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Career connects family history, research interests for Maxwell alum
Alexei Abrahams ’08 BA (Econ), a member of both the Renée Crown University Honors Program and the inaugural class of Coronat Scholars, is a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton and a consultant for the World Bank. Looking back, he sees a clear line from his family history to his career as an economist studying the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Yinger selected as APPAM's 2017 Steven D. Gold Award recipient
The award recognizes a person who has made a significant contribution to public financial management in the field of intergovernmental relations and state and local finance and is given annually by the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM).

Monmonier talks about his approach to maps on PolicyViz podcast
Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, discusses his approach to maps and how to avoid data distortions with geographic data on a recent PolicyViz podcast.

Reeher weighs in on role of traditional political parties on WRVO
According to Grant Reeher, the Democratic and Republican parties are becoming more polarized. "What that means is that, if someone has an allegiance or even a leaning toward one of the two parties, their voting has become much more rigid along those lines," he says. Listen to the interview, "Are political parties still relevant in 2017?," on WRVO.

Pralle discusses flood mapping on Marketplace
Sarah Pralle was interviewed on Marketplace for the segment "Why flood maps may not include areas that actually flood." "So one problem is the maps are based on historical data, they're static maps," says Pralle. "They don't take into account future development scenarios and future weather-related scenarios having to do with climate change."

Sammies honor outstanding federal employees, innovative solutions
Maxwell alumna Emily Simonson '15 MPA/IR was part of the winning Urban Waters team led by director Surabhi Shah, which created public-private partnerships to clean and revive urban waterways and their surrounding lands. For their efforts, the team received the People’s Choice Award.

Reeher comments on Trump's Asia trip in Washington Examiner
Grant Reeher was interviewed for the Washington Examiner article, "Trump's Asia trip could force answers to North Korea questions." Reeher says Trump's high-profile trip will provide "both upside and downside opportunities" for the embattled president.

Karas Montez paper on state policy, mortality trends published in AJPH
Jennifer Karas Montez, Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar of Aging Studies, explores the importance of state policy contexts in understanding macro-level mortality trends in her editorial "Deregulation, Devolution, and State Preemption Laws’ Impact on US Mortality Trends," published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Maxwell School, CSIS partner on Executive IR degree in Washington, DC
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) are pleased to announce a new partnership to launch an Executive Master's in International Relations degree program in Washington, D.C., beginning in 2018.

Boroujerdi quoted in The Guardian on Iran's revolutionary guard
Mehrzad Boroujerdi was interviewed for The Guardian article, "'It's become a monster': is Iran's revolutionary guard a terror group?" "Before the war the IRGC militiamen were nothing more than bodyguards to the clerics," says Boroujerdi. "Their performance in the war gave them a seat at the proverbial power table."

Pralle comments on flood mapping in Houston Chronicle
Sarah Pralle was quoted in the Houston Chronicle article, "System rigged against homeowners when it comes to floods." "Officials are concerned about the financial burden on individual property owners, but also worry about decreased property values and increased restrictions on development," says Pralle.

Perreault lectures in Mexico as Elisée Reclus Chair
Professor of Geography Thomas Perreault earlier this month was a visiting scholar with the Elisée Reclus Chair at the Colegio de Michoacán in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico, as well as the Centro de Investigacion y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social in Mexico City.

Upcoming ICT Training Sessions in October
You can view a full description of the training sessions by clicking this link: ICT Training Sessions, and then clicking a training session link.

O'Keefe quoted in USA Today article on National Space Council
Sean O'Keefe was interviewed for the USA Today article, "4 ways Indiana is really spacey — as in NASA and astronauts." O'Keefe says Vice President Mike Pence, who served as the 50th Governor of Indiana, is one reason the space council has been reconstituted.

Nabatchi awarded 2017 Sharon M. Pickett Award by the ACR
Tina Nabatchi has been awarded the 2017 Sharon M. Pickett Award by the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) for her book Collaborative Governance Regimes (Georgetown University Press, 2015), co-authored with Kirk Emerson. The award recognizes contributions to environmental and public policy issues.

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Misremembrance of Things Past: Cooperation between Russia and the US Despite Conflicting Narratives

341 Eggers Hall

Oct

19

Arabic Language Table - MES

352 Eggers

Oct

20

Spanish Language Table - PLACA

306B Eggers Hall

Oct

20

Hindi-Urdu Language Table - SAC

352 Eggers

Oct

20

Brown Bag Sessions - Gladys McCormick and Corri Zoli - Maxwell Citizenship Initiative

341 Eggers Hall

Oct

20

Cold War Revival? with General Michael Hayden

220 Eggers Hall

Oct

20

Geography Colloquium: Bridging the Gap: Integrating Critical Human and Physical Geography

Eggers 018

Oct

20

Russian Language Table - CES

306B Eggers Hall

Oct

20

German Language Table - CES

352 Eggers

Oct

23

Yang Liang - Job Creation and Job Destruction: The Effect of Trade Shocks on US Employment - TDPE

112 Eggers Hall

Oct

24

Designing Coercive Institutions in Postconflict Settings, with Erica de Bruin

Global Collaboratory (Eggers 060)

Oct

24

Peer to Peer: Challenges and Reflections of Postwar Development in Sri Lanka

204 Maxwell Hall

Oct

24

Turkish Classical Music Concert featuring: Hasan Isakkut & His Orchestra - TSA

Jabberwocky Café – Schine Student Center

Oct

25

Economics presents: Shoshana Grossbard

112 Eggers Hall

Oct

25

Conversations in Conflict Studies- The Syrian Civil War and Western Intervention: 1606-1607

400A Eggers Hall

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