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NEWS & EVENTS


UH PROFESSORS ANALYZE THE 2024 ELECTION

Professors Jeronimo Cortina and Brandon Rottinghaus break down the election
results, and take questions from the audience, in this final webinar in our
series on the 2024 election.


UH PROFESSORS DISCUSS STATE AND LOCAL RACES

As part of the 2024 webinar series on the Presidential Election, UH Professors
Jennifer Clark and Boris Shor discussed important races OTHER than the race for
U.S. President.


UH PROFESSORS DISCUSS THE MOOD OF THE ELECTORATE

In the most recent webinar about the 2024 Presidential election, Political
Science faculty members Cole, Littlepage, and Ollerenshaw discussed historical
precedents and the mood of the country.


PROFESSOR JERONIMO CORTINA AWARDED NIH GRANT

Associate Professor Jeronimo Cortina was just awarded a $525K NIH grant to study
housing instability and its effects on mental health.


UH PROFESSORS ANALYZE US PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

UH POLS Professors Jason Casellas and Michael Kistner break down the recent
Presidential debate as part of the POLS Webinar series on the Presidential
election. Click HERE to view the webinar.


GRADUATE STUDENT NAOMI NUBIN RECEIVES FELLOWSHIPS

In Fall 2023, Nubin was awarded a PhD dissertation fellowship from the Mercatus
center located at George Mason University. In addition to her fellowship at GMU,
she was also awarded the 2023 Jo Ann Robinson Gibson Dissertation Award. This
award was granted from the Association for the study of Black women in politics,
and this competitive award is only granted to one individual per year,
nationally.


GRADUATE STUDENTS POSTER SESSION

The PSGSA hosted a poster session event for graduate students giving them the
opportunity to present the research they had been conducting in their classes.
Throughout the event, students obtained feedback about their research from
faculty and fellow students. The event was held May 8th from 3PM- 5PM at The UH
Student Center South Multipurpose Room. 


GRADUATE STUDENT APARAJITA DATTA RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP

Congratulations to Aparajita Datta, a PhD candidate in the political science
department, who recently received the Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology
Policy Graduate Fellowship Program fellowship. This 12-week fellowship takes
place at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
in Washington, DC, where participants learn about science and technology policy
and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation.


PROFESSOR BRANDON ROTTINGHAUS WINS THE COLLEGE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AWARD

Congratulations to Professor Brandon Rottinghaus, who has won the College
Distinguished Professor Award


ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LIBBY JENKE WILL BE VISITING FACULTY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Libby Jenke, who will be a Visiting
Faculty in the Department of Government at Harvard University for next semester.


IN MEMORIAM OF DONALD LUTZ

The department honors the memory of emeritus professor Donald Lutz, who passed
away in January 2024. You can find a link to his full obituary
here: http://www.dignitymemorial.com/ 

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WHAT YOU CAN GET OUT OF A POLITICAL SCIENCE DEGREE AT UH


COOGS IN PUBLIC OFFICE


ODUS EVBAGHARU – COOGS IN PUBLIC OFFICE

Odus Evbagharu, Chair of the Harris County Democratic Party
UH Political Science BA, 2018
Interviewed by Professor Jeffrey Church


BRIDGETTE SMITH-LAWSON – COOGS IN PUBLIC OFFICE

Bridgette Smith-Lawson, Fort Bend County Attorney
UH Political Science BA, 2000
Interviewed by Professor Cyrus Contractor


ALFRED BENNETT – COOGS IN PUBLIC OFFICE

Judge Alfred Bennett, United States District Judge, Southern District of Texas
UH Political Science B.S., 1988
Interviewed by Professor Lydia Tiede


CAROL ALVARADO – COOGS IN PUBLIC OFFICE

Carol Alvarado, TX State Senator, District 6
UH Political Science BA
Interviewed by Professor Jason Casellas


JAMES WHITE – COOGS IN PUBLIC OFFICE

James White, State Representative, TX House District 19
UH Political Science Ph.D., 2012
Interviewed by Professor Brandon Rottinghaus


SEAN SKIPWORTH – COOGS IN PUBLIC OFFICE

Sean Skipworth, Mayor, City of Dickinson, TX
UH Political Science M.A., 2008
Interviewed by Professor Jeffrey Church


DYLAN OSBORNE – COOGS IN PUBLIC OFFICE

Dylan Osborne, Harris County Treasurer
UHD Political Science B.A., UH MPA
Interviewed by Professor Elizabeth Simas
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WEBINARS WITH FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS


FMC HENRY BONILLA (R-TX) AND NICK LAMPSON (D-TX)


FMC JIM GERLACH (R-PA) AND CHARLIE GONZALEZ (D-TX)

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