From Sovereignty to Mortality: Tenth Decade Awards Support Research Across Disciplines
Funded by gifts from hundreds of individual donors, including a lead gift from long-time Maxwell supporters Gerry and Daphna Cramer, the project has since awarded funds for dozens of faculty-led projects that have explored topics related to citizenship—from labor policy to free speech jurisprudence to climate change.
See related: Centennial, Giving, Grant Awards, School History
Mitra Weighs In on the Issue of Wealth Taxation in India in Al Jazeera Article
Devashish Mitra, professor of economics, says that some wealth distribution “might not be a bad idea.” But, he adds, “it is a politically contentious issue, and there might be political problems in enacting any kind of means to redistribute wealth.’’
See related: Economic Policy, Elections, Government, India
‘We Are Not a People of the Past’: Tenth Decade Project Builds Ties with Indigenous Community
A pair of Maxwell professors are helping to lead an effort to foster a reciprocal learning relationship with the peoples of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
See related: Archaeology, Centennial, Education, Grant Awards, Native American, New York State, School History, Student Experience
With Deepest Gratitude: Public Health Faculty Member Eileen Lantier Among Those Retiring
Earlier this month, Falk College honored the five faculty and two staff members who are retiring this year for their contributions and dedicated service. The honorees included Thom deLara, Dennis Deninger, Donna Fecteau, Eric Kingson, Eileen Lantier, Dianne Seeley and Michael Veley.
Risk Perception, Dread, and the Value of Statistical Life: Evidence from Occupational Fatalities
Understanding Census Non-Response
Testing Limited Overlap
“Testing Limited Overlap,” co-authored by Associate Professor of Economics Yulong Wang, was published in Econometric Theory.
See related: Research Methods
Taylor Talks to the Associated Press, Wall Street Journal About Putin’s Fifth Term
“The war in Ukraine is central to his current political project, and I don’t see anything to suggest that that will change. And that affects everything else,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science and director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Government, International Affairs, Russia
Tax Flights
Faculty of the Year Awards: Public Health Professor Appiah Recognized
Professors Dennis Deninger, Bernard Appiah and Joey Merrin were honored with Falk College Faculty of the Year awards for their outstanding teaching, scholarship and internal and professional service contributions in 2024.
Class of 2024 Falk College Scholars
Meet the two Syracuse University Scholars from Falk College and the 10 Falk College Scholars, who discuss their most memorable experiences at Syracuse, their impact at Falk and Syracuse, and their advice for incoming students.
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Residential mobility and persistently depressed voting among disadvantaged adults in a large housing experiment
“Residential mobility and persistently depressed voting among disadvantaged adults in a large housing experiment,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Political Science Baobao Zhang, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
See related: Black, Housing, Income, LatinX, U.S. Elections, United States
Suicide Rates are Lower in Places with More Social Infrastructure
Johanna Dunaway Selected for Prestigious Carnegie Fellowship
The professor and research director for the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship will receive funding to advance her research into the causes of political polarization.
See related: Awards & Honors, Grant Awards, Media & Journalism, Political Parties, U.S. Elections
Record Number Receive Awards Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Five Maxwell students and alumni are among the 14 Syracuse University students and alumni who have been named as 2024 recipients.
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Class of 2024 Public Health Awards
The Public Health Department announced its Class of 2024 undergraduate and graduate award winners.
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Carrying the Cross: Popular Christian Communities and Religious Protest during Pinochet's Dictatorship, 1973–90
“Carrying the Cross: Popular Christian Communities and Religious Protest during Pinochet's Dictatorship, 1973–90,” authored by Assistant Professor of History Denisa Jashari, was published in the Journal of Latin American Studies.
See related: Conflict, Latin America & the Caribbean, Religion, Social Justice
McDowell Discusses Sanctions Circumvention on The Sanctions Age Podcast
“De-dollarization is sort of a hedging exercise. It's preparing for that potential instance of sanctions in the future or adapting to the current sanctions that you're facing but it is real, it's happening and it does have important implications for the U.S. and for the world,” says Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science.
See related: China, Economic Policy, International Affairs, Russia, United States
Assessment Regressivity and the Homestead Exemption
Alumna Contributes to Anthology About the Trials and Triumphs of Women of Color
Tyra Jean ‘20 B.A. (Soc)/’21 M.P.A. is one of 29 co-authors featured in “Our Stories Belong in History” (Ingram Sparks, 2024), which was conceptualized and developed by Elizabeth Leiba.
See related: Black, Gender and Sex, Student Experience