Karcher wins NSF grant to study transparency in qualitative research
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COVID-19 and Pneumonia: Increased Risk for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities during the Pandemic
This brief describes the implications of higher rates of pneumonia among individuals with IDD for increased risk of serious complications (including death) from COVID-19.
Perry Singleton funded by University of Kentucky poverty center
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Young co-authors IBM Center for The Business of Government report on risk management, AI
Matthew Young, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, put forth in his new book a threefold strategy to assist government leaders and public managers with how best to approach using AI.
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McDowell discusses the economic fallout from COVID-19 on World Political Review podcast
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Popp’s work on government research support funded by Sloan Foundation
David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, has been awarded a $349,380 grant by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. His research will examine how government funding influences the direction of clean energy research, focusing on whether increased government spending attracts more researchers to the field, or merely substitutes for other funding sources within the field.
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Heflin speaks about SNAP benefits, federal stimulus bill on NCPR
"The population that has the lowest income and has the least other sources of support have not been given any increase in the ability to provide food for their family," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
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Monde-Anumihe featured in Guardian Woman
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Monnat discusses racial disparities, COVID-19 deaths in Miami Herald
"Without widespread testing and without knowing the infection rate, we can’t responsibly predict when things could open back up," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
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McCormick, Ackerman piece explores how Mexico is handling the pandemic
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Gueorguiev receives 2020 Moynihan junior faculty award
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Reeher provides insight into COVID-19 impact on 2020 election on WSYR
"This campaign is going to be about how people think and feel about how the government has responded to this crisis [COVID-19]," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
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Jok discusses Africa's low COVID-19 case numbers in Daily Nation
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Gadarian quoted in Science article on coronavirus messaging
"When you hear [health] experts saying one thing and the head of your [political] party saying another, that’s a troubling kind of thing to decide," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science. In the United States, "What we’re seeing evidence of is that Republicans are basically going with what the president says."
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Monnat discusses COVID-19 testing with Miami Herald, Syracuse.com
"If people aren’t being tested, you’re risking not only spread, but greater severity of the illness," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
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O'Keefe reflects on Apollo 13 during 50th anniversary week with KTRH
"This is a remarkable chapter in NASA’s history that has lived for 50 years to remind everybody at that remarkable storied agency what a tremendous accomplishment can be yielded even in moments in which it appears to be on the verge of failure," University Professor Sean O'Keefe says. "It reminds us of our humanity."
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Lovely quoted in Huffington Post article on red flag in US-China trade deal
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Monnat comments on fairness of stay-at-home orders in Wisconsin Examiner
"A crisis like COVID-19 is bound to exacerbate existing racial-ethnic and socio-economic disparities. Not only within the healthcare system, and in terms of health outcomes, but also within the criminal justice system," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
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Bouran named CEO of International Media Investments
Nart Bouran ’89 B.A. (IR) has been appointed the chief executive officer for International Media Investments, a private investment company. In this new role, Bouran will lead IMI’s efforts to increase its portfolio overseas.
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Military-connected student of the month: Executive Education student Chris Giglio
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