Maxwell School News
Reeher Talks to PolitiFact About the History and Popularity of the AR-15
Professor Grant Reeher was quoted in the PolitiFact article, "The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture."
See related: Congress
Purser Quoted in Syracuse.com Article on Amazon Warehouses, Labor Woes
Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology, was quoted in the Syracuse.com article, "Amazon overbuilt warehouses and faces labor woes. But at new site in Clay, it’s prime time."
See related: Labor, State & Local, United States
Bybee Discusses the Released Dobbs Decision on Legal Talk Network
Keith Bybee, professor of political science, reviewed the released Dobbs decision on Legal Talk Network.
See related: Civil Rights, Gender and Sex, SCOTUS, United States
CCE Student Creates App to Help Provide an Accessible College Application Process
Lauren Pichiarella '22 B.A. (CCE/PSc) creates College Wise app to help provide a more accessible college application process.
See related: Student Experience
Novak and Warner-Smith Paper Selected for Funding by SAR
An NSF research team seminar proposal, "Excavating Bodies in the Archives: Generating New Methods and Collaborations," co-authored by Professor Shannon Novak and Alanna Warner-Smith '22 Ph.D. (Anth) has been selected for funding by the School of Advanced Research.
See related: Awards & Honors
PhD Candidate Matthew Greer Awarded an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Anthropology Ph.D. candidate Matthew Greer was awarded an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to fund two years of research on a new project on whiteness in the Antebellum South.
See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience
Alumnus Christopher Waters Quoted in BBC Article on Tracing Slave Names and Origins
Alumnus Christopher Waters was quoted in the BBC article, "'There's power in names': Antigua unearths lost ancestors."
See related: Latin America & the Caribbean
Bendix Speaks with the Weather Channel About Climate Change, Drought and Fireworks
Jacob Bendix, professor of geography and the environment, was quoted in the Weather Channel article, "Why Fireworks, Drought and Climate Change Are A Dangerous Combination."
See related: Climate Change, United States, Wildfires
Rothenberg Paper Receives Honorable Mention for ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award
"Road Quality and Local Economic Development: Evidence from Indonesia’s Highways," co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Alexander Rothenberg, received honorable mention for the 2022 ADB-IEA Innovative Policy Research Award.
See related: Awards & Honors, Economic Policy, Infrastructure
Abdelaaty Featured in Political Violence at a Glance Article on World Refugee Day
Lamis Abdelaaty, associate professor of political science, was featured in the Political Violence at a Glance article, "Marking World Refugee Day: What Do the Experts Say?"
See related: Human Rights, International Governmental Organizations, Refugees
Reeher Talks to USA Today About New York’s Two-Part Primary
Professor Grant Reeher was quoted in the USA Today article, "Primary confusion: New York starts two-part primary Tuesday, including Gov. Kathy Hochul."
See related: New York State, State & Local, U.S. Elections
The Employment Impact of a Green Fiscal Push
See related: Economic Policy, Energy, Environment, Labor
Institutional Logics and the Multiorganizational Governance Arrangements of Humanitarian INGOs
See related: Non-governmental Organizations
Herrold’s “Delta Democracy” Reviewed in Voluntas Journal
"Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt Beyond" (Oxford University Press, 2020), written by Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Catherine Herrold, was reviewed in Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.
Ayşe Durakoglu Wins 2022 Middle Eastern Studies Program Young Scholar Prize
Ph.D. student Ayşe Durakoglu was awarded the 2022 Middle Eastern Studies Program Young Scholar Prize for her paper, “Food, National Identity and Culinary Tourism: The Case of Go Türkiye Tourism Platform in Turkey.
See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience
Bhan Receives Lender Center Faculty Fellowship
Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology, was awarded a Lender Center Faculty Fellowship to investigate how artificial intelligence weapons systems transform war and surveillance and accentuate people’s social and political vulnerabilities to violence.
See related: Autonomous Systems, Awards & Honors, Cybersecurity, Ethics, Human Rights
Zhang Discusses Human-Level AI in Inverse Article
Baobao Zhang, assistant professor of political science, was quoted in the Inverse article, "The Darkest Sci-Fi Movie on Amazon Prime Reveals a Controversial Robotics Debate."
See related: Autonomous Systems, United States
Baker Weighs in on Biden’s Use of the Defense Production Act to Manage the Economy
The Hon. James E. Baker, professor of public administration and international affairs by courtesy, was quoted in The Economist article, "A law meant to boost America’s security becomes industrial policy."
See related: Economic Policy, Government, United States
Bybee Quoted in USA Today Article on Code of Ethics for Supreme Court Justices
Keith Bybee, professor of political science, was quoted in the USA Today article, "Bybee Quoted in USA Today Article on Code of Ethics for Supreme Court Justices."
See related: Ethics, SCOTUS, United States