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Maxwell School Announces Faculty Promotions for 2026-27

Jessica Youngman

Four faculty members have received tenure in their promotion to associate professor, while one has been promoted to full professor and another to associate teaching professor.

August 12, 2026

Maxwell School Announces Leadership Changes in Dean’s Office and Academic Programs

Jessica Youngman

Bob Bifulco has joined the dean’s office leadership team and faculty have stepped into new roles guiding the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs and the Law, Society and Policy program.

August 10, 2026

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

Impact of Media Guidelines on Suicide-Related Reporting Quality and Suicides: A Systematic Review...

Simone Scotti Requena, Vikas Arya, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Mark Sinyor, Michiko Ueda, Matthew J. Spittal, & Jane Pirkis

This brief summarizes "Impact of media guidelines on suicide-related reporting quality and suicides: A systematic review and meta-analysis," co-authored by Simone Scotti Requena, Vikas Arya, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Mark Sinyor, Michiko Ueda, Matthew J. Spittal, and Jane Pirkis in Crisis.

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

Policy Design Complexity and Policy Outputs: Theory and Methods

Brandon Charles, Saba Siddiki, Matia Vannoni, Christopher Frantz, & Nicholas Oesterling

This brief summarizes "Policy design complexity and policy outputs: Theory and methods," co-authored by Brandon Charles, Saba Siddiki, Matia Vannoni, Christopher Frantz, and Nicholas Oesterling in Policy Design and Practice.

August 4, 2026

Linking Decision Roles to Knowledge Utilization in US State Governments: A Mixed-Method Study

Shuping Wang, Yuan (Daniel) Cheng, and Chengxin Xu

This brief summarizes "Linking decision roles to knowledge utilization in US state governments: A mixed-method study," co-authored by Shuping Wang, Yuan (Daniel) Cheng, and Chengxin Xu in Public Administration Review.


 
August 3, 2026

Medicare’s Hospital Wage Index Exceptions Grew By Nearly 60% From 2016 To 2024

Geoffrey J. Hoffman and Jun Li

This brief summarizes "Medicare’s hospital wage index exceptions grew by nearly 60% from 2016 to 2024," co-authored by Geoffrey J. Hoffman and Jun Li in Health Affairs.

August 3, 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

Should We Flee? The Mortality and Economic Impacts of Hurricane Evacuation Orders

Lucas Kaplan
This working paper, by Lucas Kaplan, estimates the mortality and county-level regional economic impacts of hurricane evacuation orders.
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
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