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Shuman Wins 2015 Distinguished Scholar Award
Mershon affiliate Amy Shuman, professor in the Department of English, was one of five faculty members to recieve a 2015 Distinguished Scholar Award from The Ohio State University. The official…
Wendt Again Named Top Scholar in International Relations
In a periodic survey of faculty at more than 1,400 colleges and universities worldwide, Alexander Wendt was once again named as the most influential scholar in international relations over the…
Both Liberals, Conservatives Can Have Science Bias
Study finds different topics bedevil the left and right
COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research suggests that liberals, as well as conservatives, can be biased against science that doesn’t…
Mershon Faculty Affiliate Plays Role in Ohio Redistricting Process
In 2012, President Barack Obama carried Ohio by 2 percentage points – yet Republicans won 62 of 99 state House seats and 12 of 16 congressional seats.
In 2014, four winners in the Ohio…
Past Mershon Graduate Affiliate Wins National Dissertation Award
Joshua Kertzer (PhD, political science, 2013) was awarded a 2014 Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award, the nation’s highest honor for…
Fighting Air Pollution in China With Social Media
Study shows limits of 'liberation technology' in advancing change
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The serious air pollution problem in China has attracted the attention of online activists who…
Mershon Affiliate Organizes National Security Simulation
Students in Mershon affiliate Dakota Rudesill’s National Security Law class this fall had an unusual assignment for their final exam: They participated in a two-day immersive national security…
Parker Mines New Documents for Biography of Spanish King
Prolific scholar Geoffrey Parker has done it again.
Parker — Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History, Distinguished University Professor, and Mershon Center affiliate — has another landmark…
Sui Selected as Wilson Public Policy Scholar
Mershon affiliate Daniel Sui, professor and chair of the Department of Geography, has been selected as a 2015 Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.