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Van Slyke talks to Capital Tonight about fighting climate change

May 10, 2021

2021 One University Awards Recipients Include Several from Maxwell

Syracuse University announced its 2021 One University Awards, honoring members of the University community for their scholarship, teaching, academic achievement, leadership and service.

May 10, 2021

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Gadarian talks to WAER about Biden's proposals in speech to Congress

hana Gadarian, associate professor and chair of political science, says the agenda President Joe Biden laid out in his speech to a joint session of Congress is a vision that government can help people and be used for good.

May 6, 2021

See related: Congress, Federal, United States

Popp Discusses Biden's Infrastructure Plan, Cutting Emissions in Grist

May 6, 2021

Elizabeth Cohen quoted in Economist piece on race, class, wasted time

Whether it’s about being asked to produce more paperwork for a mortgage or waiting while someone white is bumped to the front of the queue, says Elizabeth Cohen, professor of political science and author of "The Political Value of Time," "waiting is part of the experience of racism in the U.S.”

May 6, 2021

Sultana participates in Race, Space and the Environment project

Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography and the environment, participated in the first phase of a collaborative project between Syracuse University and Rhodes University (South Africa) titled "Race, Space, and the Environment." The project was launched with an international webinar to celebrate Earth Day on April 23, 2021.

May 5, 2021

Reeher discusses political realignment in The Hill

Professor Grant Reeher says, "Political scientists and pundits have been looking for a fundamental realignment now for 50 years. I don’t know what the Mark Twain phrase would be—rumors of a realignment can be greatly exaggerated?"

May 4, 2021

Faricy cited in NY Times article on state and local tax deduction debate

Christopher Faricy's book "Welfare for the Wealthy: Parties, Social Spending, and Inequality in the United States" (Cambridge University Press, 2015) was cited in the New York Times article, "Why a $10,000 Tax Deduction Could Hold Up Trillions in Stimulus Funds."

May 4, 2021

See related: COVID-19, New York State, State & Local, Taxation

Motorcycle Fatality Rates Due to Head Injuries are Lower in States with Helmet Laws

Mary E. Helander

Motorcycle helmet laws reduce fatalities, serious cognitive disabilities, and social costs.

May 4, 2021

Murphy receives 2021 Daniel Patrick Moynihan junior faculty award

Tessa Murphy, assistant professor of history, is this year’s recipient of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research. The award will be presented at the Maxwell School’s virtual Graduate Convocation on Saturday, May 22. As this year’s Moynihan Award winner, Murphy will be the featured speaker at Convocation.

May 3, 2021

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Maxwell Students Named 2021-22 Remembrance Scholars

The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

May 3, 2021

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Elizabeth Cohen discusses immigration policy in 2021 in AlterNet piece

"From a failure to rescind the former president's Title 42, causing almost all recent asylum-seekers to be expelled from the U.S., to President Biden's equivocation on the 2021 refugee cap, it's almost impossible to find good news about immigration policy in 2021," writes Elizabeth Cohen, professor of political science.

April 30, 2021

See related: Refugees, U.S. Immigration, United States

Math and Science Identity Change and Paths into and out of STEM: Gender and Racial Disparities

Yingyi Ma & Shiyang Xiao

April 30, 2021

Burman piece on Biden's capital gains tax proposal published in Forbes

"This [proposal] is a significant reform that would close loopholes that fuel inefficient tax sheltering and make the income tax more progressive, and help pay for some of Biden’s domestic policy wish list," writes Leonard Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.

April 30, 2021

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CNY Diaper Bank Data Collection System

The Maxwell X Lab partnered with the CNY Diaper bank to improve the organization’s data collection process.

April 29, 2021

Heflin featured in The Well article on material hardship, COVID-19

A recent Urban Institute survey found that compared with adults whose family employment was unaffected by the pandemic, families who lost jobs during the pandemic were twice as likely to report food insecurity, and nearly three times as likely to report problems paying utility bills, and nearly four times as likely to report problems paying rent or mortgage.

April 28, 2021

Banks comments on President Bush's handling of 9/11 attacks in South China Morning Post

"Bush and many others overreacted to 9/11," says Professor Emeritus William Banks. "I blame him and especially (vice-president) Dick Cheney and then (defense secretary) Donald Rumsfeld for the reckless policies," he says. But Bush was "never nativist," and his recent efforts on immigration are not a "whitewashing" of history but appear to be a genuine effort at problem-solving, Banks adds.

April 28, 2021

Lyme Disease in the U.S.: Where is Risk Highest?

Mary E. Helander

This data slice describes the geographic distribution of Lyme disease in the U.S. from 2009-2018 and summarizes prevention strategies.

April 28, 2021

Shana Gadarian Earns Prestigious Carnegie Fellowship

Gadarian is the third Maxwell faculty member to earn the award in the past four years.

April 28, 2021

History Undergrads Participate in 2021 Phi Alpha Theta Conference

The 2021 Western/Central New York Phi Alpha Theta Conference featured five Syracuse students and a recent graduate.

April 28, 2021

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