Sandra Knispel

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.

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

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."

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

In a Washington Post op-ed, Rochester professor Mical Raz outlines the pitfalls of using babies’ brain function and biology to inform anti-poverty family policies.

A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto and coauthored by Rochester's Bonne Le, showed that people who lived with family during COVID-19 had better mental health outcomes than people living alone.

The Rochester historian also wins a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to write her third book.

In their latest survey, Rochester political scientists in the Bright Line Watch watchdog group find divisions along partisan lines have notably deepened, and voters’ confidence in next year’s midterm elections has already been affected.

A Rochester team of political scientists introduces the idea of ‘democracy by deterrence’—and shows why it might be weakening in the United States.

On the contrary, a historical state-level analysis links party competition to increased public investment and greater social well-being.

Right-wing candidates in Brazil rely successfully on “descriptive representation” to win elections, according to Rochester political scientists.

Rochester psychologists find that college students who reinterpret their stress response as performance-enhancing are less anxious and generally healthier.