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Buzard Discusses Her Research on Schools Viewing Mothers as the Default Parent in The Conversation

“When similar decisions [to contact mothers first] are repeated thousands of times across schools and other organizations, they can reinforce the unequal division of caregiving responsibilities that already exists within many families,” says Kristy Buzard, associate professor of economics.

August 7, 2026

O'Keefe Quoted in New York Times Article on Space Debris Falling to Earth

“Humans have a lot of failure of imagination. We just can’t imagine that it will happen to us,” says University Professor Emeritus Sean O'Keefe. “All it’s got to do is show up in a major metropolitan area,” he adds.

August 6, 2026

From Metabolic Rift to Metabolic Repair: A Comment on Ariel Salleh’s ‘DeColonize EcoModernism!’

Selina Gallo-Cruz

The article, authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz, was published in Globalizations.

August 5, 2026

Koch Featured in Al Jazeera Documentary on the Controversy Surrounding FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

“In fact, that statistic was completely wrong. It was not like those deaths were not excess deaths. They were just South Asians who happened to die in Qatar from this time period,” says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment, about the report in The Guardian that stated more than 6,500 guest workers died since the cup was awarded to the country.

August 5, 2026

Longtime Health Educator, Internship Coordinator Named Maxwell Professor of Practice

Jessica Youngman

Susan Coots brings expertise in family planning and reproductive health to her new faculty role, teaching and mentoring public health students. 

August 4, 2026

Untrustworthy Sources on Facebook and Instagram: Concentrated Exposure but No Attitudinal Effects

Olivier Bergeron-Boutin, Brendan Nyhan, Jaime Settle, Emily Thorson, et al.

The article, co-authored by Associate Professor of Political Science Emily Thorson, was published in Science Advances.

August 3, 2026

Bendix Speaks With the Associated Press About the Wildfires in Spain and France

“We’ve known for decades that extreme heat and drought are becoming more common due to anthropogenic climate change. So the general outline of these events, if not all the details, was tragically predictable,” explains Jacob Bendix, professor emeritus of geography and the environment.

August 3, 2026

Monarch Discusses the Good Side of a Trade Deficit With Marketplace

Ryan Monarch tells Marketplace that a trade deficit is not necessarily a bad thing, “If you have a trade deficit, another way of saying that is that your country is a place in which a lot of other countries really want to invest, where they want to put their money into.” 

July 31, 2026

Yingyi Ma Talks to South China Morning Post on US Policies and Chinese International Students

Yingyi Ma observes impact of policy shifts under President Trump on Chinese international students, “We have seen some signals, such as a stronger willingness among some Chinese students to return to China, and an overall decline in the number of Chinese students going to the U.S.”

July 30, 2026

Maxwell to Host Second Cohort of Distinguished Humphrey Fellows Focused on Drug Trafficking

Jessica Youngman

The program brings senior international professionals to Syracuse for intensive executive education on disrupting the global drug supply chain.

July 30, 2026

Reeher Shares Thoughts on DNC Making South Carolina the First Presidential Primary State

"With a large field, that could help the one most progressive (or socialist) candidate emerge with a plurality," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. 

July 29, 2026

Murrett Speaks with Newsweek about President’s Talk of Massive Attack on Iran

Robert Murrett told Newsweek that President’s talk of "massive attack" on Iran likely means "a dramatically escalated air campaign." Murrett added, "I don't see any evidence of large deployments of ground forces, or indicators that any kind of significant ground activity would take place." 

July 28, 2026

Where the World’s Researchers Come to Learn Their Craft

Jessica Youngman

The Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research draws graduate students and scholars from around the globe to Maxwell. 

July 27, 2026

Reeher Quoted in Newsweek Article on Sec. Marco Rubio Making Significant Gains in New 2028 Poll

“Rubio’s surge doesn’t surprise me. He has been more in the news lately, given the U.S. international posture, and he has managed to sound reasonable and grounded, in contrast to the defense secretary, for instance,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.

July 24, 2026

Khalil Talks With News4JAX About the Escalating Tensions in US-Iran War

“There's real danger here of an escalating conflict that could spill over into the broader Persian Gulf region with profound consequences, not just for the regional stability, but for the global economy. So there's no military solution here. What needs to happen is a good faith, negotiated settlement,” says Osamah Khalil, chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program.

July 23, 2026

Murrett Discusses Ukraine’s Drone Capabilities With DW News

Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, says he isn't terribly surprised by the long-range drone capabilities that Ukraine has been able to develop based on “the technology that Ukraine has brought to the battle so far and their ability to pivot very quickly and to do both short-range, medium-range and now long-range strikes over the vastness of the Russian land mass.”

July 22, 2026

Comparing Perceptions of Algae Feed Supplements for Dairy Cows

Amy K. Bentley, Rick Welsh, Lawrence Lam, Michelle K. Tynan, David Conner Open the ORCID record for David Conner, Nichole N. Price, Charlotte T. C. Quigley

The article, co-authored by Professor of Sociology Rick Welsh, was published in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.

July 22, 2026

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Maxwell Scholar Wins Fulbright to Study Bahamas Poaching, Border Security

Diane Stirling

Anthropologist Kyrstin Mallon Andrews will examine how illegal fishing affects the country's culture, economy, ecology and national security.

July 21, 2026

Mitra Speaks With Turbulence Podcast About Tariffs, Global Trade and India

Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, argues that tariffs can't do what they promise: trade balances are governed by macroeconomics, not trade policy, and the cost of a tariff falls largely on the country that imposes it. 

July 20, 2026

Jok Weighs In on the Impact of South Sudan’s 15 Years of Independence in Al Jazeera Article

“South Sudan at the moment is a failed promise,” says Jok Madut Jok, professor of anthropology. “South Sudanese who had lived under brutal regimes in Sudan and had been excluded from money and development programmes, and were victims of security operations in the southern part, had hung their hopes on independence.”

July 17, 2026

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