The study, written by Daniel MacDonald and Yasemin Dildar, assistant professors of economics, was awarded the 2017 Best Local Government Affairs Effort in the Government Affairs category by the National Association for Home Builders.
Alemayehu G. Mariam (political sciences) was interviewed for an article about China’s increasing economic influence on African nations.
Barbara Sirotnik, director of the Institute of Applied Research, and Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, are sought out by news media.
BrIan Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, and Barbara Sirotnik, director of the Institute of Applied Research, are interviewed by news media on their areas of expertise.
David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed for a year-end report on the Iranian TV network’s program “Economic Divide.”
David Yaghoubian (history) discusses U.S. foreign policy in Iran and Barbara Sirotnik (director of the Institute of Applied Research) comments on the region’s economy.
Eric Nilsson (economics), Kelly Campbell (psychology) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) share their expertise with news media on various topics.
Rishabh Kumar (economics) discusses concept of the sacred cow and how it drives ethnic conflict in India, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) is interviewed for an article about the latest studies showing an increase in hate incidents against Jews.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about the ongoing controversy surrounding the governor of Virginia and a racist photo of him in a medical school yearbook, and Rishabh Kumar (economics) wrote a data-driven appraisal of re