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

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...
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...
traffic ticket

Member Spotlight: Peter Jones Helps Change Alabama's System of Fines and Fees

“I don't think we could have gotten the bill over the finish line without [Jones’s] contribution.” - Leah Nelson, Research Director at Alabama...
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...
Marijuana

4 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on Marijuana Pardon

Today President Biden announced that he is pardoning all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. For reporters covering what many consider to...