Maxwell School News
Monnat quoted in Associated Press about the surge in US deaths
While COVID-19 has played a large part in the U.S. death toll, Lerner Chair Shannon Monnat also speaks to the increase in drug overdoses. She says, “I don’t suspect there are a bunch of new people who suddenly started using drugs because of COVID. If anything, I think the supply of people who are already using drugs is more contaminated."
See related: COVID-19, Longevity, Substance Use and Addiction, U.S. Health Policy, United States
McDowell looks at policy responses to COVID-19 economic fallout in World Politics Review
See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, United States
New study by Cleary examines regime dynamics in fragile democracies
Liu study on multi-function products, firm scope and firm boundaries published
Monmonier's How to Lie with Maps named essential book for geographers
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Lerner Graduate Fellow Mariah Brennan Awarded Roscoe Martin Grant
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McDowell examines how Biden will handle trade in World Politics Review
"While there is some room for Biden to maneuver when it comes to tariffs and other measures, the apparent durability of a Trumpian approach to trade signals that a new era in U.S. trade policy has not only arrived, it plans to stay awhile," writes Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science.
See related: Federal, Trade, United States
Schwartz discusses challenges of post-COVID school mobility in The 74
"The literature says, 'These [mobile] kids do worse,'" says Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. "But really, on the whole, we’re unable to fully disentangle the effects of moving from the underlying factors that led to it. And from a policy point of view, I’m not sure it matters: You show me a kid who’s moved three times in the last eight months, I’ll show you a kid who needs special attention."
See related: Children, Adolescents, COVID-19, State & Local, U.S. Education, United States
Purser cited in Washington Post article on economic relief package
According to research by Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology, somewhere between 2.4 million and 5 million American households are at risk of eviction in January alone if Congress fails to reach an agreement on economic emergency relief.
See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, Federal, Housing, United States
Progress in Closing Age-at-Death Disparity for Adults with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities
Wiemers examines vulnerability to COVID-19 complications in new study
See related: COVID-19, State & Local
Heflin discusses impact of COVID-19 on food security in Daily Gazette
In a choice between basic necessities, often, food is the first expense to be slashed, a decision that can result in adverse health effects for high-risk people. "This could put a further strain on the non-COVID health care system," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: COVID-19, Food Security, United States
Lasch-Quinn talks to spiked about her new book, Ars Vitae
Why write a book that appears to be calling for greater self-focus, for the cultivation of more "inwardness," when we appear to have a surfeit of damaging self-centered introspection as it is? Because, Professor of History Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn says in her new book, "Ars Vitae," today’s self-obsession entails "a false kind of inwardness. It’s a sham, It’s not the real thing."
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Jacobson comments on Trump's changes at the Pentagon in Politico
"It's likely that most are rolled back by Biden administration," says Mark Jacobson, assistant dean of Washington programs, about Trump's changes at the Pentagon. "But the point is all of these cost money, waste time and hamper the ability of the national security establishment to focus on the real threats the United States faces," he adds.
See related: Federal, U.S. National Security, United States
Landes study on COVID-19 impact on people with IDD in California published
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Sultana weighs in on New York State fossil fuel divestment in City & State
See related: Environment, New York State, State & Local
Less Worthy Lives? We Must Prioritize People with Disabilities in COVID Vaccine Allocation
Individuals with developmental and intellectual disability should prioritized during COVID-19 vaccination allocation.
Steinberg discusses foreign policy issues facing Biden on Texas Public Radio
"The restoration of the State Department is critical," says University Professor James Steinberg. "That's particularly important with China because it is such an all-encompassing challenge for the United States. So we need to have our best people and we need to have...a comprehensive approach that makes clear what we can live with with China and what we can't," he says.
See related: Federal, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
Maxwell MPA alumna Mallie Prytherch named a Schwarzman Scholar
Mallie Prytherch G’19, an alumna of the Maxwell's M.P.A. program, is Syracuse University’s second Schwarzman Scholar. The scholarship program provides scholars the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and professional networks through a one-year master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
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Morgan quoted in Vox article on Brexit negotiations
See related: Europe, Government, Trade