<div dir="ltr"> Greetings, everyone!<div><br></div><div>The department will be hosting Prof. Margaret "Molly" Roberts from UCSD on Monday, <b>November 3rd</b>. Her research
works at the intersection of political methodology and the politics of information, with a substantive focus on censorship and propaganda in China. Her website can be viewed <a href="https://margaretroberts.net/">HERE</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>She will be presenting her project, "Propaganda or Party? TikTok's Algorithm and Pro-China Messaging." For more information, see the attached <b>flyer</b>. There will be no manuscript for this talk.</div><div><br></div><div>The department will be hosting a lunch at <i>The Stable </i>with Prof. Roberts at 1:30 PM for a small group of graduate students. If you are interested in attending lunch (<b><i>free food</i></b>), please respond directly to this email. We have space for <b><i>one more student</i></b>.</div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me or Prof. Carreras (<a href="mailto:carreras@ucr.edu">carreras@ucr.edu</a>).</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,<br>Donald Zarate</div></div>