In the News: Andrew S. London
Soc faculty discuss impact of SCD on veteran mortality at ASA meeting
“Although past research has documented a higher overall mortality risk among veterans compared to non-veterans, no study until now has considered the contribution of SCD to veteran-non-veteran mortality differentials,” says Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology and the paper’s lead author.
Citizens of the World
Students of the Maxwell School hail from around the planet, which assures a global experience not only for them, but for everyone who enters a classroom.
London, Hoy paper on same-sex sexuality, heterosexuals published in Sociology Compass
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Maxwell celebrates graduates, faculty at Commencement Weekend 2018
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Lopoo, London paper on household crowding featured by Urban Institute
Long-Term Outcomes of Military Service: The Health and Well-Being of Aging Veterans
London and Hoy article on sexuality, marriage duration published in Population Review
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Maxwell announces new chair appointments
The Maxwell School has appointed new chairs for the departments of anthropology, economics, history, international relations (undergraduate), political science and sociology, as well as an interim chair of social science.
London study on past fertility patterns published in Demography
London and Wilmoth study on smoking, military service published in Journal of Drug Issues
Broad Mission
The Tenth Decade Scholars award demonstrates how citizenship cuts across the disciplines.
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Lopoo, London study on household crowding and education outcomes published in Demography
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Heflin, London article on SNAP use among military, veterans and reservists published in PR&PR
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Heflin, London, Wilmoth analysis of economic well-being among older adults published in JGSW
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Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service
Back From the War
Syracuse’s new Institute for Veterans and Military Families considers the impact of service on soldiers and on the people around them.
Maxwell Perspective: Syracuse, Maxwell and the City
The collaboration between Maxwell and its hometown goes both ways.
Improving With Age
The study of gerontology at Syracuse — including research done in Maxwell’s Center for Policy Research — has gotten a boost with a new Aging Studies Institute and a named professorship. Already prominent, SU’s gerontological programs are poised for growth and greater recognition.
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Child Care and Inequality: Re-Thinking Carework for Children and Youth.
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