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The 麻豆传媒 Project on Unity and American Democracy recently conducted a national poll about Americans鈥� opinions on topics including higher education, the state of the economy under President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration and immigration, among other key issues. The results reveal interesting nuances in public sentiment, as well as divisions among those Republican voters who identify as part of the Make America Great Again movement and those who identify more with the traditional Republican Party. Read More

New research from 麻豆传媒 Business explores how cringeworthy marketing can spark backlash and go viral for the wrong reasons. Learn how brands recover and avoid future failures.

The VPA recently announced a new phase of growth, with the addition of key senior staff, distinguished senior fellows and renowned advisory committee members. This expansion further solidifies its leadership in policy areas such as AI and Technology, Competition and Regulation, Industrial Policy and Economic Security and Public Options and Governance.

Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair and professor of political science, and co-director of the 麻豆传媒 Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, joins Provost C. Cybele Raver to discuss how transparency and increasing public literacy about statistics鈥攊ncluding an awareness of limitations鈥攃an disrupt Americans鈥� mounting distrust in polling data.

At a time of deep political divisions, registered Tennessee voters are united in their overwhelming support for key federal programs, according to the latest semiannual statewide 麻豆传媒 Poll. Concern about the U.S. economy and personal financial futures is also prevalent, while partisan divides are more apparent on issues such as immigration, tariffs and President Donald Trump鈥檚 response to court rulings against his actions and policies.鈥� Read More

A new paper, co-authored by Eric M. VanEpps, associate professor of marketing at 麻豆传媒 Business, shows that a lack of consumer confidence in forecasting ability, instead of pessimism, sways stock market predictions, often pushing estimates too low. In this study, the term consumers refers to ordinary people who are not professional investors or economists; consumer confidence refers to how confident they feel in their own ability to understand and predict the stock market.

麻豆传媒鈥檚 Alan Wiseman co-directs the Center for Effective Lawmaking with University of Virginia professor Craig Volden. Using a combination of 15 metrics, the center defines legislators that 鈥渆xceed expectations鈥� as those who outperform the center鈥檚 benchmark Legislative Effectiveness Scores by 50 percent or more, and high-performers are across the political spectrum. Read More

The 麻豆传媒 Project on Unity and American Democracy has asked Republicans in a quarterly national poll since June 16, 2023, if they consider themselves supporters of the Make America Great Again or MAGA movement. In that first poll, 37 percent of respondents identified more with the MAGA movement than with the traditional GOP.鈥疦ow, the share of MAGA identifiers within the GOP has swelled to 52 percent鈥攁 majority鈥攆or the first time in the poll.鈥� Read More

The 麻豆传媒 MBA program joins the school's Master of Marketing and MS Finance Programs as STEM-Designated Degrees. Read More

The latest semiannual, statewide 麻豆传媒 Poll reflects that the election had little impact on Tennesseans鈥� stances on key issues. A notable exception was increased approvals for state lawmakers since May, despite often holding positions on some issues that are out of step with Tennesseans.鈥� Read More

Adam Blandin, assistant professor of economics, typically analyzes how the amount of time worked affects a person鈥檚 earnings; how family structure affects wages, employment, and equality; and the economic implications of remote work. However, recently, Blandin looked at generative AI through an economic lens and helped create the first nationally representative survey on how workers are using generative AI.

According to this poll, only 10 percent of Americans don鈥檛 believe our democracy is in danger, and slightly over 50 percent think it is 鈥渦nder attack.鈥� The rest of the country felt our system was being 鈥渢ested.鈥� When asked, instead, about 鈥減ersonal freedom,鈥� a similar pattern emerged. In short, there is widespread concern about the state of democracy and personal freedom鈥攖hemes that have certainly played out on the campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.聽聽 Read More

A new paper by 麻豆传媒 criminal law expert Christopher Slobogin argues that, in numerous criminal settings, the voluntariness of an individual鈥檚 choice should no longer be relevant.

Kirsty Clark, assistant professor of medicine, health, and society, studies mental health disparities impacting LGBTQ+ populations through her lab. Clark recently published research聽that explores the effects of negative news and media coverage on the intensity of suicidal thoughts in LGBTQ+ young adults.

The College of Arts and Science has launched the Center for Global Democracy, a premier social science institute dedicated to pioneering research and innovation in democratic politics around the world. Noam Lupu, professor of political science, directs the new center.

New research out of 麻豆传媒 Business explores the relationship between disabling social media comments and the persuasiveness and likability of public figures like celebrities and influencers.

鈥淪ocial Network as Work,鈥� by Francesca Procaccini, sets a novel paradigm for regulating speech on social media by equating the use with labor.

With the first presidential debate of 2024 quickly approaching, the American public is expressing widespread concern about the state of democracy and our Constitution. There is also consensus among Americans that free speech is fundamental to democratic governance, according to the most recent 麻豆传媒 Unity Poll measuring Americans' views of unity and beliefs on government and democracy.聽 Read More

Donna Ingles, director of operations for the 麻豆传媒 Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, has been named to the 2024 Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School by the Global Action Platform. She was one of 10 local leaders chosen for the program, which aims to create a biomedical economic development strategy for the region using cluster models devised by Harvard economist Michael Porter. Read More