Christopher Lucas Receives Emerging Scholar Award from Society for Political Methodology
The award honors "a young researcher, within ten years of their degree, who is making notable contributions to the field of political methodology."
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Arts & Sciences welcomes new students
The College of Arts & Sciences and the Office of Graduate Studies welcomed more than 1,500 new students during orientation events the week of August 17.
WashU Political Science Faculty Receive Multiple Section Awards from APSA
The awards are "an effort to bring attention to exceptional scholarship. Currently there are more than 100 such awards honoring dissertations, papers, articles, books and career achievement."
PhD Candidate Zhaozhi Li Receives 2026 Ruth B. Mandel Dissertation Research Award
Li is one of only four scholars selected nationally for the award that provides $2,000 towards dissertation research.
WashU builds momentum through AI initiative
Lead by the work of Betsy Sinclair, Vice Provost for Innovation and Chair of Political Science, and Nathan Jacobs, Vice Provost for AI, WashU is committed to providing students, faculty and staff with the knowledge and tools to engage with artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly in academics, research and operations.
Diana Z. O'Brien Interviewed in The 19th About Dr. Erica Schwartz's Nomination as the First Black Woman to Lead the CDC
"Experts say women and people of color are often tapped to lead during crises. Erica Schwartz inherits a CDC reshaped by political battles over science and vaccines."
Michael Strawbridge Interviewed by St. Louis Post Dispatch About Missouri Primary Election Outcomes
Strawbridge was asked about the impact of State Sen. Angela Mosely campaign on the campaign of fellow State Sen. Brian Williams in the race for St. Louis County Executive.
Betsy Sinclair Publishes New Article on AI and Misinformation in Royal Society Open Science
Michael Strawbridge Featured on Nine PBS Discussing Missouri's District 1 Democratic Primary
Elaine Yao Receives the Best Article by a Non-Tenure Track Scholar Award from Formal Theory Section of APSA
This Best Article by a Non-Tenure Scholar Award is "given to the author(s) of the best paper published in 2025 by a non-tenured scholar. To be eligible for this award, an article must have been published during 2025 and the recipient must not have tenure on the date the article is first published on a journal’s website."
Xiaoyan Qiu Receives Outstanding Article Award from International History and Politics Section of APSA
The Outstanding Article Award recognizes "exceptional peer-reviewed journal articles representing the mission of the International History and Politics Section of the APSA, including innovative work that brings new light to events and processes in international politics, encourages interdisciplinary conversations between political scientists and historians, and advances historiographical methods."
Michael Strawbridge Receives Best Paper Award from Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section of APSA
The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.