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Spending Time Socializing in Bars Increases the Risk of Heavy Drinking

Danielle Rhubart, Jennifer Kowalkowski, and Yiping Li
This brief uses data from the 2022 Rural Health and Engagement Survey to examine relationships between time spent in bars and heavy drinking. 
April 2, 2024

Real Estate Investors and Property Taxation

Serena Wenjing Xiao
This report, by Serena Xiao, studies the inequality in property taxation in the U.S. single-family home market based on a property’s assessed value.
April 1, 2024

The Invented State: Policy Misperceptions in the American Public

Emily Thorson

Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, recently published “The Invented State: Policy Misperceptions in the American Public” (Oxford University Press, 2024).

March 26, 2024

Older Adults are at Greater Risk of Opioid Use Disorder in Communities with High Social Vulnerability

Tse-Chuan Yang, Seulki Kim, Stephen A. Matthews, and Carla Shoff
This brief summarizes findings from a study that used data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to examine how county characteristics contributed to the prevalence of OUD among Medicare beneficiaries age 65+ in U.S. counties in 2021.
March 26, 2024

The Russian threat and the consolidation of the West: How populism and EU-skepticism shape party support for Ukraine

Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, Milada Anna Vachudova, Ryan Bakker, Seth Jolly, Jonathan Polk, Jan Rovny, Marco Steenbergen

"The Russian threat and the consolidation of the West: How populism and EU-skepticism shape party support for Ukraine," co-authored by Seth Jolly, associate professor and chair of political science, was published in European Union Politics.

March 25, 2024

County Property Tax Capitalization in U.S. Cities

Kyle Kopplin
This report, by Kyle Kopplin, demonstrates varying responses to statutory property tax rate increases and decreases along the distribution of house prices in counties containing large U.S. cities.
March 25, 2024

Who’s Afraid of the Bomb?: The Euromissiles Crisis and Nuclear Weapons in Europe, Past and Present

Michael John Williams

"Who’s Afraid of the Bomb?: The Euromissiles Crisis and Nuclear Weapons in Europe, Past and Present," written by Michael John Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in International Studies Review.

March 20, 2024

Hypertension at the Nexus of Veteran Status, Psychiatric Disorders, and Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Jacob P. DeBlois, Andrew S. London, Kevin S. Heffernan

"Hypertension at the Nexus of Veteran Status, Psychiatric Disorders, and Traumatic Brain Injury: Insights from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System," co-authored by Professor of Sociology Andrew London, was published in PLOS ONE.

March 20, 2024

See related: United States, Veterans

Have Repertoire, Will Travel: Nonviolence as Global Contentious Performance

Selina Gallo-Cruz

"Have Repertoire, Will Travel: Nonviolence as Global Contentious Performance," written by Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz, was published by Cambridge University Press.

March 20, 2024

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A Fork in the Road: Uncovering the Impact of Industrial Animal Agriculture on the Physical Health of Communities of Color

Mariana Zepeda
This brief summarizes the health risks for communities located near CAFOs. Additionally, it calls for government regulations that improve transparency, management, and consumer empowerment.
March 19, 2024

A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden

Osamah F. Khalil

Osamah Khalil, professor of history and chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program, has written “A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden” (Harvard University Press, 2024).

March 13, 2024

Waiving SNAP Interviews during the COVID19 Pandemic Increased SNAP Caseloads

Colleen Heflin, William Clay Fannin, Leonard Lopoo, and Siobhan O’Keefe
This brief summarizes findings from a recent study that used data from SNAP offices across 10 states to examine the impact of SNAP interview waivers on SNAP caseloads from January 5th to April 30th of 2021. 
March 12, 2024

Import Competition, Labor Market Regulations, and Firm Outsourcing

Pavel Chakraborty, Devashish Mitra, Asha Sundaram

“Import Competition, Labor Market Regulations, and Firm Outsourcing,” co-authored by Professor of Economics Devashish Mitra, was published in the Journal of Development Economics.

March 7, 2024

See related: Economic Policy, India, Labor, Trade

Cognitive Functioning is Higher among Older Adults in Walkable Neighborhoods that Have Low Economic Disadvantage

Tse-Chuan Yang, Seulki Kim, Seung-won Emily Choi, Shannon Halloway, Uchechi A. Mitchell, and Benjamin A. Shaw
This brief summarizes findings from a study that aims to understand how U.S. older adults’ (age 65+) exposures to residential neighborhood environments – specifically walkability and concentrated socioeconomic disadvantage – are associated with their cognitive functioning between 2010 and 2018.
March 5, 2024

Property Tax Assessment and Housing Market Cycles

Christopher Berry and Qining Wang
This report, by Christopher Berry, finds that the sources of property tax stability derive primarily from a failure to fully adjust assessed values as market values change within a jurisdiction. 
March 4, 2024

Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City

Dennis Romano

Dennis Romano, professor emeritus of history, has written “Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City” (Oxford University Press, 2024).

February 29, 2024

See related: Europe

Infant Mortality Rates Vary Substantially across Regions of the United States

Marissa Merrifield
This data slice uses data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to compare infant mortality rates by geographic region in the U.S. between 2017-2021.
February 27, 2024

Adopting the Standard Medical Deduction Increased State SNAP Enrollment and Benefits

Yuwei Zhang, Jun Li, Dongmei Zuo, and Colleen M. Heflin
Simplifying administrative requirements for SNAP would make it easier for older adults and people with disabilities to participate in the program.
February 21, 2024

Why Don't South Asians in the U.S. Count As “Asian”?: Global and Local Factors Shaping Anti-South Asian Racism in the United States

Prema Kurien, Bandana Purkayastha

"Why Don't South Asians in the U.S. Count As 'Asian'?: Global and Local Factors Shaping Anti-South Asian Racism in the United States," co-authored by Professor of Sociology Prema Kurien, was published in Sociological Inquiry.

February 20, 2024

What Factors Increase Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia?

Elizabeth Vásquez and Kai Zhang
This data slice uses nationwide data from 3,155 counties in the U.S. to identify the factors that best predict county-level rates of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRDs) in 2018. 
February 20, 2024

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