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Banks comments on impeachment proceedings in China Daily
William C. Banks was interviewed for the China Daily article "US diplomat revises testimony, now says there was Ukraine quid pro quo." Banks says "stonewalling" by administration members is based on the presumption that courts will uphold White House executive privilege. "This ploy buys time and delays the House proceedings, but also may add another charge in the impeachment - obstruction of justice," he says.
11/8/2019

Lovely talks to Marketplace about weaknesses in US manufacturing
Mary Lovely says the increasing weakness of both US manufacturing and agriculture is hurting some regions more than others. "We’re seeing the slowdown hit the Midwest, the farm belt," says Lovely. "And a big slowdown in business investment, capital equipment purchases, is hitting states like Pennsylvania and Illinois." Lovely was interviewed for the Marketplace piece "Trade deficit narrows as trade tensions continue to bite."
11/7/2019

McCormick speaks with BH, Bloomberg about cartel violence in Mexico
On Monday, nine members of a Mormon family, all US citizens, were killed in northern Mexico in an apparent attack by drug cartels. "The level of violence is brutal," Gladys McCormick told the Boston Herald. "The zone where the attacks took place is also up for grabs. One of the big demon cartels is responsible." McCormick spoke with several media outlets about the recent cartel violence in Mexico.
11/7/2019

Jackson weighs in on women's bodily autonomy in Washington Post
Jenn Jackson was interviewed for the Washington Post article "Rapper T.I. says he takes his teen to the gynecologist to confirm her hymen is ‘still intact’." "[Harris] is an adult...so why is he still invested in what she does with her body?" says Jackson. "These are the types of ways young girls are socialized to understand their bodies do not belong to them, that they are a societal possession."
11/7/2019

Heflin discusses new SNAP study with HuffPost, PBS, Common Dreams
"At a time when we’re thinking about restricting access to SNAP and its generosity, our [study] speaks to the importance of SNAP to such basic outcomes as mortality," Colleen Heflin told HuffPost. She spoke to several media outlets about her recently published study, "The Effect Of The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program On Mortality."
11/7/2019

Elliot J. Stamler ’60 makes legacy gift to support academic excellence
Elliot J. Stamler ’60 BA (PSc) has named the University as a beneficiary of a portion of his estate, totaling $5,480,000, to be directed to multiple recipients on campus to support academic and research excellence. His newly announced bequest reflects his own loyalty to his undergraduate professors and his love for the University.
11/6/2019

Landes examines how interpersonal relationships affect human agency
"The inseparability of human agency and linked lives," co-authored by Scott Landes, was published in Advances in Life Course Research. The authors use the case study of a woman with an intellectual disability to challenge a common but problematic assumption in developmental theories and research: that “human agency” is limited to individuals who are “developmentally normal.”
11/6/2019

Schwartz, Rothbart study ties free school lunch to higher test scores
"Let Them Eat Lunch: The Impact of Universal Free Meals on Student Performance," co-authored by Amy Ellen Schwartz and Michah Rothbart, was published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Schwartz and Rothbart show that extending free lunch to all students, regardless of income, increases academic performance.
11/5/2019

McCormick discusses recent violence in Mexico in Yucatan Times

Gladys McCormick was interviewed for the Yucatan Times article "October leaves bloodshed and historic failed police operation in Mexico." McCormick says the apparent capitulation to the Sinaloa Cartel sends a loud message to other organized crime networks that they can get their way because the government does not have the wherewithal to fight back.

11/4/2019

Heflin study links SNAP to lower risk of premature death for US adults
A new study published today in the journal Health Affairs by researchers from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and the University of Kentucky reveals that participation in the national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) reduces the risk of premature mortality among U.S. adults, including "deaths of despair."
11/4/2019

Sernett quoted in Slate article on new Harriet Tubman movie
"While she [Harriet Tubman] was certainly a nurse, spy, and scout for the Union Army, I think the claims that she was the first female general and commanded a raid are wishful thinking," says Milton Sernett, professor emeritus of history. He was interviewed for the Slate article "What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Harriet."
11/4/2019

Banks weighs in on impeachment proceedings in China Daily, CNN
"If the public impeachment process builds the Ukraine abuse of office case clearly so that average Americans can see what the president did, it should lead to impeachment and a trial in the Senate," William C. Banks told China Daily. "From there on, everything depends on events that have yet to occur." Banks was also interviewed by CNN regarding the impeachment proceedings.
11/4/2019

Gadarian discusses voter turnout, local elections on WAER
Central New Yorkers face an election in November with dozens of local offices on the ballot for positions that decide things such as tax rates, education policy, and district lines. But voter turnout in elections with primarily local races has been historically low. Shana Gadarian joined WAER's Syracuse Speaks to discuss the importance of local elections and voter engagement.
11/1/2019

Rothenberg paper on intergroup contact, integration published in AER
"Unity in Diversity? How Intergroup Contact Can Foster Nation Building," co-authored by Alexander Rothenberg was published in American Economic Review. The authors use a population resettlement program in Indonesia to identify long-run effects of intergroup contact on national integration.
11/1/2019

Weschle paper on revolving door employment published in PSRM
"Campaign finance legislation and the supply-side of the revolving door," written by Simon Weschle, was published in Political Science Research and Methods. Weschle argues that one important institutional factor that shapes politicians' willingness to leave office for a private sector job is campaign finance legislation.
11/1/2019

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