Maxwell School News
Cognitive Functioning among U.S. Older Adults Differs by Gender and Urbanicity
Reeher Speaks With CNY Central, The Hill and Newsweek About the 2024 Presidential Election
“The independents that are part of the polling…don’t like either of them. And then, of course the Democrats in the polls are not going to give Trump any positive ratings, and Republicans are not going to give Biden any positive ratings,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Examining the Smart City Generational Model: Conceptualizations, Implementations, and Infrastructure
"Examining the Smart City Generational Model: Conceptualizations, Implementations, and Infrastructure Canada's Smart City Challenge," co-authored by Austin Zwick, assistant teaching professor of policy studies, was published in Urban Affairs Review.
See related: Canada, Infrastructure, State & Local
Colleen Heflin Receives USDA Grant to Study Nutrition Assistance Programs
The research team will investigate how physical presence waivers impacted participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
See related: COVID-19, Food Security, Grant Awards, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Student Experience
Golden Examines Implications for Organizational Pledges to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions in New Book
Jay S. Golden, Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance at the Maxwell School, has written “Dynamic Sustainability: Implications for Policy, Markets and National Security” (Cambridge University Press, 2023).
See related: Economic Policy, Environment, National Security, United States
Gadarian’s ‘Pandemic Politics’ Named a Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2023
The associate dean’s research for the book was supported by a prestigious Carnegie Fellowship.
See related: Awards & Honors, COVID-19, Government, Political Parties
Research by Sultana Cited in Scientific American Article on Extreme Weather, Long-Term Health
Women in Bangladesh suffer disproportionately during floods, as Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment, has documented in a study, in part because they bear the brunt of responsibility for managing water and food for their household, as well as taking care of their children.
See related: Climate Change, Gender and Sex, Mental Health, Natural Disasters, South Asia
Banks Piece on Drones Making Wars Deadlier Published in The Globe and Mail
"Drones have been a feature of war for several decades, but today’s conflicts such as the Israel-Hamas war and the Ukraine war show how the technology is changing modern combat. Ever more powerful drones have become cheaper and easier to fabricate and deploy," writes William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Terrorism & Extremism, Ukraine
Reeher Weighs In on DeSantis’s 2024 Drama-Free Candidacy in Washington Examiner Article
"Having the turnover in the organization that he's had is nowhere near the chaos that the disrupter in chief caused both as a candidate and as president," Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says of DeSantis's aim to be a drama-free Trump. "So in that sense, then that claim is still reasonably valid. I don't know what it gets him."
See related: Federal, U.S. Elections, United States
Murrett Quoted in Newsweek Article on Putin's Latest Black Sea Ploy
"Ukrainian forces have continued to mount attacks on Russian ships and port facilities in waters adjacent to Ukraine, in Crimea and beyond," says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs. Several damaging attacks on Russian Black Sea fleet bases in recent months have "provided strong incentive to Moscow to seek a safer harbor in the Abkhazia region," he says.
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, Russia, Ukraine
Council of Europe Agreement a ‘Gem of an Opportunity’ for Syracuse Students and Faculty
It adds internships for those studying in Strasbourg, France, as well as research opportunities for faculty and students interested in human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
Dunaway Talks to PBS Newshour About the Decline of Local News and Its Impact on the US’ Civic Health
See related: Elections, Media & Journalism, Political Parties, United States
Khalil Discusses US Support for Israel in Newsweek and Vox Articles
“As this continues over the next few weeks, you’re going to see even greater distance between the U.S. and its allies, and the U.S. and Israel increasingly isolated,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history and chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program.
Taylor Weighs In on President Putin’s Announcement That He Will Run Again in RFE/RL Article
See related: Elections, Government, Russia
Food Insecurity, Race and Ethnicity, and Cognitive Function Among United States Older Adults
"Food Insecurity, Race and Ethnicity, and Cognitive Function Among United States Older Adults," co-authored by Haowei Wang, assistant professor of sociology, was published in the Journal of Nutrition.
See related: Food Security, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Ryan St. Jean Named a 2024 Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow
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The Government Must Revise Public Housing Policies to Protect Vulnerable Populations from Evictions
Shared Occupancy and Property Tax Arrears
Localizing Democracy Promotion
Sultana Discusses the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) with BBC Newshour, CBC Radio, NY Times
"One of the challenges that's coming out of the COP is a focus on language rather than actual politics," says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment. "So we can talk about abated/unabated [fossil fuels], whether there's possibilities for different forms of use, which source it's coming from. But I think what we really need to focus on is the overall production."