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Purser looks at teaching thrift in job readiness programs in new study
Monnat's study on trends in deaths among rural-urban working-age adults featured in Agri-Pulse
See related: Longevity, United States, Urban Issues
Hamersma uses a statistical lens to explore uncertainty in Comment
See related: Research Methods, United States
Ma examines stigma of wearing masks for Chinese students in new study
Heflin article on food insecurity and educational attainment published in Social Problems
See related: Food Security
Reeher discusses Biden's debate strategy in The Hill
"I think the main thing for Biden at this point is to simply show up and get through the event without a major breakdown of some kind," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. Most viewers are already locked in with their preferred candidate, he adds.
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Montez study on population health, policy trends published in Milbank Quarterly
Stonecash provides insight on understanding the election in New York Times
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Jeffrey Stonecash says, we should be asking "about what values and ideas are driving polarization and which groups embrace some ideas rather than others," about understanding the election, for the New York Times.
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Reeher speaks to Washington Examiner about the role of suburban voters
In an increasingly polarized political climate, Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says the "friends and neighbors" effect of politics hasn't been so effective in recent cycles, and that it's unclear how strongly that message can sway voters in 2020.
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Exec Ed alum links Syracuse’s disability rights work with Uzbekistan
“I am truly impressed by how the academic and research environment for persons with disabilities is advanced and promising for replication in Uzbekistan,” said Mirjakhon Turdiev, a current social science Ph.D. candidate. “A rights-based approach to persons with disabilities and disability understanding in general is something I planned to export to Uzbekistan.”
See related: Central Asia, Disability, Human Rights, Student Experience
The U.S. Rural Mortality Penalty is Wide and Growing
In the U.S., rural mortality rates are much higher than those in urban areas, and the gap has widened in recent years. Several causes of death are to blame.
Engelhardt discusses housing-related financial distress in USA Today
See related: Housing, United States
Landes cited in Harvard Political Review article on disability housing, COVID-19
See related: COVID-19, Housing, IDD, United States
Reeher discusses Biden-Trump competing town halls in USA Today
Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says that Trump could be looking to recover after being largely criticized for his performance in the first presidential debate last month, where the candidates traded insults and crosstalk clogged much of the conversation. "I think there's more pressure on (Trump) to remedy that in terms of the way he comes across in this event," he says.
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Physical Health Impacts of Grandparenting Children with Disabilities
For many grandparents, caring for their grandchildren makes them feel younger, mostly because they are more physically active and maintain healthier diets.
Reeher speaks to VOA Korea about why the vice president is important this election
Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says that "Joe Biden is so old, that he may not finish out his term, and Donald Trump is also almost as old as Biden, but also has these health issues now that we don't know where they are going to go, and how severe they are going to be."
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Barkun quoted in Foreign Policy article on QAnon
See related: Media & Journalism, U.S. Elections, United States
Center for Disability Resources empowers students, changes perceptions
See related: Disability, Student Experience, U.S. Education
O'Keefe discusses executive-legislative relations on CSIS podcast
University Professor Sean O’Keefe reflects that working in both the legislative and executive branches "are both rewarding in their own different ways, as long as you don't confuse that bright line of distinction between policy formulation and program implementation. It typically works very successfully."
See related: Congress, Federal Government, United States