March 10, 2023

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In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Prof. Jack Pitney assessed the chances of a Republican candidate winning the open California U.S. Senate seat. “It’s possible we could have political and demographic changes in years to come, but at least for the next couple election cycles, it’s very difficult to see how a Republican can win a Senate race in California,” he said.

Prof. Ran Libeskind-Hadas

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Prof. Ran Libeskind-Hadas has been elected vice chair of the Computing Research Association, which represents the computer science research community in North America, and more than 250 universities, colleges, industrial research labs, and other organizations in the U.S. and Canada. Libeskind-Hadas, who is the inaugural chair for the Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences, is the first faculty member from an undergraduate institution to serve on the executive council of the board.

Feb. 18, 2023

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The Daily Beast interviewed Prof. Jack Pitney about President Joe Biden’s re-election strategy focusing on economic benefits. “Tangible benefits are what people like Joe Biden do,” Pitney said. “He’s an old-fashioned lunch bucket liberal delivering real benefits to real people, and the people who benefit are not just marginalized groups. Everybody uses roads and bridges. He’s playing to strength.”