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Lua Lopez (biology) is interviewed about her latest research on genomics and natural history collections, Bree Putman (biology) co-authored a paper that suggests how animals lose their fear of predators, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed the resentencing of a man who plotted to burn down a mosque.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about a Reconstruction-era federal law that is still being used to fight hate groups through civil cases.
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John M. Winslade (education), David Yaghoubian (history) and Barbara Sirotnik (Institute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis director) were included in recent news coverage on various topics.
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Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about the conviction of a former law enforcement officer on charges that he aided ISIS, and David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
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Kathryn Ervin’s induction into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre and Brian Levin’s expertise in hate crimes and extremism make headlines locally and nationwide.