Tag: Political Science
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Prof. Aaron Weinschenk quoted in WPR story about election results
This year’s election for Secretary of State, the tightest statewide race in Wisconsin, was still too close to call as of Wednesday afternoon. Longtime Democratic incumbent Doug La Follette narrowly leads state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, R-Clinton. In unofficial vote totals updated at 2:12 p.m. Wednesday, La Follette had 48.3 percent of the vote compared to Loudenbeck’s…
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Prof. Weinschenk appointed to second term on Green Bay Ethics Board
Professor Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) was recently appointed to a second term on the City of Green Bay Ethics Board. Weinschenk will serve for three more years until 2025. The Ethics Board oversees and enforces the Ethics Code of the City of Green Bay. They also investigate any complaints related to the Ethics Code.
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Election pollsters looking to rebound with 2022 predictions | NBC26 Green Bay
GREEN BAY — Each election cycle, political polls offer a chance at a snapshot in time of where a race might stand if voting happened that day. After the 2016 election saw several polling misses in Wisconsin from the presidential race to the senate election, more attention is being paid to how these polls are…
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UW-Green Bay faculty, students, and staff attend fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
On Wednesday, Oct. 20, a group of UW-Green Bay faculty, students, and staff attended the Gather for Good fundraiser, which benefitted Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. The group was sponsored by Sara Bruesewitz, UW-Green Bay class 2012 and current Children’s Hospital of WI Director of Events of Engagement, while the event itself was organized by current UW-Green…
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Professors Helpap and Weinschenk present to Chamber of Manitowoc County
Political Science professors, David Helpap and Aaron Weinschenk recently delivered a presentation on the midterm elections to the Chamber of Manitowoc County. Their presentation discussed the current political landscape, campaign issues and strategies, and polls and forecasts. The two UW-Green Bay professors also spent time discussing some of the possible consequences of the election for…
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Prof. Weinschenk publishes in Social Psychological and Personality Science
Professor Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) recently had an article accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. The paper is entitled “Parental Transmission and the importance of the (non-causal) effects of education on political engagement: Missing the forest for the trees,” and is co-authored with colleagues from Aarhus University (Denmark), the University of…
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Tim Michels pledges to divest from company if elected, but questions remain over potential conflicts | Chippewa Herald
Feat. UW-Green Bay Prof. Emeritus Kraft As the co-owner of Michels Corp., Republican Tim Michels has made his successful business — which has grown from a few hundred employees to more than 8,000 — a primary talking point in his campaign for governor. If he succeeds in unseating Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Nov. 8,…
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Prof. Coen publishes study on refugee policy and Afghan resettlement
UW-Green Bay Associate Professor of Political Science and Public & Environmental Affairs, Alise Coen has published a new study on U.S. refugee policy and the resettlement of Afghan evacuees. The study draws on an original discourse dataset of public statements by 188 U.S. domestic leaders, including members of Congress, Trump and Biden administration officials, governors, state…
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Political Science students and faculty share perspectives on upcoming elections
UW-Green Bay Political Science and Public Administration students Maria Aldana, Allison Geerdts, and Connor Tenor shared their perspectives on political polarization and improving participation in the upcoming midterm elections during Monday night’s Common CAHSS panel on “Overcoming Isolation: Improving Engagement in the Midterm Elections”. Alongside the students were Political Science, Public & Environmental Affairs professors Alise Coen,…
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Second Global Studies Roundtable Discussion on Friday, October 21
Please join us for our second discussion this semester on Friday, Oct. 21, 1:30-3 p.m. Our own professor Liz Wheat (Public and Environmental Affairs and Political Science) will discuss and answer questions about Domestic and Global Politics of Climate Change. The ideological divide in the United States on the subject of climate change has impeded progress…