Faculty and Staff

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Prof. Victor Menaldo and Grad Nicolas Wittstock in The Seattle Times, "Innovation inequality and the 2024 election: A deep-rooted divide"
August 13, 2024
Aseem Prakash
Prof. Aseem Prakash Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences!
August 2, 2024
Climate WA
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Is Washington’s Climate Commitment Act In Trouble?"
August 1, 2024
Prof. Aseem Prakash in The Seattle Times, "One-fifth of WA households will be eligible for $200 off electricity bills"
July 30, 2024
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in The Seattle Times, "Where do WA’s candidates for governor stand on climate change?"
July 24, 2024
Prof. Aseem Prakash on AP News, "In Washington state, Inslee’s final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law"
July 23, 2024
Trump-Vance
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Will Trump 2.0 Hinder Climate Progress?"
July 22, 2024
Prof. Scott Lemieux Quoted in The Seattle Times, "WA politicians, residents react to Trump rally shooting"
July 15, 2024
Prof. James D. Long on KIRO News site, "UW professor analyzes how shooting of former President Trump could impact political environment"
July 15, 2024
Prime Air
Prof. Aseem Prakash in The Seattle Times, "Amazon’s renewable energy purchases lead to 3% drop in carbon emissions"
July 11, 2024
Tip jar
Prof. Anthony Gill Quoted in The Economist, "Is America approaching peak tip?"
July 3, 2024
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Paris Olympics: Should Rich Countries Use Air Conditioners?"
July 1, 2024
Prof. Aseem Prakash on KOMO News site, "Western Washington voters share biggest issues they want addressed by candidates in debate"
June 28, 2024
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Climate Betrayal Or Climate Leadership? New York’s Congestion Pricing And Congressional Politics"
June 17, 2024
Aseem Prakash
Prof. Aseem Prakash Awarded the APSA Excellence in Mentoring and Ranked as One of the Best Scientists in Political Science
May 30, 2024
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Climate Policy: A Glass Half-Full Or Half-Empty?"
May 20, 2024
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Nature, "The value of unrealistic targets: why some climate activists are unwilling to abandon the 1.5 °C target"
April 29, 2024
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "The Rise And Fall Of ESG"
April 23, 2024
Prof. Victor Menaldo
Prof. Victor Menaldo in The Washington Post, "Before Trump, here’s how some other countries prosecuted their ex-leaders"
April 16, 2024
Professor Aseem Prakash on Forbes: "Eras Forests Could Offset Taylor Swift’s Carbon Footprint"
February 26, 2024
James Long
Prof. James Long in The Conversation, "Trump is no Navalny, and prosecution in a democracy is a lot different than persecution in Putin’s Russia"
February 22, 2024
Professor Aseem Prakash quoted in The Washington Post: "A state pollution tax raised $2 billion. Can it survive the backlash?"
February 6, 2024
Professor Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Presidential Elections And Biden’s Gas Export Pause"
February 6, 2024
 Professor Aseem Prakash on Forbes: "Managing Public Views Of Decarbonization, Cold Waves, And Blackouts"
January 30, 2024
Prof. Aseem Prakash in The Regulatory Review, "Rural Backlash Could Impede Climate Ambition"
January 22, 2024
James Long
Prof. James D. Long on the Iowa Caucus Results and Significance
January 16, 2024
Professor Mark Alan Smith in the KUOW article "Why didn't more Washingtonians vote in the 2023 election?"
January 8, 2024
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Taylor Swift And Other Jet-Setters Can Send A Climate Message"
January 2, 2024
kusile power plant
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Could Climate Aid Avoid Development Aid’s Implementation Problems?"
December 4, 2023
Prof. Anthony Gill Featured in The New York Times Article on Tipping, "Welcome to the New Economics of Tipping"
November 16, 2023
New Delhi air
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Is Politics Causing Delhi Air Pollution And Climate Policy Slowdown?"
November 13, 2023
Citizens from Ghana waiting in line to vote
Prof. James D. Long noted in UW Arts&Sci Perspectives, "Voting in Emerging Democracies, Despite the Challenges"
November 2, 2023
Prof. Michael McCann
Professor Emeritus Michael McCann chosen for the 2024 American Bar Foundation Fellows "Outstanding Scholar Award"
November 1, 2023
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Pope Francis And Climate Change: Does Morality Play A Role In Climate Policy"
October 9, 2023
Aseem Prakash
Prof. Aseem Prakash selected as Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
October 4, 2023
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Climate Clashes With Labor: UAW Strike Reveals ESG Problems"
September 19, 2023
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Vandalizing Museums, Disrupting The Burning Man, And Climate Activism"
September 5, 2023
The Social Origins of Electoral Participation in Emerging Democracies
Prof. James D. Long's new book, "The Social Origins of Electoral Participation in Emerging Democracies"
August 9, 2023
Profs.  Menaldo and Long in The Conversation, "Could Trump turn his politics of grievance into a get-out-of-jail card?"
August 4, 2023
Prof. Victor Menaldo quoted on NPR, "The White House and big tech companies release commitments on managing AI"
August 4, 2023
Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Who Is A Climate Leader? Amazon’s 2022 Sustainability Report"
July 24, 2023
Profs. Long and Menaldo in The Seattle Times, "How have prosecutions of foreign leaders turned out? It’s complicated "
July 5, 2023
Prof. Anthony Gill in American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), "Why Do We Rescue When All Hope Is Lost?"
July 3, 2023
Prof. Aseem Prakash on Forbes: "Biden And Modi Talked About China But Not About Climate"
June 26, 2023
Prof. Aseem Prakash on the NPR, "Is Biden a Good Climate President?"
June 22, 2023
Prof. Aseem Prakash on Forbes, "Should Air Pollution In New York And Washington D.C. Trigger A Climate Emergency?"
June 20, 2023
Prof. Aseem Prakash on Forbes, "The Ukraine Invasion Reveals How National Security, International Trade, And Climate Change Are Connected"
May 30, 2023
Prof. Anthony Gill in AIER, "A Sick (Pay) Policy that Redefines Work"
May 26, 2023
Professor Aseem Prakash joins NPR The Indicator Podcast for "President Biden: Climate champion or fossil fuel friend?"
May 9, 2023
Watch on YouTube: Spring 2023 Faculty Panel, May 1st: “From Globalization to Deglobalization?”
May 3, 2023