KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Political Science is working with Buffalo County Community Partners to improve the health of area residents. The Kearney-based nonprofit hired the UNK department to conduct its 2018 adult behavioral risk factor survey. Buffalo County Community Partners and its partner agencies use results from the survey to create a clear picture of the changes in physical and behavioral health in the county, measure the success of coalitions, … [Read more...]
Bracewell honored for sex wars, anti-pornography feminism article
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Lorna Bracewell has been recognized by the American Political Science Association for having the nation’s best research paper on feminist political theory. An assistant professor of political science, Bracewell received the Okin-Young Award for her 2016 article “Beyond Barnard: Liberalism, Anti-pornography Feminism and the Sex Wars.” She was the top recipient in the Women and Politics Research … [Read more...]
Kearney State alumna Karen Kilgarin to lecture at political science event
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Karen Kilgarin, director of public affairs and communications for the Nebraska State Education Association, will give the George W. Norris Lecture at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Political Science Scholar Recognition Banquet. The event is at 6 p.m. Thursday (April 21) at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center at 211 Second Ave. in Kearney. Elected in 1980 at age 23, Kilgarin is the youngest woman to have served as … [Read more...]
UNK talk presents two perspectives on Palestinian-Israeli conflict
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – A Christian-Palestinian and a Jewish Rabbi will discuss the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Oct. 28. The event, which is open to the public, will be at 7 p.m. in Copeland Hall Room 142. Rizek Abusharr and Rabbi Brant Rosen aim to educate the public about the consequences of Israeli-American policies on Palestinians and Israelis. They will also provide a glimpse of what the future may look like … [Read more...]
UNK political science class registers 204 student voters
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Students from a University of Nebraska at Kearney political science class recently encouraged over 200 students on campus to register to vote. Students from the Democracy as a Political Idea class set up booths in the Nebraskan Student Union and Wellness Center on Sept. 23 and asked students to become registered voters. As a result of the effort, 204 UNK students registered to vote. “If we can get them to start the habit of voting now, it … [Read more...]
