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Monnat discusses the US drug crisis on CBS News Radio

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was interviewed on CBS News Radio's "America: Changed Forever" podcast about drug abuse and the role the COVID-19 pandemic may have played in last year's drug-related deaths.

July 28, 2021

Monnat Discusses Overdose Crisis on NBCLX

Watch the full interview on NBCLX's LX News (beginning at 14:20).

July 23, 2021

In USA Today, Jennifer Montez Discusses Life Expectancy, COVID-19

Read more in the USA Today article, "US life expectancy decreased by 1.5 years during the pandemic – the largest drop since WWII."

July 21, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Longevity, United States

In AP report, Monnat weighs in on record US overdose deaths

Read more in the Associated Press article, "US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year."

July 15, 2021

Sultana reports on political ecology in Progress in Human Geography

Farhana Sultana

July 14, 2021

See related: Climate Change, COVID-19

Sultana study examines overlapping crises of climate change, COVID-19

Farhana Sultana

July 14, 2021

See related: Climate Change, COVID-19

Flores-Lagunes comments on Northeast labor gains in Business Insider

Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics, says that "people are feeling more comfortable going to restaurants, traveling, and right now in the Northeast, it's a good time to travel because it's not as cold."

July 11, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Labor, United States

Gadarian quoted in Vox piece on political polarization, COVID-19 vaccine

"Partisanship is now the strongest and most consistent divider in health behaviors," says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science.

July 8, 2021

Rosenthal paper on commercial real estate, urban spatial structure, and COVID-19 published in JUE

Stuart S. Rosenthal, William C. Strange & Joaquin A. Urrego

June 24, 2021

See related: COVID-19

Schwartz quoted in EdSurge article on challenges of student mobility

"It’s not like kids are moving from Boston to Chicago to LA and then back again,” says Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. "Kids for whom housing instability is a problem, many of them are moving around in the same urban area."

June 23, 2021

Lovely discusses India's COVID crisis, US textile imports with NBC

While India constitutes a smaller fraction of imports as compared to China, it still plays a significant role in certain sectors, including raw gems, which makes it difficult to move supply chains outside the country, says Professor Mary Lovely.

June 3, 2021

See related: COVID-19, India, Trade, United States

Faricy quoted in MarketWatch article on Child Tax Credit payouts

Christopher Faricy was quoted in the article, "Monthly payments of up to $300 per child are starting for most families — and could keep coming for years."

June 1, 2021

Reeher comments on probes into Gov. Cuomo allegations in Newsday

June 1, 2021

See related: COVID-19, New York State, State & Local

Sultana explains why climate, COVID crises need feminism in The Hill

Instead of analyzing the climate change and COVID-19 crises separately, Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography and the environment, suggests we learn more by looking at how they intersect.

May 18, 2021

See related: Climate Change, COVID-19, United States

Faricy cited in NY Times article on state and local tax deduction debate

Christopher Faricy's book "Welfare for the Wealthy: Parties, Social Spending, and Inequality in the United States" (Cambridge University Press, 2015) was cited in the New York Times article, "Why a $10,000 Tax Deduction Could Hold Up Trillions in Stimulus Funds."

May 4, 2021

See related: COVID-19, New York State, State & Local, Taxation

Heflin featured in The Well article on material hardship, COVID-19

A recent Urban Institute survey found that compared with adults whose family employment was unaffected by the pandemic, families who lost jobs during the pandemic were twice as likely to report food insecurity, and nearly three times as likely to report problems paying utility bills, and nearly four times as likely to report problems paying rent or mortgage.

April 28, 2021

Shana Gadarian Earns Prestigious Carnegie Fellowship

Gadarian is the third Maxwell faculty member to earn the award in the past four years.

April 28, 2021

Reeher quoted in Newsday article on Gov. Cuomo's budget

Gov. Andrew Cuomo adopted a $212 billion state budget last week that raised spending $18 billion, or nearly 10 percent.

April 14, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, New York State

Wiemers study on COVID-19 risk factors, protective behaviors published

Robert F. Schoeni, Emily E. Wiemers & Judith A. Seltzer

April 6, 2021