Features

Interview

Researcher-Reporter Relationships: Q&A with Jules Boykoff and Melissa Chan

On April 10, Emmy-nominated freelance journalist Melissa Chan and media savvy SSN member Dr. Jules Boykoff joined us for a Q&A focused on researcher...
Newspapers

Talking to a Reporter, Featuring Newsweek Journalist Nick Mordowanec

On March 14, Newsweek political reporter Nick Mordowanec joined us for a Q&A focused on what reporters look for in interviews with researchers. Here...
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...
Supreme Court

4 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on SCOTUS Social Media Cases

Tomorrow the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing two cases – O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed – both focused on whether individuals...
Courthouse

4 Experts Available for Analysis on Supreme Court Student Debt Cases

Today the Supreme Court is set to hear two cases dealing with the Biden Administration's one-time student loan forgiveness initiative. Biden v...
Supreme Court

6 Experts Available For Analysis On Supreme Court Social Media Cases

On February 21st and 22nd, the Supreme Court is hearing two cases with important implications for social media, digital speech, and Section 230 -...
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...
waste water

Member Spotlight: Two Different Perspectives, One Impactful OpEd

What do a sociologist and an engineer have in common? For professors Michael Haedicke and Jean MacRae , who study environmental pollutants from...
Classroom

New Member Spotlight: Andrew Pendola On Solving the Teacher Shortage

“Teachers do not leave the classroom because of low salary; they leave because they feel undervalued. They do not leave because of the students; they...
College campus

New Member Spotlight: Lara Perez-Felkner Tackles Inequality in STEM Education

“In order to best support STEM students, and especially, to help underserved students thrive in these programs and open the door for high-paying...