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Perry Singleton publishes study on OSHA inspections, worker safety
"The Effect of Workplace Inspections on Worker Safety," co-authored by Perry Singleton and Ling Li '18 PhD (Econ), was published in the ILR Review. The authors estimate the effect of inspections on worker safety by exploiting a feature of OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting plan and find that effects are most evident in manufacturing and less evident in health services.

Banks reviews the Mueller Report on KPCC radio
William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, was recently a guest on KPCC's Air Talk radio show for the segment titled "DOJ releases redacted Mueller report to the public."

Veterans in Politics initiative featured in Wash Times, ConnectingVets
The new Veterans in Politics program, designed to help veterans and military family members who aspire to public office or another form of a political career, was featured in the Washington Times and ConnectingVets.com.

Herrick article on the Notre Dame cathedral published in The Hill
"Notre Dame was never static. It has always been a dynamic monument that changes in response to changing needs, tastes and circumstances," writes Samantha Herrick, associate professor of history. "This process will now continue." Herrick's article, "Notre Dame's long history of adapting to changing times," was published in The Hill.

INSCT welcomes five national security experts as Distinguished Fellows
The Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) — a collaboration between the Syracuse University College of Law and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs — has added five senior national security experts to its academic and advisory leadership team.

Qualitative Data Repository granted award from NSF
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted its fourth major award since 2011 to support the Qualitative Data Repository (QDR). The repository is hosted by the Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry, which is affiliated with the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, a unit of the Maxwell School. The initial award is for $505,730, and the grant is expected to total $1,667,886.

Bifulco, Schwegman research accountability‐driven school closures
"Who Benefits from Accountability‐Driven School Closure? Evidence from New York City," co-authored by Robert Bifulco and PhD student David Schwegman, was published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Herrick discusses Notre Dame with Architectural Digest, NPR, Wash Post
Samantha Herrick spoke with Architectural Digest, NPR, and the Washington Post about the fire at the Notre Dame cathedral. Notre Dame was perhaps the iconic Gothic aspiration, she told the Washington Post. "A lot of features of this church, while not unique, were new at the time," she said. "Stained glass was new. Flying buttresses were new. Gothic architecture itself was new. This was a site of innovation."

Mitra discusses Indian redistributive programs in Economic Times
"No economist providing policy prescriptions can ignore the political constraint of the inevitability of redistribution to the bottom 20-30 per cent," writes Devashish Mitra. "Therefore, an important task before any policy economist is to suggest the most efficient form of this redistribution." Mitra's article, "View: Biometric authentication, exclusion restrictions can ensure effective cash transfer system in India," was published in the Economic Times.

Lux, Armstrong discuss new Veterans in Politics program on WSYR
Steve Lux, director of Executive Education, and Maxwell alumnus Nick Armstrong '08 MPA/'14 PhD (SSc), IVMF Senior Director of Research and Policy, joined WSYR's Bridge Street to discuss the new Veterans in Politics program, which will help veterans and military family members who aspire to public office or another form of a political career.

Reeher comments on Assange extradition, Democrats in Boston Herald
Grant Reeher was interviewed for the Boston Herald article "Democrats split on Wikileaks chief Julian Assange following arrest in England." "The longer the Democrats stay on this, the more it’s helping the president," says Reeher.

Four Maxwell students named 2019 Syracuse University Scholars
Dina Eldawy (International Relations/Citizenship and Civic Engagement), Crystal Letona (Policy Studies), Danielle Schaf (Anthropology), and Nathan Shearn (Anthropology) were among the twelve seniors named as the 2019 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows.

O'Keefe writes about returning to the moon in The Hill
"With the technology we have today, returning to the Moon is within reach in five years" writes University Professor Sean O'Keefe. "As we keep rediscovering, exploration really is a journey. It only gets longer when we take a break." His article titled "Returning to the moon in 5 years is within reach" was published in The Hill.

Lovely testifies before US-China Commission on US corps in China
On February 28, 2019, Professor Mary Lovely testified before the U.S.-China Commission on the "Risks, Rewards, and Results: U.S. Companies in China and Chinese Companies in the United States." "While we often see multinationals as the chief villains in the rapid decline of U.S. manufacturing employment, they remain an important source of U.S. manufacturing jobs," Lovely told the Commission.

Mitra analyzes India's minimum income proposal in the Indian Express
In his article titled "A minimum framework," Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, examines India's proposed NYAY (Nyuntam Aay Yojana) scheme. The scheme is described as a poverty alleviation program and is the most recent iteration of a Minimum Income Guarantee.

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