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Civic engagement is a core value for me. I have always aspired to help the communities I’m from.” Mazaher Kaila, a Maxwell alumna and third-year student at Syracuse University's College of Law, moved with her family from Sudan to Central New York when she was four years old. “I realized that to make meaningful change in society, I needed to understand the systems that power it—government and politics—and that’s insight I would gain by studying political science.”
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Pralle Quoted in ABC 7 Chicago Article on Flooding in Cook County
October 5, 2023
ABC 7 Chicago
Nearly every time Cook County experiences a heavy downpour, communities—sometimes whole neighborhoods—are left underwater. This kind of flooding can lead to tens of thousands of dollars in damages, and health risks to low-income neighborhoods, not equipped to remediate and repair what's left of their homes or basements.
More than 200,000 Cook County properties are at major or severe risk of flooding in the next 30 years, according to data released by the First Street Foundation.
"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.
"If there is a federally declared disaster...you might get some chance as a homeowner of getting a little bit of help from the federal government," Pralle says. "However, it's very small and those who are insured are able to get quite a bit back and get back on their feet much more quickly than the people who don't carry flood insurance."
Read more in the ABC 7 Chicago article, "Majority of Cook County homes, businesses uninsured for increased flood risk. What you need to know."
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One of only 15 scholars chosen from across the U.S., Zhang will receive up to $200,000 in research funding over the next two years. Zhang will use the funding to partner with the nonprofit, non-partisan Center for New Democratic Processes to test whether public participation in AI governance is increased through the creation of public assemblies, known as “deliberative democracy workshops.”
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Pralle Quoted in ABC 7 Chicago Article on Flooding in Cook County
October 5, 2023
ABC 7 Chicago
Nearly every time Cook County experiences a heavy downpour, communities—sometimes whole neighborhoods—are left underwater. This kind of flooding can lead to tens of thousands of dollars in damages, and health risks to low-income neighborhoods, not equipped to remediate and repair what's left of their homes or basements.
More than 200,000 Cook County properties are at major or severe risk of flooding in the next 30 years, according to data released by the First Street Foundation.
"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.
"If there is a federally declared disaster...you might get some chance as a homeowner of getting a little bit of help from the federal government," Pralle says. "However, it's very small and those who are insured are able to get quite a bit back and get back on their feet much more quickly than the people who don't carry flood insurance."
Read more in the ABC 7 Chicago article, "Majority of Cook County homes, businesses uninsured for increased flood risk. What you need to know."
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