Maxwell School News and Commentary
Landes talks to Spectrum News about COVID-19, people with disabilities
See related: COVID-19, IDD, United States
Gray named vice president at Raytheon Intelligence & Space
In his new role, Tracey Gray ’02 M.P.A. is responsible for brand communications, public relations, digital media, employee communications and public affairs. His work helps support the company’s work in advanced sensors, training, and cyber and software solutions.
See related: Promotions & Appointments
Burman weighs in on Trump's payroll tax cut proposal in CNBC article
"The main problem with the proposal is that it would go to the people who least need help," says Professor Len Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.
See related: Economic Policy, Income, United States
Lovely discusses COVID-19 impact on US-China trade deal in Wall Street Journal
Meeting the terms of the ["Phase One" trade] deal could now rely on the state’s willingness to step in and make the purchases instead of the private sector, says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "There are going to be a lot of businesses in China that are not going to survive this," she says, referring to the lockdowns associated with the coronavirus.
See related: China, COVID-19, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Dennison comments on COVID-19 testing in nursing homes on Syracuse.com
Tom Dennison, professor of practice emeritus of public administration and international affairs, explores why infection control is difficult in nursing homes in an article for Syracuse.com.
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, State & Local, United States
Ma quoted in Politico article on new Chinese narrative on COVID-19, US
Now, "Chinese international students in the U.S. overwhelmingly consider China a safer place, with [their] government more competently handling the crisis than the American government," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology. "That is why so many Chinese students have returned home, despite the high risk of international travel and the enormous difficulty in buying airplane tickets."
See related: China, COVID-19, U.S. Education, United States
Reeher weighs in on Biden, assault allegation in USA Today, The Hill
"I don’t think the issue is likely to cause someone to vote for Trump instead of Biden," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. "The problem is what it does for the level of enthusiasm for Biden among different constituencies, and the turnout for him. It could have a dampening effect there."
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Jok discusses Africa's health systems, coronavirus in Daily Nation
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), COVID-19
Heflin paper on material hardship among immigrants in the US published in PR&PR
Schwartz, Rothbart study ties free school lunch to higher test scores
See related: Education, Nutrition, State & Local