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Nov. 1: Political context of ugly elections discussed

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University faculty Cornell Clayton and Travis Ridout will talk about “The Worst Election Ever? Putting ugly and negative campaigns in context” at noon Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Bryan Hall 308, as part of the Foley Institute coffee and politics series. Pizza and pop will be served.

Vaccine skeptics aren’t swayed by emotional scare tactics

By Darin Watkins, Edward R. Murrow College of Communicaton PULLMAN, Wash. – On the heels of a nationwide measles outbreak comes a report that campaigns aimed at scaring people about the consequences of non-vaccination might not be as effective as many think. An upcoming article in the journal Communication Research challenges the popular assumption that […]

Campaign 2014 report: A surge in ‘dark money’

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – With the midterm election seven weeks away, outside interest groups are pumping a record amount of anonymous “dark money” into television political ads, according to a Washington State University researcher who tracks national campaign advertising.

John Gardner named new VP for development

By Kathy Barnard, University Communications PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd announced this morning the appointment of John Gardner as new vice president for development and CEO of the WSU Foundation. Gardner will assume his new responsibilities effective July 1.

50 business leaders kick off Applied Sciences campaign

SPOKANE — More than 50 prominent business leaders gathered Nov. 17 at the Davenport Hotel for a fundraising breakfast in support of WSU’s Applied Sciences Laboratory, a Spokane-based contract research organization that will undertake a broad range of applied research projects for government agencies and private corporations.Part of the Institute for Shock Physics, the Applied Sciences […]

The 2004 Presidential Campaign Ad Wars

The Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University is sponsoring a public lecture on “Early Lessons from the 2004 Presidential Campaign Ad Wars” Thursday, April 22. The lecture will be given by Ken Goldstein, associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Director of the […]