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In the Media

USA Today: The mystery of mass shooting motives: What if we never learn why?

Aug. 16, 2019

(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted)


Voice of America: Biden still leads Democratic pack despite doubts

Aug. 15, 2019

(Vanessa Beasley, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, quoted)


New York Times: ‘Huddled Masses’ in statue of liberty poem are European, Trump official says

Aug. 14, 2019

(Paul Kramer, Associate Professor of History, quoted)


Mirage News: Behavioral science models can help identify greenest dietary changes

Aug. 10, 2019

(Jonathan Gilligan, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law, research highlighted)


U.S. News & World Report: Trump’s strategy: Distract, divert, repeat

Aug. 9, 2019

(Vanessa Beasley, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, quoted)



Vox: Billionaire Trump donor explains he’s in it for the tax cuts, not the racism

Aug. 8, 2019

(Larry Bartels, May Werthan Shayne Professor of Public Policy and Social Science, research highlighted)


PBS Newshour: Why mental illness can’t predict mass shootings

Aug. 7, 2019

(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted)


Science News: How pieces of live human brain are helping scientists map nerve cells

Aug. 7, 2019

(Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Associate Professor of Psychology, quoted)


Washington Post: After a weekend of mass shootings, Democrats are cursing inaction on guns — literally

Aug. 6, 2019

(Vanessa Beasley, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, quoted)