INSCT renamed SU Institute for Security Policy and Law
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McCormick discusses the violence in Mexico with CNN, Washington Post
A whole series of sort of mid-tier and lower level and smaller kind of up-and-coming, wannabe cartels are trying to set up shop in this terrain," says Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations. "They're striking deals with each other, with the big players."
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Lovely discusses US-China tariff rollback in Associated Press, South China Morning Post
"We can be cautiously optimistic here,” Professor of Economics Mary Lovely says about potential tariff rollbacks. "The signals that are coming out are moving in the right direction for a deal."
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Dickey quoted in Newsweek article on outing the whistleblower
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Armstrong, Singleton cited in Science article on Caribbean excavation
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Banks comments on impeachment proceedings in China Daily
William C. Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, says "stonewalling" by administration members is based on the presumption that courts will uphold White House executive privilege. "This ploy buys time and delays the House proceedings, but also may add another charge in the impeachment—obstruction of justice."
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Lovely talks to Marketplace about weaknesses in US manufacturing
"We’re seeing the slowdown hit the Midwest, the farm belt," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And a big slowdown in business investment, capital equipment purchases, is hitting states like Pennsylvania and Illinois."
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McCormick speaks with Boston Herald, Bloomberg about cartel violence in Mexico
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Jackson weighs in on women's bodily autonomy in Washington Post
"[Deyjah Harris] is an adult—she can pretty much do what she wants—so why is he [Harris' father, Clifford Joseph] still invested in what she does with her body?" says Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science. "These are the types of ways young girls are socialized to understand their bodies do not belong to them, that they are a societal possession."
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Heflin discusses new SNAP study with Huffington Post, PBS, Common Dreams
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Elliot J. Stamler ’60 makes legacy gift to support academic excellence
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The Inseparability of Human Agency and Linked Lives
Stone He appointed executive director of Binghamton Discovery Center
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Results from the SU Health & Wellness Goal Survey
This research brief summarizes the top ranked goals, including increasing physical activity, improving diet and nutrition, and better managing stress. There were interesting differences in goals across SU roles, sexes, and racial/ethnic groups.
McCormick discusses recent violence in Mexico in Yucatan Times
Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, says Thursday’s apparent capitulation to the Sinaloa Cartel was "sending a loud message to other organized crime networks…that if they show up with enough firepower to a fight, they will win and get their way because the government does not have the wherewithal to fight back."
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The Effect Of The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program On Mortality
Sernett quoted in Slate article on new Harriet Tubman movie
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Banks weighs in on impeachment proceedings in China Daily, CNN
"If the public impeachment process builds the Ukraine abuse of office case clearly so that average Americans can see what the president did, it should lead to impeachment and a trial in the Senate," says William C. Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs. "From there on, everything depends on events that have yet to occur."
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City of Syracuse Taxes
We tested whether courtesy notices for overdue property tax bills would impact payments.
Gadarian discusses voter turnout, local elections on WAER
Shana Gadarian, associated professor of political science, Joined WAER's Syracuse Speaks show to discuss the importance of local elections and voter engagement, amid historically low turnout rates in local elections. Central New Yorkers face issues that decide key policy like tax rates, education policy, and district lines this year.
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