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Thompson Discusses Trump’s Arraignment with CNY Central, 570 WSYR

April 6, 2023

“This is not the end of what may happen,” says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. “It may in fact be the beginning. We've never seen this before, and I don't think we can dismiss it as a partisan political act. Certainly, there have been other presidents who have had strong opposition in the past and yet they have not faced this kind of jeopardy.”

Returns to Scale in Property Assessment: Evidence from NYS’s Small Localities Coordination Program

April 5, 2023

"Returns to Scale in Property Assessment: Evidence from New York State’s Small Localities Coordination Program," co-authored by Maxwell professors Yilin Hou and John Yinger, was published in the National Tax Journal.

Policy Studies Alumna Ashia Aubourg Advocates for Food Justice

April 5, 2023

After graduating in 2018, Aubourg launched a digital community that unearths underrepresented narratives within food, travel and culture.

Michael Williams Joins International Studies Association’s Governing Council

April 5, 2023

Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs and director of the master of arts in international relations program, has been elected to the Governing Council of the International Studies Association and the Executive Committee of the Governing Council for 2023-24. 

Pearson Study on Southern White Migrants and the Political Landscape Featured in The Economist

April 4, 2023

Between 1900 and 1940, roughly five million southern whites left former Confederate states and neighboring Oklahoma. In a peer-reviewed study to be published later this year, Thomas Pearson, assistant professor of economics, and his co-authors found that this group was not just greater in number, but, as they spread their culture and attitudes, perhaps in political influence, too.

The Social and Community Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic

April 4, 2023

"The Social and Community Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic," co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in The ANNALS of the Academy of Political and Social Science.

Art Museum Faculty Fellow Heather Law Pezzarossi Weaves Indigenous Baskets Into Lesson Plan

April 4, 2023

The assistant professor of anthropology has provided her students with a unique research opportunity. 

Hamersma Discusses the Impact of Medicaid Eligibility Reviews on County Residents With Syracuse.com

March 31, 2023

Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, believes the number of Onondaga County residents who lose coverage will be less than the 9.5% estimated by a federal government study. That’s because New York’s Medicaid and other public health insurance programs are more generous than those offered by many other states, she says.

Maxwell-in-Washington Graduate Student Mario Marquez Joins in Call to Repeal War Authority in Iraq

March 31, 2023

The Iraq War veteran is director of national security for The American Legion and is pursing an executive master’s in international relations degree.

Lamis Abdelaaty Receives Gerda Henkel Foundation Grant to Support Book Research

March 30, 2023

The associate professor of political science will examine what constitutes a refugee crisis in her second book.

See related: Grant Awards, Refugees

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