December 7, 2022
The election cycle seems to endlessly churn in a divided political sphere; and now that the 2022 mid-terms are over experts begin to weigh in on the 2024 races. One senate race of particular interest will be the potential re-election of Ohio Senator Sharrod Brown, says UC political scientist David Niven.
November 2, 2022
Do all those political mailers in your mailbox make a difference? UC political scientist Brian Calfano says it's not likely to sway voters, but it's a campaign tradition that doesn't seem to want to die out.
March 22, 2023
A proposed Ohio senate bill is viewed as a complete overhaul of higher education, according to media. Legislation is not typically as all encompassing as this bill, says David Niven, an associate professor of public and international affairs.
February 14, 2023
What's flying overhead has U.S. citizens perplexed, as the U.S. government keeps information about the spy balloon and other objects that were shot down close to the cuff. Two political scientists at UC's School of Public and International Affairs say that you can't show your cards when it comes to cyber capabilities.
January 17, 2023
What an NFL player does both on and off the field can affect them financially, says an article in The Guardian. For example, players who protest can see a cut in salary, according to a research study by David Niven, an associate professor in UC's School of Public and International Affairs.
January 11, 2023
On Jan. 11, 2023 the FAA's communications system called NOTAM failed, causing an air grounding of all U.S. aircraft. The two most likely culprits were a glitch in technology or a cyber attack. Prior to determining it was human error, UC cyber-security expert Gregory Winger spoke to WCPO about digital vulnerability.
August 24, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy might be a novice politician, but he is not a novice public speaker, says UC's David Niven. In an interview with Fox 19, Niven explains that Ramaswamy's experience in the corporate world would likely give him confidence on the debate stage.
July 19, 2023
David Niven gave commentary to The Columbus Dispatch with regard to Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D). The editorial lauds Russo as a stellar politician who would have a better chance in rising through the political ranks in any other state, due to the Republican stronghold in Ohio politics.
July 28, 2023
A 2023 coup in Niger seemed to take diplomats by surprise, but political scientist Alex Thurston says there were red flags that went unnoticed. Thurston, an associate professor in UC’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), studies Islam and politics in northwest Africa, with a focus on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
August 14, 2023
Whenever there is a question pertaining to Ohio politics, media are quick to seek out the opinion of David Niven, a political science researcher and associate professor in UC’s School for Public and International Affairs. In the days leading up to, and after the failure of Ohio's Issue 1, Niven weighed in with local media outlets.