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Landes Weighs in on CDC Recognizing People with IDD Are at Higher Risk of COVID in Disability Scoop
March 7, 2022
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, was quoted in the Disability Scoop article, "CDC Adds IDD To List Of Conditions At Increased Risk From COVID-19."
See related: Inequalities, Health, Aging & Life Course, Disability, COVID-19
Drake Addresses Long-Standing Problems of Educational Inequality in New Book
February 25, 2022
In his new book, "Academic Apartheid: Race and the Criminalization of Failure in an American Suburb" (University of California Press, 2022), Sean J. Drake looks at how race and class intersect, contributing to educational inequality and modern school segregation.
Grant Funds Syracuse Housing Research
December 17, 2021
Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology at the Maxwell School, is part of a three-member team that has received a $350,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to investigate how building local power among tenants can enhance community health and well-being.
Heflin Quoted in Associated Press Article on Food Insecurity Among Military Families
November 15, 2021
Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, is quoted in the Associated Press article, "Thousands of military families struggle with food insecurity."
Purser Discusses Rent Relief, Eviction Moratorium
October 4, 2021
Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology, appeared on WCNY's most recent episode of CONNECT NY, "The State of Homeownership."
Landes quoted in CTV story on COVID-19 vaccine, people with disabilities
February 23, 2021
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, was quoted in the CTV article, "Advocates worry as most disabled people left off vaccine priority list."