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Koch Featured in KJZZ Article on Camels Paving the Way for Route 66 in Arizona
“This is a story of how Arizona was colonized. It’s kind of cute, it’s funny. There’s a little pyramid with a camel on top. It seems innocuous, but that’s the violence of the colonial project,” says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment and native of Tuscon, Arizona.
See related: Colonialism, Conflict, Government, Infrastructure, United States
Maxwell Undergraduate Researcher Examines Fetal Heart Patterns in Premature Births
Recent graduate Eva Quackenbush and faculty mentor Brittany Kmush are investigating whether fetal heart tracing patterns can predict outcomes for extremely premature infants.
See related: Maternal and Child Health, Student Experience, United States
Murrett Talks to CBS News about the Latest Negotiations to End U.S. War with Iran
Equities and Inequities Inherent in Wastewater Surveillance Systems for Public Health
The study, co-authored by Public Health Department researchers Milagros Neyra Blatz, Nicole Pulido and Dustin Hill, along with Professor of Public Health David Larson, was published in the American Journal of Public Health.
See related: New York State, Wastewater Surveillance
Reeher Weighs Discusses the Erosion of President Trump’s Approval Ratings in Newsweek Articles
“The overall erosion in the president’s approval ratings is still the consequence of the accumulation of many policies, orders, actions and statements during his term. There is no one reason or single inflection point. Certainly, the war in Iran and the quick, steep rise in gasoline prices have only added to the longer term trend,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Federal Government, U.S. Elections, United States
Research Hub Focused on Why Local News Matters Launched
A new searchable database developed by the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship and Rebuild Local News brings together research on the importance of local news for communities.
See related: Media & Journalism, United States
Genetic Variability of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater and Associations With Community Transmission
The study, co-authored by Postdoctoral Scholar Dustin Hill and Professor of Public Health David Larsen, was published in Science.
See related: Community Health, COVID-19, Epidemiology, United States, Wastewater Surveillance
Khalil Speaks With News4JAX About the War in Iran
“There is room for negotiation on the nuclear program. But one of the things Iran is looking for is the following: they want the United States to agree, or at least to recognize, its right—Iran's right—too enrich uranium under the nuclear non-proliferation agreement that Iran signed and other countries have signed,” says Osamah Khalil, chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program.
Barton Research on Bipartisan Primaries Featured in New York Times Article
Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs, analyzed 14 metrics and found that states with nonpartisan primaries had seen “statistically significant improvements” in nine of them—even when accounting for other factors.
See related: Political Parties, State & Local Government, U.S. Elections, United States
Yingyi Ma Cited in TIME Article on the Trump-Xi Summit and AI
“An opening chapter of an AI cold war is emerging,” Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology, wrote ahead of the summit in a Brookings Institution commentary piece that was referenced in TIME.
See related: Artificial Intelligence, China, Federal Government, Government, United States
‘Service Is Not Just a Career Path—It’s a Lifelong Journey’: Alumni Honored at Awards of Excellence
The fifth annual event in Washington, D.C., celebrated five Maxwell graduates whose careers reflect the school’s commitment to the public good.
See related: Alumni Experience, Awards & Honors, Washington, D.C.
In Science, Research Links Genetic Variations in Virus from Wastewater with Community Transmission
The new findings have wide-ranging implications for improvements in the detection and monitoring of a host of communicable diseases.
See related: Community Health, COVID-19, Epidemiology, United States, Wastewater Surveillance
Do Democrats Still Need to Campaign on Climate Change? Huber Discusses in the New York Times
Policies such as public investments in infrastructure like housing and electricity will help address climate change, says Matt Huber, professor of geography and the environment. But there is little reason for politicians to focus on the issue anymore, he says.
See related: Climate Change, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Thompson Quoted in Washington Post Article on the Vatican and Washington
“To have [Vance] speak out and say, in effect, the pope should mind his own business, and the pope should learn Catholic doctrine, and other members of the administration saying things like, the pope should read the Bible—these are kind of odd statements,” says Margaret Susan Thompson, professor of history and political science.
See related: Federal Government, Religion, United States
McDowell Warns of Risks in Using Swap Lines as Geopolitical Tool in Bloomberg Explainer Article
Daniel McDowell tells Bloomberg that the U.S. Treasury using swap lines as a geopolitical instrument with foreign governments could undermine global confidence in the dollar.
See related: Economic Policy, International Affairs, United States
Murrett Discusses Strait of Hormuz, Project Freedom Pause With CBS News, Newsweek, RadioFreeEurope
“Iran does have significant leverage due to geography and capability. At the same time, it is very much in Iran’s interest to keep the strait open, given how much of its economy depends on exports moving through it. Our military posture is important in creating leverage for a diplomatic solution that would allow free and open navigation,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
Heflin Speaks With The Wall Street Journal About the Drop in SNAP Recipients
“These large state drops in SNAP caseloads represent a fundamental restructuring of the food-assistance safety net,” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs. “We should expect to see a surge in food insecurity and its related negative consequences at new levels.”
See related: Federal Government, Food Security, United States
US State Policy Index for Population Health Analyses
The article, co-authored by Maxwell professors Jennifer Karas Montez, Iliya Gutin and Shannon Monnat, was published in The Milbank Quarterly.
See related: Longevity, State & Local Government, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Reeher Discusses What Comes Next After Trump Signs Bill Ending DHS Shutdown With LiveNOW from FOX
“I think where it's going to go from here is back to where it started, and that is you're going to see a lot of debate and conflict over what is going on on the ground with the immigration enforcement efforts,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Federal Government, Middle East & North Africa, U.S. Immigration, United States
Partisanship, Deservingness, and the Attitudinal Policy Feedback Process for Social Policy
The article, co-authored by associate professor of political science Chris Faricy, was published in Policy Studies Journal.
See related: Inequality, Political Parties, United States