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Narcan

Opiod-overdose 'miracle drug' faces $56M in cuts

The Trump administration has proposed terminating a $56 million annual grant program that distributes naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, and trains emergency responders to administer the drug in the case of opioid overdoses. It's believed to have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. We asked two UCR...

By Iqbal Pittalwala and John Warren | May 1, 2025 | Health
Donald Trump with executive order

Two months into new administration, what the polls say

Much has happened in the two-plus months since Donald Trump reclaimed the presidency, with a start-and-stop trade war, cuts to federal research funding, and uncertainty re. the U.S. role in the Ukraine-Russia war. We asked polling and survey expert Andy Crosby, a UCR School of Public Policy professor, to weigh...

By John Warren | April 9, 2025 | Social Science / Education
stock market

Economist assesses tariff impacts on stock market, trade

President Donald Trump's implementations and threats of tariffs have created stock market instability, driving talk of a possible recession. We asked Jana Grittersová, a UC Riverside economist and associate professor of political science, to characterize the mindset of investors, and the relevance of various economic indicators. She is a former...

By John Warren | March 24, 2025 | Social Science / Education
U.S. Constitution

Seeking to define a 'constitutional crisis'

The dynamics of the court case involving the deportation of 300 Venezuelan immigrants are fast-moving. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg is weighing whether the Trump administration violated his instructions when it allowed two planes with the immigrants on board to continue to a detention center in El Salvador. Many...

By John Warren | March 20, 2025 | Social Science / Education
1720 Ukraine

Imperial Russia scholar: The danger of Ukraine myths

As the Trump administration reimagines the United States' posture in the three-year-old Russia-Ukraine war, the scholarship of leading imperial Russia scholar and UCR Professor Georg Michels takes on renewed relevance. Michels, a Harvard-trained scholar in Early Modern Russian and Ukrainian History, is currently working on a new book project about...

By UCR News | February 20, 2025 | Social Science / Education
Donald Trump with executive order

Sifting substance from 'flash' in executive orders

Immediately after his inauguration, Donald Trump signed dozens of executive orders. Some, such as his pardon of about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, took effect immediately. The path forward for many other orders is less certain. We asked Nicholas Napolio, a UC Riverside political scientist and expert on presidential powers, to...

By John Warren | January 22, 2025 | Social Science / Education
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Were the 2024 election polls wrong? UCR expert weighs in

Most political polls for the 2024 presidential election saw a close race in the electoral college, and a resounding popular-vote victory for Democrat Kamala Harris. Trump won the electoral college 312 to 226, and the popular vote by more than three million votes. We asked polling and survey expert Andy...

By John Warren | November 13, 2024 | Social Science / Education
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Battleground states straw poll gives Harris the edge

Surveyed professors at UC Riverside predict Kamala Harris will prevail in five of seven battleground states, according to a straw poll conducted by UCR’s news team beginning October 25. The poll considered the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The email survey was conducted...

By John Warren | October 30, 2024 | Social Science / Education
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Uncertainty as Nov. 5 election looms: ‘Too close to call’

UCR expert Andy Crosby says the polls show swing states divided between Harris and Trump, but within the margin of error.

By UCR News | October 23, 2024 | Social Science / Education
abortion prop-con protesters

Q&A: 10 states face abortion rights initiatives

Shaun Bowler, professor of political science, and Andy Crosby, an assistant professor of teaching in the School of Public Policy, weigh in on how the plethora of state abortion rights initiatives may affect the presidential election.

By David Danelski | September 18, 2024 | Social Science / Education, Experts
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Is there a silver bullet among presidential predictions?

A polling surge following Kamala Harris's rise to the top of the Democratic ticket, and after the Democratic National Convention, has cooled, according to national presidential polls. Meanwhile, the "13 Keys" prognosticator has weighed in, predicting a Harris win. We asked UC Riverside polling and surveys expert Andy Crosby from...

By John Warren | September 10, 2024 | Social Science / Education
2024 elections- UC Riverside experts on gender, reproductive rights, politics, and the now infamous 'childless cat ladies' reference. (Illustration by UCR/Robert Almanzar)

The 2024 elections: gender and reproductive rights

Prior to the Sept. 10 presidential debate, UC Riverside faculty weigh in on various topics including the now-infamous ‘childless cat ladies’ reference.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | September 3, 2024 | Social Science / Education
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Polling expert draws early conclusions from Harris vs. Trump

A couple weeks back, the 2024 presidential race was upended by the decision of President Joe Biden not to seek reelection. Since, political pundits have scrambled to assess the new Harris-Trump dynamic.

By John Warren | July 30, 2024 | Social Science / Education
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Pundits: French, British elections carry lessons for U.S.

Recent elections in France and the United Kingdom held some surprises and — political scientists say — some lessons for the political parties in the U.S. UK voters ousted the Conservative party in favor of center-left Labour, and French voters, apparently spooked by their initial steps toward the right, voted...

By John Warren | July 10, 2024 | Social Science / Education
Polling expert Andy Crosby

Til November, he's the world's most interesting man

Andy Crosby is the guy you want at your dinner party in the next few months. With about six months until "Decision 2024," he's elbows deep in presidential polls, scouring their methodology, debunking them when necessary. Crosby, who is an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, became immersed...

By John Warren | May 22, 2024 | Social Science / Education
Trump and higher education

What if he wins? Higher ed and a second Trump presidency

In a recent column in The Chronicle of Higher Education, which was subsequently referenced in a New York Times column, UCR Professor Steve Brint considered the ramifications for higher education of a second Donald Trump presidency. Brint is a distinguished professor of sociology and public policy, and author of the...

By John Warren | March 20, 2024 | University, Social Science / Education
U.S. Constitution

Civil War provision applies to Trump candidacy, expert agrees

A journal article forthcoming from the University of Pennsylvania Law Review from two conservative constitutional law experts asserts that Donald Trump's attempts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 presidential election disqualify him from running for president. They cite the 14th Amendment, section three, which was adopted post-Civil War following...

By John Warren | August 23, 2023 | Social Science / Education
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Should Congress treat insurrectionists as the Romans did?

The political divide that led to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection on the Capitol building has been perpetuated in discourse over how to properly address the role of legislators who may have been involved. On the Jan. 6 anniversary of the insurrection, Michele Salzman, a UC Riverside history professor, published...

By John Warren | January 13, 2022 | Social Science / Education
facemask

'Love thy neighbor, mask up'

Both religious and patriotic messages helped persuade white evangelicals to wear masks to protect against COVID-19. The lessons may carry over to vaccine messaging.

By John Warren | May 12, 2021 | Social Science / Education, Health
Gavin Newsom

UCR poll: 'If it's Trump vs. Newsom, Newsom wins'

A poll of UC Riverside social sciences professors holds that Gov. Gavin Newsom should prevail in the current recall effort against him. Two committees, RescueCalifornia.org and RecallGavin2020.com, have launched efforts to gain 1.5 million signatures to put a Newsom recall on the ballot. The deadline for submitting signatures is March...

By John Warren | March 17, 2021 | Social Science / Education
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