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Sandra Knispel

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Pensive adolescent girl with two teens in the background to illustrate synergistic mindsets.
Society & Culture
July 6, 2022 | 12:58 pm

Helping teens channel stress, grow in resilience

Psychologists have developed a tool to help teens turn everyday stressors that could lead to anxiety and depression into a positive force instead.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, Jeremy Jamieson, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Person in a crowd wears a mask, hat, and sunglasses while holding a sign with Putin's face covered in red handprints.
Society & Culture
April 19, 2022 | 05:05 pm

Russia and Ukraine: Putin ‘has his back up against the wall’

Randall Stone, an expert on Eastern and Central Europe, discusses the direction of the war in Ukraine, including the likelihood of Russia’s using biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons.

topics: Department of Political Science, featured-post, Randall Stone, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
protester wearing a covid face mask holding a sign in Ukrainian colors that reads STOP WAR
Society & Culture
March 9, 2022 | 04:44 pm

How to end the war in Ukraine

Rochester political scientist Hein Goemans, an expert on war termination, applies possible scenarios to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

topics: Department of Political Science, Hein Goemans, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
protesters holding signs, viewed through a Ukrainian flag.
Society & Culture
March 3, 2022 | 09:41 am

Fact-checking Putin’s claims that Ukraine and Russia are ‘one people’

Rochester historian Matthew Lenoe explains how Ukraine’s history is intertwined with Russia’s—but also with that of many other nations, empires, ethnicities, and religions.

topics: Department of History, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, featured-post, Matthew Lenoe, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
Close-up of anti-Putin rally sign with people in the background holding signs with the Ukraine flag's colors.
Society & Culture
February 25, 2022 | 03:01 pm

Why does Russia want Ukraine?

Political scientist Hein Goemans, Rochester’s expert on international conflicts, explains why Ukraine’s fate might be tied to Putin’s survival.

topics: Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
Crowd of Ukrainians marching on street behind banner that reads "Ukrainians will resist."
Society & Culture
February 16, 2022 | 02:55 pm

Will Russia invade Ukraine?

Randall Stone, a professor of political science and director of the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies, says Putin “has set a trap for himself.”

topics: Department of Political Science, Randall Stone, School of Arts and Sciences, thought leadership,
coach Brian Flores wearing a baseball cap and headset looks off into the distance.
Voices & Opinion
February 7, 2022 | 03:49 pm

Pro-White hiring bias for NFL head coaches, analysis finds

Writing in the Washington Post, Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina shows the degree to which Black coaches are underrepresented in the NFL.

topics: Bethany Lacina, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences,