College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences. Find links to a number of recent stories below.

"How racist and sexist was Survivor? A new study has answers"
Reality Blurred, Feb. 7, 2023
Associate Professor Erin O'Mara Kunz, Psychology

"State of the Union address"
WHIO-TV 7, Feb. 7, 2023
Associate professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"Study: 15 million people live under threat of glacial floods"
The Associated Press, Feb. 7, 2023
Professor Umesh Haritashya, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences

"Influential donor network takes aim at Trump's bid for 2024 Republican nomination"
The National Desk, Feb. 6, 2023
Associate professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken postpones visit to China"
CHCH-TV (Canada), Feb. 5, 2023
Chair Grant Neeley, Department of Political Science

"Cincinnati, Dayton leaders look for ways to address national surge in antisemitism"
Spectrum News 1, Jan. 31, 2023
Professor Miriamne Krummel, Department of English
Visiting Assistant Professor Paul Morrow, Human Rights Center

"Statehouse efforts to avoid partisan gridlock hit obstacles"
The Hill, Jan. 31, 2023
Associate Professor Nancy Martorano Miller, Department of Political Science

"Are hydrogen-powered cars viable in the Miami Valley?"
WDTN-TV 2 (Dayton), Jan. 30, 2023
Director Bob Brecha, Sustainability Studies Program

"What’s effective altruism? A philosopher explains"
The Conversation, Jan. 26, 2023
Lecturer Jacob Bauer, Department of Philosophy

"The status of Russia's war in Ukraine"
CHCH-TV (Canada), Jan. 25, 2023
Associate Professor Jaro Bilocerkowycz, Department of Political Science

"The world’s longest flight spent more than two months in the air"
CNN, Jan. 24, 2023
Professor Janet Bednarek, Department of History

"Upcoming symposium aims to address injustice in Dayton, inspire change"
Dayton Daily News, Jan. 20, 2023
Professor Leslie Picca, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

"Democracies don’t just bounce back after dictatorships – Argentina’s Oscar contender shows what justice afterward looks like"
The Conversation, Jan. 20, 2023
Assistant Professor Carlos Gardeazabal Bravo, Department of Global Languages and Culture

"The FAA is struggling. Who can save it?"
Vox, Jan. 19, 2023
Professor Janet Bednarek, Department of History

"Kellyanne Conway gives Trump the harsh reality about 2024 race"
Newsweek, Jan. 16, 2023
Associate professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"Sherrod Brown's Senate reelection bid a test of Ohio's swing state status"
The National Desk, Jan. 16, 2023
Associate professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

"2022’s billion-dollar disasters: Climate change helped make it US’s 3rd most expensive year on record"
The Conversation, Jan. 11, 2023
Chair Shuang-Ye Wu, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences

"John Bolton's chances of beating Trump in 2024 for GOP nomination"
Newsweek, Jan. 9, 2023
Associate professor Christopher Devine, Department of Political Science

Top of page (l-r), top row: Erin O'Mara Kunz, Christopher Devine, Umesh Haritashya, Grant Neeley, Miriamne Krummel, Paul Morrow, Nancy Martorano Miller. Bottom row: Bob Brecha, Janet Bednarek, Carlos Gardeazabal Bravo, Leslie Picca, Jaro Bilocerkowycz, Shuang-Ye Wu, Jacob Bauer.