Reed in the News
October 9, 2018
Georgia’s motor-voter drive boosts eligible balloters who lean democratic
In a push by Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, Georgia increased its registered voters by 15 percent. Deal is in a closely contested reelection bid and his voter initiative has resulted in enlisting more traditionally democratic leaning voters into the rolls. Reed Prof. of Political Science Paul Gronke talks about how many new voters went to the polls after a similar registration effort in Oregon.
October 9, 2018
Why it will take more than basic recycling to cut back on plastic
The work of Bio. Prof. Jay Mellies and his mentee Morgan Vague'18 to isolate strains of bacteria that degrade PET plastic was included by PBS Newshour as a reason for optimism in an otherwise alarming story about plastic in the environment.
October 4, 2018
The Ivy League is the problem
In his option piece for The Week, Ryan Cooper '08 asks if it's healthy for the American democracy for all nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices to be graduates of either Harvard or Yale.
October 2, 2018
Expert explains the science of accurate memories
Daniel Reisberg is the Patricia and Clifford Lunneborg Professor of Psychology at Reed College. He is often called as an expert witness in court cases to talk about memory. KGW asked Prof. Reisberg about memory and testimony in the wake of the Kavanaugh hearings.
October 3, 2018
