TRIADS receives $330,000 Carnegie Corporation grant to study online populist rhetoric
The two-year grant will help three political scientists at Washington University analyze millions of political social media posts and survey democratic citizens.
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NSF grant supports deep dive into police body camera metadata
A transdisciplinary team of Arts & Sciences faculty is leading the charge to analyze metadata from police body-worn cameras – a project that could shed new light on when, where, and why officers activate these devices.
Margit Tavits to receive 2023 Arts & Sciences Faculty Leadership Award
Congratulations to Margit Tavits, the Dr. William Taussig Professor in Arts and Sciences, who will receive the 2023 Arts & Sciences Faculty Leadership Award to recognize the exceptional service she has given to Arts & Sciences and Washington University throughout the years.
Welcoming Betsy Sinclair as new Chair and Clarissa Hayward as new Associate Chair of Political Science
This month, Betsy Sinclair begins her term as Chair of Political Science and Clarissa Hayward begins as Associate Chair.
Taylor Carlson receives 2023 PolNet Best Book Award for "What Goes Without Saying"
Congratulations to Taylor Carlson for winning with 2023 PolNet Best Book Award for "What Goes Without Saying: Navigating Political Discussion in America", co-authored with Jaime Settle of the College of William and Mary!
Steven S. Smith awarded the 2023 Barbara Sinclair Lecture
The award honors achievement in promoting understanding of the U.S. Congress and legislative politics.
Irene Gerrish selected for 23-24 APSA Diversity Fellowship Program
Irene Gerrish, a rising second year PhD student, was one of eighteen spring program recipients.
Margit Tavits receives Robert E. Lane Award for Voicing Politics
Margit Tavits and Efrén Pérez have been selected as the winners of the Robert E. Lane Award for their book Voicing Politics: How Language Shapes Public Opinion.
Department of Political Science hosts WUSTEPS, a new summer pipeline program
Department of Political Science hosts WUSTEPS, a new summer pipeline program.
TRIADS announces recipients of seed grant funding
Congratulations to David Carter, Dino Christenson, Matthew Gabel, Jacob Montgomery, and Betsy Sinclair on receiving seed grants from the Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Sciences!
Noémi Neidorff pledges to establish endowed professorship in Arts & Sciences
Noémi Neidorff, a longtime benefactor of Washington University in St. Louis and other cultural and educational institutions locally and beyond, has made a $3 million pledge to the university to endow the new Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professorship in Arts & Sciences.
Ben Noble received the Presidents and Executive Politics Award for Best Graduate Paper
"How Presidents Persuade Facts, Feelings, and the Language of Presidential Power" has been selected as the Presidents and Executive Politics Best Graduate Paper for 2023