To drill down on anti-Asian hate crimes, Rochester researchers harness social media
Information gleaned from thousands of Twitter users lets the researchers gauge public opinion toward #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate.
Dual degree student enjoyed the best of both worlds
Tessa Nojaim majored in tuba performance at Eastman and political science in the College.
Oscars seek to increase diversity with newly proposed rules. Will it work?
In an analysis for the Washington Post, Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina and student Ryan Hecker ’23 offer a spoiler alert.
Students earn national award for conflict resolution project
Mohammed Bah ’23 and Miguel Yakouma ’23 have received a Davis Projects for Peace grant to run a program in Central African Republic aimed at diffusing a religious civil war.
University honors Student Employees of the Year
Political science research assistant Annie Rosenow ’22 and Simon Business School student peer Richard Koutouan ’21S (MBA) are recognized for their work.
Campaign finance reform will not restore trust in democracy, say two social scientists
Proposed campaign finance legislation is “riddled with claims that do not hold up when subjected to scientific scrutiny,” argues Rochester political scientist David Primo.
Republican and Democratic voters agree on one thing—the need for generous COVID-19 relief
The latest Bright Line Watch survey finds that voters support COVID-19 relief spending, but partisan divides remain over the election and impeachment.
What does it mean if most Republican voters still think Biden lost?
A new Bright Line Watch survey finds that fewer than a third of Republican voters have confidence in the national vote count.
Watchdog report: Experts see substantial danger to democratic stability around 2020 election
The latest Bright Line Watch surveys find experts concerned about multiple risks to the legitimacy of the election, while many Americans believe in the prevalence of voter fraud.
Should secret voting be mandatory? ‘Yes’ say political scientists
In a new book, two scholars argue that making voting more convenient does not combat low voter turnout but instead jeopardizes the integrity of the ballot.