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The President’s Social Sciences Speaker Series: Professor Michael McDonald

October 15, 2020 at 11:45 am - 12:45 pm

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Join President Kent Fuchs to hear a presentation and participate in a Q&A with Political Science Professor and @ElectProject leader Michael McDonald. Professor McDonald will discuss his work tracking early voting activity in the 2020 presidential election. A record number of people have already voted early. Who are they — and what does it mean for who will be president?

mcdonaldProfessor McDonald, who focuses on elections and voter turnout, is closely tracking early voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election through his @ElectProject. He is a co-principal investigator on the Public Mapping Project, co-authored Numerical Issues in Statistical Computing for the Social Scientist and has published research articles in dozens of academic journals. He has worked as a media consultant to the Associated PressABC, and NBC and published opinion articles in The Washington PostUSA TodayPolitico and other media.

Free and open to any UF student, but space is limited.

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Date:
October 15, 2020
Time:
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
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