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Although previous research has indicated that political rhetoric does not undermine support for democracy as a system of government, a new study from Matthew E.K. Hall, the David A. Potenziani Memorial College Professor of Constitutional Studies, professor of political science and director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame, shows that some of that rhetoric reduces support for certain basic principles of American democracy.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health—known for its groundbreaking work on sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equity—as of today has been renamed the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health.
New Yorkers will vote on a pair of state constitutional amendment this November the first of which could eliminate constitutional debt limits for smaller, city school districts allowing them to borrow more to improve aging infrastructure, asbestos abatement, and classroom technology upgrades. The Government Law Center (GLC) at Albany Law School analyzes the first amendment’s potential impact on these historically underfunded schools in its newest explainer, “2023 Statewide Ballot Proposal 1: Constitutional Amendment Removing the Debt Limit on Small City School Districts.”
The Financial Times and Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan are partnering on a new monthly poll to track how American voters perceive financial and economic issues in the lead up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
The latest edition of the Florida Climate Resilience Survey found that 90 percent of respondents believe climate change is happening
In a recent MSNBC News op-ed, Will Thomas, assistant professor of business law at the Ross School of Business, explores the flaws in white-collar crime enforcement. Thomas challenges the representation of white-collar crime through the lens of former President Donald Trump’s recent civil fraud case, particularly the perception that business misconduct crimes such as bribery, money laundering, insider trading, tax fraud, etc., are less harmful or victimless.
Two researchers from FSU’s Department of Mathematics are taking part in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Earthshots, a nationwide initiative aimed at accelerating breakthroughs in clean energy solutions within this decade through eight key targets, with a specific focus on subsurface energy systems.
A new study from the University of Iowa used the results of Fortune magazine’s annual list of Most Admired Companies to find fraud lawsuits that are dismissed as lacking merit or settle quickly do not cause any long-term reputational damage to the defendant firm.
Congress should change the current law to specify that the line of succession go from the vice president to the leader of the president’s party in the House whether this is the speaker of the House or the House minority leader. Similarly, if a senator is to be kept in the line of succession, the senator should be the leading member of the Senate (the Senate majority or minority leader) of the president’s party.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions will host a webinar briefing on Wednesday, October 25 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET to discuss United States v. Rahimi, an upcoming Supreme Court case that has significant implications for public health, protections for survivors of domestic abuse, and gun safety laws across the country.
Programmatic growth can sometimes involve seeking new customers, but this has not been the case for Idaho National Laboratory’s Nuclear/Radiological Search and Response Training (N/RSRT) program, which turns 20 this year.
A two-part training designed to help police officers recognize their implicit bias, revealed some behavior improvement and lowered citizen discrimination complaints in a controlled study.
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of the High Performance Data Facility (HPDF) hub, which will create a new scientific user facility specializing in advanced infrastructure for data-intensive science. The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) will be the HPDF Hub Director and the lead infrastructure will be located at JLab.
Argonne has partnered in the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2) to ramp up clean hydrogen production in the Midwest. The DOE recently awarded up to $1 billion in funding to the initiative to launch a regional clean hydrogen hub in the Midwest.
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A shortage of popular carbohydrates such as wheat, bread, pasta, and cereal are most likely to trigger civil unrest, say the experts, who work across academia, policy, charities, and business.
The oil-rich nations of the Middle East have resolutely spurned democracy, even as countries in other parts of the world have transitioned away from authoritarianism in the past several decades. What explains the stubborn hold of these authoritarian regimes? Is it related to the wealth of the region? Nimah Mazaheri, an associate professor and chair of Tufts University Political Science Department, explores these questions in his new book, Hydrocarbon Citizens: How Oil Transformed People and Politics in the Middle East. He’s especially interested in the resilience of authoritarian regimes throughout the Middle East in the wake of the pro-democracy movements of the Arab Spring in the early 2010s.
Amidst the changing landscape of higher education, UCI sets a new standard with its partnership between law and the humanities.
On this episode of the Business and Society podcast, faculty from the Ross School of Business and Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan discuss the state of banking from an economic, policy, and consumer perspective. They explore mergers, rising inflation, consumer trust in banks, the 2023 bank failures, and more.
Experts on the Israel-Gaza conflict from Bar-Ilan University are available to speak to the media on matters such as the role of government during crisis, Hamas and terrorist organizations, military strategy, and Communications in times of crisis.
In the wake of recent attacks, Psychiatrist Liat Jarkon, D.O., director of the Center for Behavioral Health at New York Institute of Technology, urges parents to be wary of what children are seeing.
Five years after cannabis legalization in Canada, it appears to be a mixed success, with social justice benefits outweighing health benefits, write authors in a commentary published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230808.
With the explosion of online platforms and advertising, the scourge of gambling is a growing problem affecting people of all ages.
New research by Carly Wayne, assistant professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis, demonstrates how a victimhood narrative plays a role in shaping Israeli political attitudes and and foments negative intergroup attitudes, and offers insight into Israel's response to the attack by Hamas.
While solutions for addressing the opioid crisis often involve either beefing up law enforcement or widening the scope of health services, West Virginia University researchers said they believe the best approach is a synergistic mix of both.
Hundreds of weeds have been found advertised on a public online marketplace in Australia. Cacti and pond plants were among the most frequently advertised illegal weed species.
The past decade has seen a significant increase in marijuana use among U.S. college students. This increase has coincided with notable changes in national and local cannabis laws and policies, and perceptions of the associated drug’s risk over the same period.
The ousting of U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy of California from his House speaker post this week is the latest challenge to the country’s democratic norms and institutions. McCarthy is the first speaker to be removed this way, thanks to a group of ultraconservative House Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, joining Democrats in voting to get rid of McCarthy.
The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is underway in New York. Some are calling his crimes one of the biggest financial frauds in decades. The 31-year-old former crypto mogul is charged with orchestrating a conspiracy to use $10 billion that FTX’s customers had entrusted to him for venture capital investments, political donations and luxury real estate purchases.