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Khalil comments on death of Iran Gen. Soleimani in USA Today, LA Times
The killings of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Deputy Chairman of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units, "were a dangerous and ill-advised escalation by the United States," Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history and Middle East expert, told USA Today. " Khalil also talked to other outlets about this development, stating that "Their deaths will make it more difficult to resolve the ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran and will only destabilize Iraq further."
See related: Conflict, Government, Middle East & North Africa
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As John Liu sees it, the fundamental objective of science is to generate knowledge to help solve real-world problems. “As a research university, we need to align ourselves with major societal challenges,” says Syracuse University’s vice president for research.
See related: Energy, Environment, U.S. Education
Jales study on balancing tests in stratified randomized controlled trials published in Econ Letters
WP 221 Forecasting with Unbalanced Panel Data
Heflin paper on administrative churn in SNAP published in Medical Care
WP 223 Inference in Threshold Models
WP 222 Nonparametric Sample Splitting
WP 220 New York State Economic Status of Regions and Development Programs
WP 224 Do Foster Care Agencies Discriminate Against Gay Couples?
World War II and American Racial Politics: Public Opinion, the Presidency, and Civil Rights Advocacy
United States Relations with China and Iran: Towards the Asian Century
See related: East Asia, Middle East & North Africa
Development, Governance, and Real Property Tax in China
See related: China
The Happy Professor: How to Teach Undergraduates and Feel Good About It
Douglas presented with executive leadership award
Judy Douglas ’77 B.A. (AmSt)/’81 M.P.A. was given the Industry Executive Leadership Award by the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council. Douglas received this award in recognition for contributions to ACT-IAC, her mentorship, and her work strengthening government-industry relations.
See related: Awards & Honors
The Revolution Within: State Institutions and Unarmed Resistance in Palestine
Constitutional Law: Structure and Rights in Our Federal System, 7th Edition
Maxwell faculty co-edit new book on intractable conflicts
Developing States, Shaping Citizenship: Service Delivery and Political Participation in Zambia
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan)