WPSU, along with other Pennsylvania public radio stations, will host a live call-in show with Gov. Tom Wolf at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, on WPSU-FM. The public can submit questions in advance of the show or call in during the show to ask a question.
WPSU will air interviews on May 9 and 14 with Marc Friedenberg and Fred Keller — the candidates running in a special election to fill the vacated seat for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. The special election will be held on May 21.
WPSU will air a series of interviews featuring the Democratic and Republican candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in three central Pennsylvania districts beginning Oct. 11.
Dictatorships, especially ones that are led by a sole dictator, may seem like risky places for investments. But, sole dictatorships — or personalist dictators — receive significantly more foreign investments in certain industries than other political regimes. Penn State researchers say that the ability to monopolize markets may make companies believe their investments are worth the risks. They also suggest that bribes and gifts are likely involved in establishing those political relationships.
Storytelling may boost the persuasive power of political ads, according to researchers.
WPSU Penn State will provide special primary election night coverage beginning at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, on WPSU-FM and online at wpsu.org.
Candidates seeking to secure their parties’ nominations for Pennsylvania U.S. congressional races will speak to WPSU-FM reporters and have their interviews air during “Morning Edition” on WPSU-FM throughout April and May. The interviews will air at 5:50 a.m. and 7:50 a.m. and will be available the same day of airing on wpsu.org/radio.
Penn State psychologists say that presidential candidates can use the same words, but can mean something completely different. They say the gap between words and meaning has never been this big — and that this gap is growing. They used computer algorithms to examine how presidential candidates' used words together — word association — in speeches and debates since 1999 to help determine the meaning of those words in the minds of the candidates. The researchers were also able to use algorithms to predict a person's political leanings and party affiliation based on their word associations.
The president of the United States can have a profound impact on funding for scientific research. Susannah Gal, associate dean for research and outreach at Penn State Harrisburg, knows this from her years as program officer for the National Science Foundation, where she walked past a portrait of the president every day.
Peter Lusch, assistant professor of graphic design, will give a lecture titled “Resident Registrants: Informing Student Voters Through the Power of Design” at 1 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium at the Palmer Museum of Art. Sponsored by the Borland Project Space, the free lecture will address the role of graphic design in politics, elections and voter engagement and turnout.
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs will host a pre-election panel from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Olmsted Building's Gallery Lounge on campus. The panelists will discuss topics related to immigration, leadership capacity, minimum wage and racial issues within policing. The discussion will be moderated by Anne Douds, lecturer in criminal justice.
Dean A. Strang, best know as one of Steven Avery's defense attorneys in the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer," discusses the inadequacies of the American justice system at 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium at Penn State Berks. Due to the popularity of the "Making a Murderer" documentary, tickets are required for both presentations.
Rep. Glenn Thompson, the Republican incumbent who represents Pennsylvania’s fifth congressional district, and Democrat challenger Kerith Strano Taylor will debate at Penn State's WPSU studios on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and pre-registration is required.
When Penn State students head to the polls for this November’s presidential election, they will be more informed about their choices thanks to a new app created by researchers in the College of Information Sciences and Technology.
The Penn State Berks Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS) degree program presents "Trump Didn’t Start the Fire: The Story of Racialized Campaigning in U.S. Politics," a discussion lead by two scholars from The Race Project that explores the relationship between race and political communication in our current presidential election, at 12:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, in room 5 of the Luerssen Building, Penn State Berks. This event is free and open to the public.
