Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ – August 17, 2026 — TThe Ramos Research Institute (RRI) is proud to announce its Fall 2026 intern cohort, a nationally diverse group of 19 undergraduate students selected from a highly competitive applicant pool. This cohort will support a robust slate of research projects examining democracy, civic engagement, media literacy and other important topics and questions facing democratic society. The Fall 2026 cohort brings together stud

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ – July 29, 2026 — The Ramos Research Institute (RRI) is proud to announce updates to its research team with the addition of eight new Junior Research Associates, and the promotions of Allison Labutin from Junior Research Associate to Research Associate, and McKinley Coontz and Molly Williams from interns to members of the Operations Team. This new group of individuals strengthens RRI’s growing community of researchers to support the I

The Ramos Research Institute (RRI) will expand its international research engagement through its 2026 International Residency in Warsaw, Poland. The residency will take place at the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies (PSCD) under the framework of the Youth Democracy Network Residency Program.

RRI is proud to announce significant updates to its research team as it continues to grow and tackle critical issues in public policy.

RRI is proud to announce the promotion of Josephine Hall to the position of Junior Researcher for the upcoming academic year.

RRI is pleased to announce the promotion of three outstanding Research Assistants to the position of Junior Researcher.

The Ramos Research Institute (RRI) is pleased to announce that Nafisa Ruponty has been appointed as the new Director of Public Relations.