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New Federal Grant Funds Specialized Training in Health and Aging Research
Doctoral students will examine how policies and geographic factors shape health outcomes for American adults.
See related: Aging, Community Health, Grant Awards, Longevity, Student Experience, U.S. Education, U.S. Health Policy, United States
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.
See related: Child & Elder Care, Gender and Sex, U.S. Education, United States
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.”
See related: China, Federal Government, International Affairs, U.S. Education, United States
Changes in the Education-Health Gradient Within US States, 1993–2019
Co-authored by Maxwell faculty members Jennifer Karas Montez, Iliya Gutin and Scott Landes, along with Ph.D. student Julia Finan, the article was published in Population Research and Policy Review.
See related: Health Equity, U.S. Education, United States
Maxwell Fireside Chat Examines AI’s Role in Government and Higher Education
New York State Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy and Syracuse University Chief Digital Officer Jeff Rubin joined Dean David M. Van Slyke to discuss AI adoption, workforce impact and the future of digital transformation.
Self-Reported Survey vs. Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Measures of Cocaine Use on a College Campus
The study, co-authored by Dessa Bergen-Cico and David Larsen, both professors of public health, was published in PLOS One.
Himmelreich Talks to Syracuse.com About the AI Policy Minor and AI in Teaching
See related: Artificial Intelligence, New York State, U.S. Education
Yingyi Ma Quoted in NY Times Article on Challenges Faced by International Students Under Trump
“The reality is that China’s best and the brightest are not coming but leaving,” says Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology.
See related: China, Federal Government, International Affairs, U.S. Education, United States
Yingyi Ma Speaks with South China Morning Post on Drop in Number of Chinese Students in the US
Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology, said several factors could be behind the trend showing a drop in the number of Chinese students studying in the U.S., beyond the anxiety over changes in U.S. policies, including the rise of “intra-Asia migration” with more students studying in Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.
See related: China, Federal Government, International Affairs, U.S. Education, United States
The Achievement Narrative and Alienation in School: A Typology of Academic Disconnection
The study, co-authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Sean Drake, was published in Sociology of Education.
See related: Children, Adolescents, U.S. Education, United States
Yingyi Ma Talks to South China Morning Post About Trump’s Crackdown on International Students
“Chinese students, for many, many years have been full-pay students, if not more,” says Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology. “Some places charge additional fees for international students…and so the tuition is provide a very important buffer for American universities. Many of them are really cash-strapped, especially the state universities.”
See related: East Asia, Federal Government, International Affairs, U.S. Education, United States
Yingyi Ma Weighs In on Trump Admin’s Move to Revoke Chinese Students’ Visas in NPR, WSJ Articles
“The economic costs are apparent,” says Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology. “The talent cost has even graver consequences.”
See related: China, Federal Government, International Affairs, U.S. Education, United States
Banks Weighs In on Trump’s Get-Tough Approach to Student Protests in USA Today Article
Williams Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, says chilling student protests risks quieting the country's conscience. Protests might be sometimes-inconvenient or messy, but young people have long provided a valuable values check about what the United States stands for, he says.
See related: Civil Rights, Federal Government, International Affairs, Law, Social Justice, U.S. Education, United States
Gadarian Weighs In on Trump Administration’s Rollback of Federal Research Grants in Yahoo News Piece
The damage caused by the administration’s actions extends far beyond the professors whose studies have been halted, says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science. “This is potentially a direct harm to people who are, for example, waiting for a cure for cancer or a genetic disease,” she says.
See related: Federal Government, U.S. Education, United States
Maxwell Panel Weighs the Implications of the Proposed Dismantling of the Department of Education
The Center for Policy Research’s latest ‘What’s at Stake’ discussion explored the potential effects on public schools, Title IX, higher education accessibility and more.
See related: Congress, Federal Government, School History, U.S. Education, United States
Maxwell X Lab Study Reveals New Data on Email Recruitment
Messages that were crafted as letters and promoted a long-term career opportunity were more successful in recruiting applicants to a School of Education teacher recruitment fellowship, their findings revealed.
See related: Giving, Student Experience, U.S. Education, United States, Urban Issues
The Intergenerational Transmission of Food Insecurity: Do Educational Compromises Make Things Worse?
“The Intergenerational Transmission of Food Insecurity: Do Educational Compromises Make Things Worse?” co-authored by Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Southern Economic Journal.
See related: Food Security, U.S. Education, United States
Coplin Discusses the Implications of Social Promotions in Schools on Teacher RockStar Podcast
“You have to have social promotion. You have no choice. And the only place I would be in favor of making them repeat is if they can't read,” says Bill Coplin, professor of policy studies.
See related: U.S. Education, United States
Ying Shi Named William T. Grant Scholar for Research on School Victimization
The Maxwell School assistant professor will conduct two studies on school victimization and hate crimes toward Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
See related: Asian-American, Grant Awards, U.S. Education
9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants
The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that supports research and community programming over three years to examine the racial wealth gap’s root causes and ideas that may resolve its economic and social inequalities, says Kendall Phillips, Lender Center interim director.