Laura Woodney (physics and astronomy) discusses the findings of a team she led regarding centaurs, icy bodies flying through space, and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the Iranian foreign minister’s comments regarding the U.S. presidential election.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article looking back at the Mother Emanuel AME Church tragedy, as well as numerous articles reporting on the potential for election-related unrest and violence.
Jason Burke (chemistry and biochemistry) has received a research grant from the National Institutes of Health and Brian Levin (criminal justice) discussed a variety of topics related to extremism.
Kaitlyn Creasy (philosophy) was interviewed for an article about how the pandemic and the election are affecting people’s optimism, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the potential for violence by extremists related to the election.
Meredith Conroy (political science) discussed the weaponization of masculinity in the 2020 presidential election, and Kevin Grisham (geography and environmental studies) was interviewed about the influence of President Trump’s rhetoric on extremists, and about the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Brian Levin (criminal justice), David Yaghoubian (history) and Anthony Silard (public administration) shared their expertise in recent news coverage.
Claudia Davis (nursing), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Sara Callori (physics) were included in recent news coverage.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed by news media to share his perspective on the arrest of a group of 13 suspected terrorists who authorities say had plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Meredith Conroy (political science) participated in a politics chat on the FiveThirtyEight website in advance of the Oct. 7 vice presidential debate, and Brian Levin (criminal justices) was interviewed about the psychology behind people joining extremist groups and movements.