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Meet WashU’s Lego professor, a political scientist using animation to teach civics

10.16.25

Dan Butler’s stop-motion videos turn pop culture into lessons on the U.S. government for high school students.

Letter from the Director of Undergraduate Studies - Summer 2025

10.10.25

Post-Doc Matthew Ribar Publishes Paper in American Political Science Review

10.2.25

The paper, Ribar's job market paper, focuses on the impact of local politics and national land regimes on titles for agricultural land in Africa.

Jacob Montgomery Co-Authors New Article with Former WashU Post-Doc

10.1.25

The article, published in Political Science Research and Methods, contributes to the growing literature advocating for transparency and rigor in applying machine learning methods within computational social sciences.

Political Science Faculty Chosen for Inaugural Teaching Innovation Showcase

9.30.25 | Inside ArtSci

The showcase will be a dynamic event where faculty make 3-minute lightning pitches about teaching innovations for undergraduate or graduate students that deliver a transformational learning experience for students and faculty alike.

Shiran Victoria Shen Receives 2025 World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance

9.17.25

The award recognizes research that assesses pathways to achieve measurable but as-yet unrealized gains in overall environmental performance, in particular to reduce consumption and waste.

Jacob Montgomery Co-Authors New Article for Journal of Experimental Political Science

9.17.25

The article looks at how the public perceives digital political ads and how policymakers and social platforms can work to regulate such ads.

Matthew Ribar Receives Best Graduate Student Paper Award from the African Politics Conference Group

9.16.25

The article, part of his PhD dissertation, looks at why formal land titles are so rare in sub-Saharan Africa.

Daniel Butler Receives NSF Grant for State Politics Project

9.15.25

The project looks to create a first of its kind database of US governor State of the State addresses.

Letter from the Associate Chair - Summer '25

9.10.25

Letter from the Director of Graduate Studies - Summer '25

9.10.25

Timm Betz Publishes New Article in International Organization

9.9.25

The article looks at how corporations can receive more governmental privileges by developing stronger links to the domestic economy.