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Political Science, Public Health Faculty Partner on Vaccine Study

Supported with a generous gift from Maxwell Advisory Board member David Kelso, Brittany L. Kmush and Shana Kushner Gadarian hope to better understand how state policies influence vaccine decisions.

October 16, 2025

Maxwell X Lab Receives Journal’s Best Paper Award for Chicago Study

The Journal of Behavioral Public Administration honored the researchers for their paper detailing findings in a study of at-home lead testing kit return rates.

September 30, 2025

PhD Candidates’ Work Recognized by American Political Science Association

Jingding Wang, Hannah Radner and Nicholas D’Amico were honored in recognition of their research on citizenship, government and politics.

September 23, 2025

Maxwell Partners With VA Medical Center, Instacart to Bring Healthy Food to Local Veterans

With a grant-funded study, Colleen Heflin and the Maxwell X Lab are hoping to determine whether greater access to nutritious food leads to health improvements over time.

September 4, 2025

Mapping His Future: Maxwell Student Will Burke Addresses Lead Poisoning in Syracuse

William Burke ’25 B.A. (Geog/ESP) creates digital maps to identify areas at risk for childhood lead poisoning in the City of Syracuse. His research is funded by a SOURCE Bridge Award, supporting faculty-led undergraduate research at Syracuse University.

May 14, 2025

Healthy Monday Finds a New Home With the Lerner Center

Through a restructuring, the center and The Monday Campaigns seek to ensure the vitality and expansion of beloved health programs envisioned by alumnus Sidney “Sid” Lerner.

March 24, 2025

Lamis Abdelaaty, Collaborators, Awarded $2 Million in ERC Funds for Refugee Law Research

The associate professor of political science is part of a three-person team that will investigate the conditions that make international refugee law effective.

January 27, 2025

Maxwell Sociologist’s New Documentary Reveals Plight of Syracuse Tenants

Written and directed by Gretchen Purser, the film is the culmination of a research grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

January 13, 2025

Fulbright-Hays Fellowship Supports Catherine Herrold’s Study of Locally Led Development

The associate professor will spend three months in Serbia as she continues her research on civil society and grassroots development initiatives.

December 13, 2024

Maxwell Scholars Examine ‘Always Fragile’ Democracy

Amid reports of democracy’s global decline, Maxwell faculty and students are gathering new insights into perception, polarization and other pressing concerns.

December 11, 2024

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