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Reeher Speaks With Fox News About Trump’s Proposed Tariffs for Mexico and Canada

“I think what he's putting out now, at this stage, could be seen as an attempt to nudge the behavior of both Mexico and Canada regarding the border and to engage in what is essentially financial saber rattling. But also, I wouldn't be surprised to see him follow through on this because he is a believer in tariffs,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.

December 2, 2024

De Nevers Piece on Trump’s Second Term and America’s Future Role in NATO Published in The Hill

“Trump’s return to power in the U.S. raises serious questions about America’s future role in NATO. He has been open in his disdain for NATO for decades,” says Renée de Nevers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs. “This leaves European NATO with a serious security problem at a time when the threat to Europe from Russia is clear and present.”

December 2, 2024

McFate Discusses the Russia-Ukraine War in Daily Express, Defense One and The National Articles

“Putin has lowered the bar for Russian nuclear engagement, a clear signal to NATO to back off. It’s a response to Biden's allowing Ukraine to use long-range American missiles against Russian targets,” says Sean McFate, adjunct professor in Maxwell's Washington programs. 

November 30, 2024

Egyptologist Shares Findings of Everyday Life of the Pyramid Builders During Phanstiel Lecture

A distinguished archeologist and founder and president of Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA), Mark Lehner has over 40 years of experience studying Egypt’s ancient history. 
November 29, 2024

Older Adults’ Descendants and Family Networks in the Context of Global Educational Expansion

Rachel Margolis, Mara Getz Sheftel, Haowei Wang, Raeven Faye Chandler, Lauren Newmyer, Ashton M. Verdery

“Older Adults’ Descendants and Family Networks in the Context of Global Educational Expansion,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Haowei Wang, was published in Population and Development Review.

November 27, 2024

See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care

Emerging Regulation of GHG Emissions in the Transportation-for-Hire Industry

Austin Zwick, Mischa Young, Zachary Spicer, Karina Freeland

“Local Government Environmental Policy Innovation: Emerging Regulation of GHG Emissions in the Transportation-for-Hire Industry,” co-authored by Assistant Teaching Professor of Policy Studies Austin Zwick and alumna Karina Freeland '23 B.A. (PSt), was published in Sustainability.

November 27, 2024

Sen. Schumer Presents Dean Van Slyke with Copy of Floor Remarks Commemorating Maxwell’s Centennial

In the official record, Schumer describes a “remarkable milestone” for a “remarkable school.”

November 27, 2024

Maxwell Welcomes 41 New US Citizens—Including One of Its Own

Assistant Professor Tomás Olivier was among those who gathered in the Dr. Paul & Natalie Strasser Legacy Room to take the Oath of Citizenship.

November 26, 2024

Hernández de Lara article published in Revista Científica De Arquitectura Y Urbanismo

Anthropology PhD candidate Hernández de Lara has his research on the slavery legacy in Cuba published in the Cuban journal Revista Científica De Arquitectura Y Urbanismo.
November 25, 2024

Murrett Talks to Fox News About Russia Firing a New Ballistic Missile at Ukraine

“I do think it is a response to the unconstrained use that we have now for ATACMS missiles and also Storm Shadow missiles in the Kursk region of Russia and allowing the Ukrainians to use them,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs. “I think what the Russian leadership did with the Oreshnik missile—MRBM—is probably a response to that.”

November 25, 2024

O’Keefe Weighs In on What Trump’s Win Means for NASA in TIME Article

When it comes to space exploration, “I would think that this next [Trump] Administration is going to be a continuation of the success in the first administration,” says University Professor Sean O’Keefe. “[Trump] prides himself on being very unpredictable, so I wouldn’t put certainty on this, but all signs point in that direction.”

November 22, 2024

Zwick Speaks with Nature Cities About the City of Syracuse’s Smart City Projects

Despite its size, Syracuse asserts “a larger dreaming of possibilities, punching above their weight, acting like a bigger city,” says Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor of policy studies. “[There's been] a real alignment and agreement between multiple levels of government...for the last 10 years or so,” he says.

November 22, 2024

Social Impact Pitch Competition to Address Public Health Misinformation Among College Students

The Maxwell School's Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population health is inviting students and others to offer ideas to be judged on creativity, feasibility, impact and scalability.

November 19, 2024

Yingyi Ma Cited in Nature Article on the Future of Science in the US

Although Chinese-student enrolment at U.S. universities has rebounded since the pandemic, China’s best and brightest might be shying away, says Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology. Soaring anti-China rhetoric probably plays a part, she says, but so do expanding opportunities for Chinese graduate students at home, and the growing challenges to obtain work visas.

November 19, 2024

The Impact of Inflation on Support for Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election

David Steinberg, Daniel McDowell, Erdem Aytac

“The Impact of Inflation on Support for Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election,” co-authored by Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell, was published in SSRN.

November 19, 2024

Political Polarization and Health

Jay J Van Bavel, Shana Kushner Gadarian, Eric Knowles, Kai Ruggeri

“Political Polarization and Health,” co-authored by Professor of Political Science Shana Gadarian, was published in Nature Medicine.

November 19, 2024

Waiving Physical Presence Requirements During the COVID-19 Pandemic Increased WIC Caseloads

Colleen Heflin, William Clay Fannin, Leonard Lopoo, and Camille Barbin
This brief summarizes findings from a study that compared WIC caseload data collected across 738 counties in 10 U.S. states between January 2019 and May 2021 to determine how these waives affected WIC participation.
November 19, 2024

Political Polarization Harms Public Health

Shana Kushner Gadarian, Jay J. Van Bavel, Eric Knowles, and Kai Ruggeri
This brief summarizes the impacts of political polarization on public health in the U.S., highlighting the COVID-19 pandemic as a case study on the health risks of polarization. 
November 19, 2024

Silverstein Talks to NPR About China’s Economy Adapting to Serve the Aging Population

Professor of Sociology Merril Silverstein, who studies how infrastructure development is increasingly geared towards an older society in China, says, “Those in more developed villages have less aging anxiety about whether their needs will be met, whether they'll be, you know, happy or not as they get older.”

November 19, 2024

See related: Aging, China, Economic Policy

Differences in PTSD Between US Civilians and Military Veterans in Gulf War and Post-9/11 War Cohorts

Kevin J. Ortiz Diaz, Scott D. Landes, Shannon M. Monnat
“Differences in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Between U.S. Civilians and Military Veterans in the Gulf War and Post-9/11 War Eligibility Cohorts: A Research Note,” co-authored by sociologists Scott Landes and Shannon Monnat, was published in Armed Forces & Society.
November 18, 2024
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