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a vial labelled "COVID-19 Vaccine" sits on a table against a yellow backdrop

Jul 21, 2023

How Partisan Politics Could Help Public Health

A new study suggests partisan politics can be used to encourage the public to get vaccinated. Political science professor and co-author Steve Greene discusses their findings. 

The 1911 building on the Court of North Carolina.

Apr 21, 2023

MPA Faculty Spotlight: Jerrell Coggburn

MPA director and professor of public administration Jarrell Coggburn shares about his time at NC State and what led him to his current position. 

Feb 20, 2023

SPIA to Host Wildfire Simulation Competition

MPA students will take part in the NASPAA Wildfire Simulation Competition. Twelve universities, including NC State, from around the world will host this event. 

cover of "Movers and Stayers"

May 12, 2022

Professor Irwin Morris Honored with V.O. Key Award

"Movers & Stayers" earns the 2022 V.O. Key Award for the best book on Southern politics. 

Professor James Brunet

Mar 24, 2022

Associate Professor James R. Brunet Recognized for Outstanding Faculty Engagement

SPIA professor selected to receive NC State’s 2021 Outstanding Engagement Award for his work developing the next generation of police leaders in North Carolina. 

Oct 30, 2018

Dr. James Zink Publication

Department of Political Science associate professor Dr. James Zink and co-author Dr. Michelle Schwarze (UW-Madison) recently published their article, "James Wilson's Science of Politics and the Moral Psychology of American Constitutionalism" in the fall issues of American Political Thought: A Journal of Ideas, Institutions, and Culture. 

Jun 24, 2018

Americans Love Families. American Policies Don’t.

NC State political scientist Steve Greene spoke with the New York Times about the disconnect between the reverence politicians and voters have for families and the policies they enact. 

Jun 21, 2018

Trump’s Plan to Reshuffle Government Strikes Familiar Notes

President Donald Trump has proposed reorganizing parts of the federal government in ways that sound very familiar to those who follow U.S. science policy, including NC State social scientist Jennifer Kuzma, who directs the Genetic Engineering and Society Center. Science Magazine asked her to comment. 

Jun 20, 2018

Advocates Rally in Opposition to Border Separation Policy

NC State political scientist Steve Greene discusses with ABC-11 News some of the political implications involved with the United States' policies of separating children from their parents at the nation's border. 

Jun 20, 2018

Why Research Methods Matter

Research methods matter, especially in the government and nonprofit sectors, where an estimated 40 percent of the nation’s economic resources are devoted to the pursuit of quality of life gains. NC State Public Administration scholar RaJade Berry-James and co-author Susan Gooden's new book addresses the essential skills needed for real world decision-making and evaluation.