Please welcome Drs. Jooho Lee and Manoj
Shrestha to the department.
The Public Affairs Research Bureau has
been renamed. It is now the James A.
and Louise McClure Center for Public
Policy Research. Please email Terry Starkey (tstarkey1@mindspring.com)
for more information or if you
have any questions
Dr. Sandra Reineke will present a
conference paper at the 28th Annual
Gender Studies Symposium at Lewis and
Clark College in Portland, OR, on
05.1309. Her paper is entitled "Does My
Body Belong To Me? Women's Rights,
Assisted Reproductive Technologies,
International Reproductive Tourism, and
the Case of German Biomedical Policies"
Dr. Sandra Reineke has been invited to
deliver a public talk for the Gender
Research Group at the Christian-Albrechts
Universität in Kiel, Germany, on 06.23.09
The annual James A. McClure Lectures
on Science and Public Policy presents Dr. Lester M. Crawford,
Commissioner of the FDA, speaking on the topic of "The Interaction of Science
and Policy to Enhance Food Safety and Security." Dr. Crawford's lecture will be
delivered Thursday, September 29th at 7:00 pm in the Administration Auditorium.
For additional event information, contact Professor
Patrick Wilson.
Congratulations to Political Science major Paige Allen, winner of the College
of Arts and Sciences Lindley Award for 2004-2005! The Lindley Award is given
annually to the best graduating student in the College and we couldn't be more
proud of Paige. Paige was also the winner of the Department's 2004-2005 Pi
Sigma Alpha award with her excellent paper on presidential use of the 'bully
pulpit.'
Congratulations to Political Science major Gina Baldwin who is the recipient of
the Willis E. Sullivan III Memorial Study Abroad Scholarship to study abroad in
France during the academic year 2005-2006. Gina is also working with Professor
Brandon Rottinghaus on an academic journal article titled "Voting Behind Bars:
Practices of Criminal Incarceration and Enfranchisement" that is currently
under review.
The Bureau of
Public Affairs Research sponsored a panel discussion on the nomination
and confirmation of Judge John Roberts to the United States Supreme Court on
September 8th. The panelists discussed a wide range of political and legal
issues associated with the possible confirmation of Judge Roberts to the high
court and will entertain questions. Panelists included: Don Crowley, Professor
of Political Science; Richard Seamon, Associate Professor of Law; Russell
Miller, Associate Professor of Law; Brandon Rottinghaus, Assistant Professor of
Political Science.
Professors Don Crowley and Brandon Rottinghaus were invited to write guest
editorial columns for the Idaho Statesman's special discussion on President
Bush's push to promote his privatization policy for Social Security. Find a
copy of Professor Crowley's article
here and Professor Rottinghaus's article
here.
Professors Don Crowley and Patrick Wilson both participated in the 2004 Annual
Conference of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association in
Portland. Dr. Crowley participated in a roundtable discussion on the
Supreme Court and Dr. Wilson presented a paper titled "Forward to the
Past: State Governments, the ESA and Delisted Species."
Professor Lisa Carlson presented a paper (co-authored with Raymond Dacey)
titled "Sequential Analysis of Deterrence Games and the 2003 U.S.-Iraq War" at
the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in
Chicago, Illinois.
