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Campus Life
April 25, 2023 | 12:49 pm

Political science major examines bias when women run for office

Morgan Gillespie ’23 has produced some striking preliminary findings that show voters use gender cues to form beliefs about which policies a politician supports.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of Political Science, elections, School of Arts and Sciences, Scott Abramson, undergraduate research,
Society & Culture
February 22, 2023 | 12:45 pm

A year at war: what’s next for Ukraine?

Political scientists Randall Stone and Hein Goemans discuss military developments, the efficacy of sanctions, and how to contain—and end—the war in Ukraine.

topics: Department of Political Science, Hein Goemans, Randall Stone, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
January 26, 2023 | 02:27 pm

Reducing the temptation to cheat in relationships

Adopting your partner’s perspective may reduce your temptation to cheat, according to research by Gurit Birnbaum at Reichman University in Israel and Rochester’s Harry Reis.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, Harry Reis, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
January 19, 2023 | 09:58 am

The ethics of dark tourism

Julia Granato crisscrossed Europe to study human bone collection and display sites. Now she’s pondering what it means to display and visit human remains.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of Biology, Department of Religion and Classics, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, School of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate research,
Society & Culture
November 3, 2022 | 11:12 am

What the midterm elections tell us about the stability of US democracy

Rochester political scientists discuss what happens when election deniers run for office, and how US democracy may die ‘by a thousand cuts.’

topics: Department of Political Science, elections, featured-post-side, Gerald Gamm, Gretchen Helmke, James Johnson, School of Arts and Sciences,