James Druckman, Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science, has published over 100 articles and book chapters spanning topics such as political science, economics, psychology, and much more. In his research, Druckman analyzes how normal people make decisions about political...
When COVID-19 struck in March 2020, Northwestern University political scientist James Druckman and a small group of social scientists from Harvard, Northeastern and Rutgers discussed navigating COVID’s impact on their work and lives. When California became the first state to...
A recent national survey conducted by the COVID States Project, a collaborative research effort including Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern, and Rutgers universities, revealed that only 8% of nearly 25,000 Americans surveyed were able to correctly identify all false political claims presented...
A recent survey of American adults conducted by researchers from the COVID States Project found that almost half of respondents reported being infected with COVID-19 at least once, with 35% saying they have tested positive more than once. The survey...
A new study revealed that depolarization initiatives do not affect anti-democratic attitudes. The Strengthening Democracy Project, a team of social scientists from Northwestern and three other universities, surveyed 8,000 partisans who were randomly assigned to interventions designed to reduce affective...
A national poll recently found that FDA-approved anti-viral therapies Paxlovid and Molnupiravir are not popular among Americans, despite their effectiveness against the COVID-19 virus. According to the survey, only 11% of infected individuals had been prescribed with the antiviral therapy. The...
A consortium of researchers from Northwestern, Northeastern, Harvard and Rutgers universities recently conducted a survey of 24,414 individuals to find out if recent state policies aligned with the views of their citizens. The national poll, published by the COVID State...
A recent poll conducted by the COVID States Project found a significant disparity among information sources between parents with and without vaccinated children. The survey included two distinct question types (list selection and open-ended questions) and was distributed around the country...
A national poll finds that nearly half (47%) of previously vaccinated respondents are booster hesitant or resistant, showing only a modest change in conviction, even after the World Health Organization recently (WHO) announced the risk posed by the rapidly spreading omicron variant. “This...
Weinberg College community members recently were in the media, sharing their expertise. View the articles below. Long before movies and screens, Chicago went nuts for something called cycloramas Chicago Tribune 10/19 The Chicago History Museum cyclorama is a small stunner and is accompanied...
