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Smullen discusses Trump-Putin meeting on WAER
Bill Smullen, director of the National Security Studies program, was interviewed for the WAER segment "Syracuse National Security Expert says Tougher Tone Needed Against Putin After Missed Opportunity." Smullen says President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Putin was a missed opportunity and caused damage that could impact this and other countries.

Taylor's The Code of Putinism reviewed in Wall Street Journal
"Four American presidents--Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now Donald Trump--have since tried to fathom his [Putin] intentions and respond to his domestic and foreign-policy moves," writes Joshua Rubenstien. "They would all have benefited--or could benefit today--from "The Code of Putinism." Rubenstein reviewed Brian Taylor's latest book in the Wall Street Journal.

Study by Rosenthal featured in CityLab article on vertical economy
"The vertical city: Rent gradients, spatial structure, and agglomeration economies," co-authored by Stuart Rosenthal, was published in the Journal of Urban Economics. The study examines the organization of economic activity in our increasingly vertical cities and is featured in the CityLab article "Cities and the Vertical Economy."

Lovely discusses US-China tariffs in AP, Atlantic, Wash Post, WSJ
"This is really taking it up one gigantic notch," Mary Lovely told the Associated Press. "I do think it may be a bridge too far." Lovely spoke with the Associated Press, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post about the latest in the U.S.-China trade war.

Green article on harvesting rain, hurricanes published in Conversation
Cecilia Green and co-author Farah Nibbs suggest that rainwater harvesting could be deployed across the Caribbean to improve communities’ access to water both after storms and in everyday life. Their article "Harvesting rain could help Caribbean countries keep the water on after hurricanes" was published in the Conversation.

Michelmore publishes study on union stability, couples with children
"Cross-National Comparisons of Union Stability in Cohabiting and Married Families With Children," co-authored by Katherine Michelmore, was published in Demography. The article provides a rich, descriptive account of union instability in the U.S. compared with seven European countries and focuses on the stability of couples who have had a child together, who arguably have the most at stake in staying together.

Banks discusses Strzok testimony on Bloomberg radio
William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, was interviewed for the Bloomberg radio segment "Strzok Threatened with Contempt Citation in Hearing." Banks discusses embattled FBI agent Peter Strzok’s Thursday testimony before a joint hearing of the House Judiciary and Government Oversight Panels.

Maxwell’s Schwartz and team secure DOE grant to study school choice
The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to establish the first national research center to study how different approaches to school choice, such as voucher programs and charter schools, can better serve disadvantaged students.

Taylor weighs in on Trump-Putin summit in NY Times, Spectrum, WAER
"The whole press conference was Trump repeatedly scoring own goals with the ball that Putin had given him," Brian Taylor told the New York Times, adding, "Putin must’ve been extremely happy." Taylor spoke with several media outlets about President Trump's meeting with President Putin.

Elizabeth Cohen quoted in PolitiFact article on ICE, border control
Elizabeth Cohen was interviewed for the PolitiFact article "GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Leah Vukmir's Pants on Fire claim about Mark Pocan proposal to abolish ICE." "Customs and Border Protection is responsible for enforcement at the border and 100 miles in from any point on the border of the U.S., land and water. Eliminating ICE would not eliminate CBP or enforcement at the border," says Cohen.

Burman weighs in on fitness tax break in Wall Street Journal
Leonard Burman was interviewed for the Wall Street Journal article "House Panel Passes Tax Break for Gym Memberships, Exercise Classes." "Every principle of tax policy is violated by this," says Burman. "It’s not at all clear that it would have any effect on overall health of the population or that it’s a particularly effective way to make people healthy."

Bybee featured in Watertown Daily Times article on SCOTUS nominee
Keith Bybee, professor of political science, was interviewed for the Watertown Daily Times article "New York congressional representatives respond to Supreme Court nomination along party lines." "He’s no Kennedy," Bybee says of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. "To the extent Kavanaugh disagrees with Kennedy ... you’ll see the court change."

Lovely discusses US-China tariffs with AP, CBS, Consumer Reports, NYT
"The biggest price hikes may be seen among these lower-priced products, and the effect of that will hit people toward the lower end of the income distribution more," Mary Lovely told Consumer Reports. She spoke with multiple news outlets about the trade war between the United States and China.

Gadarian quoted in NY Times article on gender gap in voting
"One of the things that I think that women are responding to in this current political moment is both a realization of past wrongs and the real threat of a loss of status," says Shana Gadarian. She was interviewed for the New York Times article "What Happens if the Gender Gap Becomes a Gender Chasm?"

Keck weighs in on SCOTUS nominee on Capitol Pressroom, WAER
Tom Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, was interviewed on WCNY's Capitol Pressroom and WAER about President Trump's Supreme Court justice nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Keck says the nomination of Kavanaugh is part of a "generation-long effort to stack the Supreme Court."

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