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Is Health Insurance Related to Breastfeeding Duration?

Anna De La Paz
This data slice describes differences in breastfeeding duration by insurance type among females ages 15-49 in the U.S. from 2022-2023. Findings show that mothers with private insurance breastfeed longer than mothers with public insurance, such as Medicaid. 
August 19, 2025

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The Last Door: A History of Torture in Mexico's War against Subversives

Gladys McCormick

Gladys McCormick, associate dean and professor of history, has written a new book, The Last Door: A History of Torture in Mexico's War against Subversives (University of California Press, 2025). The book explores how the Mexican government increasingly used torture to suppress dissent as guerrilla movements spread across Mexico in the 1970s. 

August 15, 2025

Lessons Learned From Upstream Wastewater Sampling in Response to Poliovirus in New York State

Alejandro Godinez, Mohammed Alazawi, Milagros Neyra, Brianna Hanson, Dana Neigel, Kirsten St. George, Dan Lang, David A. Larsen

Co-authored by Professor of Public Health David Larsen and MPH alum Alejandro Godinez, the article was published in Science of The Total Environment.

August 15, 2025

Local News, Partisanship, and Perceptions About Election Administration

Murat Abus, Kexin Bai, Johanna Dunaway

Co-authored by Joanna Dunaway, professor of political science and research director at the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship, the study was published in Electoral Studies.

August 15, 2025

Trends in Breast Cancer Screening between Medicare Beneficiaries with and without Food Insecurity

Yeunkyung Kim, Jihye Kim, Sungchul Park, Colleen Heflin, Hyunjee Kim, Yue Li

Published in AJPM Focus, the study was co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.

August 13, 2025

The Disability Mismatch: The Case for a Comprehensive Disability Status Measure

Scott D Landes, Bonnielin K Swenor, Jean P Hall, Anjali J Forber-Pratt, Nastassia Vaitsiakhovich, Kate Caldwell, Mihir Kakara, Deborah Lefkowitz, Andrew Myers, Susan J Popkin, Nicholas S Reed, Emily F Rothman, Maggie Salinger
Co-authored by Professor of Sociology Scott Landes, the article “The Disability Mismatch: The Case for a Comprehensive Disability Status Measure” was published in Health Affairs Scholar.
July 28, 2025

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Social Exchange in Intergenerational Relationships over the Family Life Course: Reciprocity Dynamics in Support to Older Mothers

Merril Silverstein, Martin Lakomý, Seonhwa Lee, Bo Jian, Wencheng Zhang, Daphna Gans

Co-authored by Professor of Sociology Merril Silverstein, the article “Social Exchange in Intergenerational Relationships over the Family Life Course: Reciprocity Dynamics in Support to Older Mothers” was published in The Journals of Gerontology.

July 28, 2025

Before Colonization: Non-Western States and Systems in the Nineteenth Century

Ryan Griffiths, Charles R. Butcher

Ryan Griffiths, professor of political science, has co-written a new book, Before Colonization: Non-Western States and Systems in the Nineteenth Century (Columbia University Press, 2025). The book, written with Charles R. Butcher, challenges the Eurocentric view of the world by offering a comparative analysis of non-Western state systems in the 19th century, supported by an original dataset.

July 23, 2025

Do Small Towns Have Big Smart City Dreams?

Austin Zwick, Zachary Spicer, Chris Bezdedeanu

The article, co-authored by Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor of policy studies, was published in State and Local Government Review.

July 22, 2025

How News Coverage of Misinformation Shapes Perceptions and Trust

Emily Thorson

Emily Thorson, associate professor of political science, has published How News Coverage of Misinformation Shapes Perceptions and Trust (Cambridge University Press, 2024). The book analyzes how the media addresses the issue of misinformation and how such coverage shapes public perception and trust. 

July 21, 2025

Will Work For Food: Labor across the Food Chain

Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, Teresa Mares

Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, associate professor of geography and the environment, has co-written a new book, Will Work For Food: Labor across the Food Chain (University of California Press, 2025). Minkoff-Zern and co-author Teresa Mares explore the often-overlooked role of labor in the food system, highlighting the exploitation faced by frontline workers from farms to restaurants.

July 16, 2025

Testing for Spatial Lag Dependence and Homoskedasticity in a Random Effects Panel Data Model

Badi H. Baltagi, Long Liu
The paper, co-authored by Distinguished Professor of Economics Badi Baltagi, was published in Economics Letters.
July 16, 2025

It's Not the Economy: The Effect of Framing Arguments on Attitudes Toward Refugees

Lamis Abdelaaty, Scott Blinder, Rebecca Hamlin

The article, co-authored by Lamis Abdelaaty, associate professor of political science, was published in International Migration Review.

July 8, 2025

Walahfrid Strabo, Vita Otmari—The Life of Otmar

Matthieu van der Meer, Albrecht Diem

The chapter, co-authored by Professor of History Albrecht Diem, was published in “The Many Worlds of Otmar: St. Gall and European Monasticism from the 7th to the 9th Century.”

July 3, 2025

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Otmar on Trial

Albrecht Diem

The chapter, written by Professor of History Albrecht Diem, was published in “The Many Worlds of Otmar: St. Gall and European Monasticism from the 7th to the 9th Century.”

July 3, 2025

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The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work

Ryan Griffiths

Written by Professor of Political Science Ryan Griffiths, the book examines polarization and division in the United States and explores the possibility of American secession. 

June 24, 2025

Not in My Backyard? The Local Impact of Wind and Solar Parks in Brazil

Fabian Scheifele, David Popp

The study, authored by David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Energy Economics.

June 11, 2025

The Intersectionality Problem for Algorithmic Fairness

Johannes Himmelreich, Arbie Hsu, Ellen Veomett, Kristian Lum

The study, co-authored by Johannes Himmelreich, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Proceedings of Machine Learning Research.

May 15, 2025

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Bringing Home The Bacon: Politician Ambassadors and Home State Trade

Minju Kim, Shu Fu

“Bringing Home The Bacon: Politician Ambassadors and Home State Trade,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Political Science Minju Kim, was published in World Politics.

April 30, 2025

How Can Public Sector Employers Improve the Effectiveness of Email Recruitment?

Leonard M. Lopoo, Robert Bifulco, Hannah Patnaik, Ashraf Haque, Christine Ashby, George Theoharis
This brief summarizes findings from a study that examined which email format - a letter with university logos signed by a university official or an informational flyer with a photograph - was more effective in recruiting applicants for a training program for K-12 teaching jobs. 
April 30, 2025

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