University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty played a part in two Washington Post stories in June. The articles were among 30-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, students, centers and programs during the month.
Kate Lyons, biological sciences, was interviewed for a June 3 Science article on a new study suggesting that the woolly rhinoceros went extinct about 10,000 years ago due to a combination of climate change and human hunting. “The really important part of what they’re showing is the role of habitat fragmentation in the extinction of species,” she said. “That is, in my opinion, the main thing that humans do today that is going to make it really hard to save a lot of species.”
Ari Kohen, political science, director of the Harris Center for Judaic Studies, was interviewed for a June 26 Associated Press article on Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signaling for the state’s winner-take-all elections to be addressed in an upcoming special session on property tax relief. Kohen noted that Pillen had not campaigned on or even publicly discussed the winner-take-all issue until loyalists to former President Donald Trump called for it. The article was picked up by ABC News, Breitbart, the Daily Mail, MSN, Newsday, the Washington Times, Yahoo! News and 30-plus other media outlets.
Kevin Smith, political science, was the featured guest on the June 27 episode of RadioMD’s HER podcast for women. He discussed his research on the impact of politics on mental health.
