On the Eve of 100: Orange Central Attendees Hear Plans to Celebrate Maxwell’s Centennial
Dean David M. Van Slyke told the crowd that the year ahead will include celebrations and other engagement opportunities united by a theme borrowed from the Athenian Oath—‘Ever Strive.’
See related: Centennial, School History
Rutherford Talks to Barron’s, Christian Science Monitor About the UAW Strike
“There is a very different kind of spirit right now” in the UAW, Tod Rutherford, professor of geography and the environment, tells Christian Science Monitor. “People are just saying, ‘That’s enough. We’ve got to do something, make a stand.’”
See related: Income, Labor, United States
Pralle Quoted in ABC 7 Chicago Article on Flooding in Cook County
"We're getting lots of intense rain in short periods of time. And that just means that a lot of the drainage systems in cities, especially with old sort of infrastructure, can't handle that amount of runoff in that quick of a time," says Sarah Pralle, associate professor of political science.
See related: Flood Insurance, Natural Disasters, United States, Water
Dance of Hope: Public Health Student Grace Brashears
Grace Brashears is a double major at Falk (HDFS and public health) who was recently named the youngest executive director in the 10-year history of OttoTHON, Syracuse University’s 12-hour dance marathon that raises money for Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.
See related: Student Experience
Reeher Weighs In on the GOP’s Internal Strife in The Hill
“This kind of division is one we’ve seen for a very long time and so there is nothing new here. This was evident when McCarthy got the position in the first place—on the 15th vote—and that got a lot of attention,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Congress, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Maxwell Sociologists Honored and Elected to Leadership Positions at ASA Annual Meeting
Prema Kurien and Janet M. Wilmoth received awards, and several faculty colleagues were elected to roles in the American Sociological Association.
See related: Awards & Honors, Promotions & Appointments
Huber Discusses the Climate Class War in UnHerd Article
"Rather than tackling the problem of who owns and controls fossil-fuel based production (a relative minority of society), carbon behaviouralism aims its sights on the “irresponsible” choices of millions of consumers of all classes," writes Matt Huber, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Climate Change, Europe, Political Parties, United States
Murrett Talks to Military Times, Wash Examiner About Retiring Chair of the Joint Chiefs, Mark Milley
"I think, after the dust settles and we've had a chance to look at it in retrospect, Mark's reputation is going to stand up very well, and I'm confident that 20 or 30 years from now, the historians going to be very kind to him," says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: U.S. National Security, United States
Health equity for people with intellectual and developmental disability requires vast improvements to data collection: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
"Health equity for people with intellectual and developmental disability requires vast improvements to data collection: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic," co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Scott Landes, was published in Disability and Health Journal.
See related: COVID-19, IDD, Research Methods, United States
Did Gender Egalitarianism Weaken Religiosity in Baby Boom Women? A Developmental-Historical Approach
"Did Gender Egalitarianism Weaken Religiosity in Baby Boom Women? A Developmental-Historical Approach," co-authored by Professor of Sociology Merril Silverstein, was published in Sociology of Religion.
See related: Gender and Sex, Religion, United States
‘Unearthing Africa's Long Lost Past’: Maxwell Professor Unearths England’s First Outpost
The remarkable discovery of Fort Kormantine by archaeologist Christopher DeCorse illuminates a critical period in Atlantic history.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Archaeology, Grant Awards, Migration, Student Experience, Trade
Doctoral Candidate Says Project Provided an ‘Extraordinary Opportunity’
Matthew O’Leary joined the team of archaeologists led by Maxwell Professor Christopher DeCorse in coastal Ghana this past summer.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Archaeology, Grant Awards, Migration, Student Experience, Trade
For McDonald, AAIDD Award is a Symbol of the Growing Interest in Advancing Disability Rights
The 2023 AAIDD Research Award that Falk College Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Public Health Katherine McDonald received in June “recognizes her lengthy track record of interest and accomplishment in the field of intellectual disability.”
See related: Awards & Honors, Disability, United States
US States’ COVID-19 Physical Distancing Policies and Working-Age Adult Mental Health Outcomes
The study, co-authored by Maxwell professors Shannon Monnat, Emily Wiemers, Douglas Wolf and Jennifer Karas Montez, was published in Preventive Medicine Reports.
See related: COVID-19, Mental Health, State & Local, United States
The Shadow of the Confederacy: Culture, Institutions, and the Geography of Racial Animus in the US
"The Shadow of the Confederacy: Culture, Institutions, and the Geography of Racial Animus in the US," co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Thomas Pearson, was published by the Centre for Economic Policy Research.
See related: Race & Ethnicity, United States
McDowell Contributes Chapter to Atlantic Council Report on Economic Statecraft
Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, authored "New era of financial sanctions: Adapting to de-dollarization," as part of the Atlantic Council report, "The US, EU, and UK need a shared approach to economic statecraft. Here’s where to start."
See related: Economic Policy, Europe, Global Governance, International Affairs, United States
Kristy Buzard Explores Gender Disparities in Economics
She is part of a three-member team that received a $157,065 grant from the Women in Economics and Mathematics Research Consortium.
See related: Gender and Sex, Grant Awards, United States
Zhang Comments on the Impact of Immigration Issues on AI Researchers in Marketplace Article
“Sixty-nine percent of those who currently live in the U.S. say that visa and immigration issues are a serious problem for them conducting AI research,” says Baobao Zhang, assistant professor of political science and senior research associate in the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute.
See related: Autonomous Systems, Government, U.S. Immigration, United States
McFate Quoted in USA Today Article on Biden, Zelenskyy Condemning Russian Aggression at the UN
Sean McFate, adjunct professor in Maxwell's Washington programs, says the U.N. mission of preventing and ending wars has "become a punchline," citing struggles in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Zaire and Somalia and genocides in Rwanda, Darfur and Iraq.
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, Government, International Affairs, Russia, United States
Rutherford Talks to Marketplace About the United Auto Workers Strike
When automakers faced bankruptcy in 2008, auto workers faced a tough decision: lose jobs or agree to contract changes that would help the companies get a federal bailout. The union chose the latter. “This was a concession they had to make in order to sustain the bailouts and have some kind of recovery,” says Tod Rutherford, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Income, Labor, United States