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Yinger cited in Newsday article on real estate steering
See related: Federal, Housing, Race & Ethnicity, State & Local, United States
Burman weighs in on plan for funding Medicare for all in Washington Examiner
Leonard Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics, identifies that the major problem entailed by Senator Elizabeth Warren's "Medicare for all" proposal is that it would not be just a marginal tax on the 50th employee, but instead would apply to all previously hired employees.
See related: Taxation, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Monnat takes part in White House roundtable aimed at reducing opioid overdoses
“Many people who misuse opioids are also misusing other substances, and a common driver of this is self-medicating,” says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, whose research examines the connections between social disadvantage, place, public policy and health.
See related: Addiction, Federal, Opioids, U.S. Education, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Michelmore examines EITC impact on housing affordability crisis in Work In Progress blog
Heflin discusses new SNAP study with Huffington Post, PBS, Common Dreams
See related: Food Security, Longevity, Nutrition, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Heflin study links SNAP to lower risk of premature death for US adults
Rothenberg paper on intergroup contact, integration published in American Economic Review
Heflin study on the effect of SNAP on mortality published in Health Affairs
Heflin article on Building Nebraska Families Program published in Social Service Review
Monnat study on fatal opioid overdoses published in Rural Sociology
Burman comments on Medicare for all in Los Angeles Times
See related: Taxation, United States
Visit to campus builds connections for Online EMPA students
“Online students benefit from the flexibility of being able to complete their coursework on their own schedule from the comfort of their own home, and while the connections they make with their peers and faculty are valuable, the value of place and institutional community that comes from being part of a school can be lacking,” said Nell S. Bartkowiak, director of the Online E.M.P.A. Program.
See related: Student Experience
Burman discusses the cost of Warren's Medicare for All in the Atlantic
Leonard Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics, says raising significantly more tax revenue to fund Medicare for All "is plausible in the sense that it is theoretically possible. But the revolution that would come along with it would get in the way."
See related: Federal, Taxation, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Zhu weighs in on fossil fuel divestment in Harvard Crimson
Maria Zhu, assistant professor of economics, says that the University of California’s decision could be "a sign that the tides are shifting" on universities’ economic views of investing in fossil fuels. “If it has a positive impact, I do believe more schools will eventually divest for financial reasons, given that most of them tend to think social implications of divesting are positive or neutral at worst."
See related: Environment, U.S. Education, United States
Sociologists Montez and Monnat earn NIH grants
See related: Grant Awards, Longevity, U.S. Health Policy
Rothbart, Schwartz paper on impact of universal free meals published in JPART
NAPA names four fellows from Maxwell School faculty
See related: Promotions & Appointments
Siddiki projects awarded NSF and USDA funding
Saba Siddiki, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, has been awarded two grants for projects beginning this fall. One will support the work of the Institutional Grammar Research Initiative and the other is for project work on urban food action plans to advance human well-being and health, environment, and equity goals.
See related: Environment, Food Security, Grant Awards, United States, Urban Issues
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