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Logan Strother article on Confederate symbols published in London School of Economics blog

Logan Strother, Spencer Piston & Thomas Ogorzalek
July 7, 2017

Alex Lynch '16 BA (PSc/CCE) featured in local media for CCE project

Alex Lynch '16 B.A. (PSc/CCE) proposed bringing more security cameras to the city streets around the University to make the area safer for current students, as his research revealed that 82% of students do not feel safe off campus. Lynch raised $94,000 from landlords and student associations to buy and install security cameras in a heavily populated student neighborhood and proposed eight sites for cameras to be installed, with the majority to be placed on Euclid Avenue.

July 6, 2017

Anne Mosher receives funding for study on pathways to geography education

Mosher, associate professor of geography, received a $20,000 research grant by the National Center for Research in Geography Education for her study “Minding the Gap, Tending the Bridge,” examining pathways to college and careers for students who express an interest in geography.
July 6, 2017

Monmonier quoted in Smithsonian article on history of maps

“No map entirely tells the truth,” says Distinguished Professor of Geography Mark Monmonier. “There’s always some distortion, some point of view.”

July 6, 2017

Maxwell School honors new graduates at 2017 MPA Convocation

Celebrants of the Maxwell School's 2017 MPA Convocation ceremony reflected on the words of the Keynote Speaker, Howie Phanstiel the former Chairman, President, and CEO of PacifiCare. "When I first started to work in the government, I thought that 'profit' was a dirty word and had no intent or desire to work in the private sector," said Howie. The ceremony closed with remarks from graduating student Jace Beehler, calling on all Maxwell graduates to remain critical yet respectful, and debate wholeheartedly with an open mind.
July 5, 2017

Rothbart, Schwartz article on financial implications of public quality disclosure published in PFR

Rachel Meltzer, Michah W. Rothbart, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Thad Calabrese, Diana Silver, Tod Mijanovich & Meryle Weinstein
July 3, 2017

Lopoo wins 2017 Birkhead-Burkhead Award

Leonard M. Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs and director of the Maxwell School’s Center for Policy Research, is the 2017 recipient of the Birkhead-Burkhead Teaching Excellence Award and Professorship. The Birkhead-Burkhead Award and Professorship is an annual award that recognizes outstanding teaching in PAIA. 

July 3, 2017

Baltagi article on health care expenditure published in Health Economics

Badi H. Baltagi, Raffaele Lagravinese, Francesco Moscone & Elisa Tosetti
June 30, 2017

WP 204 Financing Central Cities

Michael Wasylenko
The working paper reviews the urban economics and local public finance literature in the context of fiscal viability of central cities.
June 30, 2017

PhD student Jennifer Brooks receives American Sociological Association Grad Student Paper Award

Sociology Ph.D. student Jennifer Brooks' study, “Just a Little Respect: Differences in Job Satisfaction among Individuals With and Without Disabilities,” finds lower rates of job satisfaction for workers with disabilities, explained in part by differences in perceived workplace respect. 

June 28, 2017

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