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Richard Brody

Richard Brody, leader in the fields of political persuasion and public opinion in politics, dies at 90

Brody, professor emeritus of political science, in Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences, pioneered the analysis of policy voting, contributing methodological innovations to the field that examines how and when voters act in accord with…

Jens Hainmueller

Jens Hainmueller wins the 2020 Miller Prize

This year the Miller Prize goes to the article "How Much Should We Trust Estimates from Multiplicative Interaction Models: Simple Tools to Improve Empirical Practice," by Jens Hainmueller, Jonathan Mummolo, and Yiqing Xu.

Yiqing Xu wins the 2020 Miller Prize

This year the Miller Prize goes to the article "How Much Should We Trust Estimates from Multiplicative Interaction Models: Simple Tools to Improve Empirical Practice," by Jens Hainmueller, Jonathan Mummolo, and Yiqing Xu.

Jeremy Weinstein

Stanford Impact Labs forges partnerships to tackle social problems

“There is an enormous disconnect between those who generate scientific knowledge about social problems and the users of that knowledge,” [Weinstein] said. “We have a unique opportunity to close that gap.”

Lucius J. Barker, Stanford University political scientist who broke racial barriers in academia, has died at 92

Lucius J. Barker, a political scientist who broke through racial barriers to become a leader in constitutional law, civil liberties and African American politics, died in his Northern California home on June 21 of complications due to Alzheimer’s…