Maxwell School News
Monnat reacts to Amazon tracking opioid use in VICE article
"This is news to me, and it's disturbing," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "I asked around to other drug experts I know, and none of them knew this was happening. I am a bit shocked but shouldn't be. Corporations increasingly have access to a litany of data and know more about us than anyone else."
See related: Opioids, United States
White quoted in Los Angeles Times article on mistruths surrounding Trump's health
See related: COVID-19, Federal, U.S. Immigration, United States
Faricy piece on the obstacle to reforming tax code published in New York Times
Chris Faricy, associate professor of political science, argues that the main obstacle to reforming the tax code is not President Donald Trump, but rather the upper-middle-class American voter.
See related: Taxation, United States
Innovation in the Salt City
Both school and community benefit from intentional partnerships like the i-team, according to Jonnell Robinson, assistant professor of geography. The focus on data analysis, for example, also serves the city’s pursuit of government and foundation grants. Students, meanwhile, connect to real-world problems, preparing them for employment in data and innovation offices.
See related: Maps, New York State, Urban Issues
Win-Win-Win Situation
Maxwell School’s X Lab is helping the City of Syracuse collect overdue property taxes by redesigning their letters with a graphic, attention-grabbing message that has resulted in nearly $100,000 of unlikely payments. The X Lab, created a year and a half ago, has the potential for other scholars, offering students real-world sandboxing opportunities and working with public and nonprofit clients at a lower cost than private consultants.
See related: Centennial, New York State, Research Methods, Urban Issues
Reeher discusses court-packing with Fox News
"I think the tone of things would shift quickly if Biden were elected," Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says. He adds that there would be "more pushback" if Biden and Democrats actually pushed adding seats to the Supreme Court forward.
See related: Political Parties, SCOTUS, United States
Singleton study on labor unions, workplace safety published
See related: State & Local
Monnat Talks to Vice about Amazon Tracking Opioid Use in US
See related: Opioids, United States
Monnat quoted in CNN article about issues with 2020 Census
Lerner Chair Shannon Monnat says, "the Census is the most important data in our country. Census data matter more than any other data that are collected by anyone in the U.S. A 2020 Census failure is a failure for the whole country."
See related: COVID-19, Federal, United States
Ma discusses issues facing Chinese students studying online in Chronicle of Higher Education
"I worry that this potentially undermines Chinese students’ learning opportunities," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology, about U.S. university faculty members suggesting that Chinese students wait to enroll in certain courses until they can return to campus for in-person instruction.
Monnat comments on the importance of census data in CNN article
"Census data matter more than any other data that are collected by anyone in the U.S. A 2020 Census failure is a failure for the whole country," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, Federal, United States
WP 233 A Panel Data Model with Generalized Higher-Order Network Effects
Rothbart paper on school finance reform and the race gap in school funding published in Edu F&P
Lovely quoted in Washington Times article on Trump, Biden and trade
"I would just say an important difference between Biden and Trump, when the smoke clears, is that Biden wants to work with the allies," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely.
See related: Political Parties, Trade, U.S. Elections, United States
Reeher weighs in on rush to fill vacant SCOTUS seat in Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
See related: SCOTUS, U.S. Elections, United States
Shifa paper on trade in high-skilled human capital published
See related: Education
D'Amico quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on the 2020 UN General Assembly
See related: International Governmental Organizations, United States
X Lab article on improving SNAP recertification published in JBPA
See related: State & Local
Duncan protects the electrical grid from cybercrimes at NERC
See related: Crime & Violence, Cybersecurity, Energy, United States
New study by Hammond examines the politics of commemoration in Turkey
See related: Middle East & North Africa