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Rural Midwest

New Member Spotlight: L.J. McElravy Advocates for Compromise in Nebraska

SSN is excited to welcome L.J. McElravy, an associate professor of leadership at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, as the 1900th member to join the...
Abortion rights

3 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on Ohio Abortion Rights Ballot Measure

Abortion is on the ballot tomorrow in Ohio. If the ballot measure passes, it would protect the right to abortion up through fetal viability—or about...
Supreme Court

5 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on SCOTUS Gun Case

On November 7th, the United States Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in United States v. Rahimi. This case will decide whether a federal law...
White House

New Member Spotlight: Niki vonLockette Builds Relationships at White House Event

The core of the Scholars Strategy Network’s mission is helping researchers connect and build relationships with policymakers, civic leaders, and the...
us census

Member Spotlight: Neda Maghbouleh on Improving the U.S. Census

“ At the American Medical Association, we are working to refine our data systems to include Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a separate...
Transgender flag

7 Experts for Timely Analysis of Bills Targeting Transgender People

This year, an increasing number of states across the country are considering bills that target transgender people - from restricting access to health...
Female doctor sitting with female patient

New Member Spotlight: Earl Smith on Concussion Care for Victims of Domestic Violence

“Conceptualizing health care, especially in the emergency department, as a site of primary intervention in intimate partner violence would save lives...
Utah

Chapter Spotlight: For Utah SSN, a Deep and Fast-Paced Dive into Policy

“We had an idea of some of the bills that were going to come up. We wanted to figure out how to get people prepared to engage in a way that might be...
College campus

New Member Spotlight: Roy Chan on Improving Free College Programs

“Tuition-free programs must remain accessible and affordable for all types of students and should be designed with a promise to reduce the national...
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3 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on SCOTUS LGBTQ Rights Case

Today the Supreme Court is hearing 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis , a case concerning a web designer who objected to working with same-sex couples on...