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Monnat op-ed on the opioid crisis published in ConvergenceRI
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, discusses the need to address the underlying causes of distress, despair and disconnectedness in regards to the opioid epidemic.
Burman comments on the debate to end the estate tax in The Atlantic
If Gary Cohn, the White House chief economic adviser, "were trying to make a parody of the rich people’s argument for the estate tax, he couldn’t have done a better job,” says Leonard Burman, professor of public administration and international affairs and Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.
Maxwell X Lab innovates policymaking through behavioral science
Monnat cited in Business Insider article on opioid crisis, Trump
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, says her findings indicate that places where rates of death due to drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and suicide are high are also places that heavily supported Trump in the election.
Inaugural Otey and Barbara Scruggs graduate scholars named
“The Otey and Barbara Scruggs scholarship is a fitting tribute to a treasured member of the History Department and his wife,” said Associate Professor and Chair of History Norman Kutcher. “Otey cared deeply about the University generally and the History Department especially. Graduate education grew substantially in strength and numbers under his leadership, so it is fitting that this scholarship will benefit our most deserving graduate students.”
Lutz study on mismatch and academic performance published in Ethnic and Racial Studies
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Ma study on fairness in admission in the China published in Frontiers of Education in China
Heflin study on material hardship published in Social Problems
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Harrington Meyer article on grandparenting published in Innovation in Aging journal
Schwartz study on inclusion, students with disabilities published
Maxwell announces new chair appointments
The Maxwell School has appointed new chairs for the departments of anthropology, economics, history, international relations (undergraduate), political science and sociology, as well as an interim chair of social science.
Bifulco study on synthetic controls to evaluate unique interventions published in Evaluation Review
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Lutz writes for Huffington Post on immigrants serving in the U.S. military
"The United States has a long tradition of enlisting immigrants. Immigrants make up an important part of the U.S. military, and have since the formation of the United States. Our country should not make it difficult for them to serve," writes Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology.
Maxwell School Lerner Chair Shannon Monnat and team secure NIJ grant
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, and her team secured a grant from the National Institute of Justice to conduct a study that will provide recommendations to law enforcement agencies on how to maximize the efficiency of disrupting the supply of opiates into communities and develop a model for use in other jurisdictions.
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Ma chapter featured in "Understanding International Students from Asia in American Universities"
Yinger selected as APPAM's 2017 Steven D. Gold Award recipient
Colleen Heflin examines the intersection of food security, welfare policy, and health
"Typically people who qualify for higher SNAP benefits are in the worst health, so this suggests there is something really protective about the SNAP benefits," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
Colleen Heflin examines the intersection of food security, welfare policy and health
"Typically people who qualify for higher SNAP benefits are in the worst health, so this suggests there is something really protective about the SNAP benefits," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
Burman economic study cited in Forbes article on corporate tax reform
A paper co-authored by Leonard Burman, professor of public administration and international affairs, found that the taxable share of U.S. corporate stock had fallen from 80 percent in 1965 to a mere 24 percent in 2015. The explanation for the sharp decline lies in the proportion of shares held by tax-exempt retirement accounts or by foreigners, who generally escape U.S. tax on dividends.
Popp study on tech R&D portfolios under uncertainty published in JAERE
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