Urban Bias in Capital Allocation: Evidence From China
Co-authored by Associate Professor of Economics Abdulaziz Shifa, the article was published in Economic Letters.
See related: China, State & Local Government, Urban Issues
A Public Philosophy for Public Administration in Times of Democratic Crisis
The article, co-authored by Tina Nabatchi, Joseph A. Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration, was published in Public Administration Review.
See related: Ethics
Evaluating SNAP Food Restriction Waivers is Critical but Challenging
This brief describes the methodological and data challenges in evaluating SNAP food restriction waivers. The authors identify that existing data sources miss much of what participants buy and eat, especially food purchased away from home or received for free, and that the data typically used to fill federal gaps cover too few low-income households to solve the problem.
Maxwell Panel Weighs Midterm Elections
Scholars, journalists and a pollster recently discussed voter turnout, polling uncertainties and what’s at stake in the Nov. 3 election.
See related: Political Parties, School History, Student Experience, U.S. Elections, United States
Most Violence Against Emergency Medical Service Workers Goes Unreported
Faricy Weighs In on Whether or Not Republican Tax Cuts Can Sway Voters in New York Times Articles
“One of the challenges of tax cuts is that people only interact with the tax system once a year, and it’s in April,” says Chris Faricy, associate professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
See related: New York State, State & Local Government, Taxation, U.S. Elections
Thompson Discusses Pope Leo’s Influence on US Voters in OSV News Article
“I think he has become an influence not because he’s been explicitly political, but because he has emphasized Catholic social teaching and reminded Catholics, including Catholic voters in the U.S. that Catholic social teaching is a part of the teaching of the Church,” says Margaret Susan Thompson, professor of history and political science.
See related: Federal Government, Political Parties, Religion, U.S. Elections, United States
Structural Violence and Community Action for Health Equity
The chapter, co-authored by Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Robert Rubinstein and Professor Emerita of Public Health Sandra Lane, was published in the De Gruyter Handbook of Structural Violence.
See related: Black, Community Health, Crime & Violence, Inequality, New York State, Urban Issues
Taylor Speaks with TIME About Russia’s Release of an Imprisoned American
“The release of Hubbard was a gesture to Trump, nothing more, and does not imply a larger willingness on Putin’s part to make concessions or end the war,” argues Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Conflict, Federal Government, Government, International Affairs, International Agreements, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Landes Quoted in Associated Press Article on Proposed Changes to Major National Health Survey
“We just won’t know any of that anymore,” Scott Landes, professor of sociology, says of the proposed removal of questions dealing with memory, fatigue, arthritis, difficulty walking and climbing stairs, as well as others about the use of hearing aids, canes, wheelchairs and scooters.
See related: Disability, Federal Government, U.S. Health Policy, United States
When Every Second Counts: Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Bystander CPR for Opioid-Related Cardiac Arrests
This brief describes racial and ethnic gaps in bystander CPR for opioid-related cardiac arrests. The authors find that Black patients were 30 percent less likely, and Hispanic patients 19 percent less likely, than White patients to receive bystander CPR. Rates rose across all groups when 911 dispatchers walked callers through CPR instructions, though that benefit was strongest for White patients.
Making/Mapping Memories: A Dialogue on Form, Method, and the Politics of Maps and Memory
The article, co-authored by Meghan Kelly and Timur Hammond, both faculty members in the Geography and the Environment Department, was published in Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization.
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Mitra Talks With LA Times, PBS About the Trump Administration’s Crackdown on International Students
International students and workers also support the economy beyond their universities or workplaces. By living in the U.S., foreign students and workers create jobs as they buy goods and services, says Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.
See related: Federal Government, International Affairs, U.S. Education, United States
How Will SNAP Food Restriction Waivers Impact Participants and Retailers?
This brief builds a framework for evaluating how SNAP food restriction waivers could affect participants, retailers, and food manufacturers.
Maxwell School Launches Master of Science in Policy Analytics
The online program will prepare students to use technology and data analytics to design effective and responsible public policies.
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State Policies and County Contexts Collectively Shape Working‑Age Mortality
Public Health Insurance and Infant Health: Evidence from Medicaid Funding Cuts in Texas
Sultana Discusses the Environmental Costs of AI on RGS Climate Change Research Group Podcast
“One thing that people don't often think about is the land and the air that also belongs to this equation because increasingly, gas turbines are being built near data center sites to support the energy supply needs and they're driven by the ever-expanding agentic AI use globally,” says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Artificial Intelligence, Environment, Government, International Affairs
Artificial Delegation: When Administrators Delegate More to AI than Humans
Maxwell Economist John Cawley Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Medicine
Membership in the National Academy of Medicine is one of the highest and most esteemed honors in the fields of health, medicine and medical science.
See related: Awards & Honors, U.S. Health Policy, United States