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Larsen Speaks to Newsweek About Funding Cuts to the CDC's National Wastewater Surveillance System
Dave Larsen, professor and chair of public health, says that with the cuts, $25 million would only be enough to fund wastewater surveillance in a few states, and mean only seasonal epidemic pathogens like influenza, RSV and COVID-19 could be tracked.
See related: COVID-19, Federal, U.S. Health Policy, United States, Wastewater Surveillance
How Approval Processes Drive Up Housing Costs in Major Cities
Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor of policy studies, explains how cities can fix their planning systems to address housing crises.
See related: Housing, State & Local, United States, Urban Issues
Gadarian Speaks With ABC News About California’s Proposed Billionaire Tax
“Even if you don't win this time, now people are at least talking about the possibility of a billionaire tax,” says Shana Gadarian, Merle Goldberg Fabian Professor of Excellence in Citizenship and Critical Thinking. “That seems pretty strategic to me.”
See related: State & Local, Taxation, United States
Natural Disasters, Property Reappraisal, and Fiscal Outcomes
Co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, the study was published in the Journal of Housing Economics.
See related: Housing, Natural Disasters, State & Local, United States
Zhang Quoted in Christian Science Monitor Article on Americans’ Skepticism of AI
“Right now, it feels like for a lot of people, they don’t have much say and control over how AI is being used,” says Baobao Zhang, Maxwell Dean Associate Professor of the Politics of AI. “It is either forced upon them...or they feel like they have to acquiesce to it in order to keep their job.”
See related: Artificial Intelligence, Government, United States
Sultana Featured in Financial Times Documentary on Oil Frontiers and Energy Security
“We have a distorted global economic system that rewards fossil fuel extraction, that rewards fossil fuel dependency. And as a result, it is harder for smaller countries that are worried about their own energy security, their own economic security, their own social social development to forgo an oil discovery,” says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment.
Koch Featured in KJZZ Article on Camels Paving the Way for Route 66 in Arizona
“This is a story of how Arizona was colonized. It’s kind of cute, it’s funny. There’s a little pyramid with a camel on top. It seems innocuous, but that’s the violence of the colonial project,” says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment and native of Tuscon, Arizona.
See related: Colonialism, Conflict, Government, Infrastructure, United States
Murrett Talks to CBS News about the Latest Negotiations to End U.S. War with Iran
The State Made the System and the System Made the State
The article, co-authored by Professor of Political Science Ryan Griffiths, was published in the European Journal of International Relations.
See related: International Affairs, State & Local
Partisanship, Party Systems, and Understandings of Democracy Across Africa
Authored by Associate Professor of Political Science Erin Hern, the article was published in Party Politics.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Political Parties
Reeher Weighs Discusses the Erosion of President Trump’s Approval Ratings in Newsweek Articles
“The overall erosion in the president’s approval ratings is still the consequence of the accumulation of many policies, orders, actions and statements during his term. There is no one reason or single inflection point. Certainly, the war in Iran and the quick, steep rise in gasoline prices have only added to the longer term trend,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Federal, U.S. Elections, United States
Khalil Speaks With News4JAX About the War in Iran
“There is room for negotiation on the nuclear program. But one of the things Iran is looking for is the following: they want the United States to agree, or at least to recognize, its right—Iran's right—too enrich uranium under the nuclear non-proliferation agreement that Iran signed and other countries have signed,” says Osamah Khalil, chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program.
Barton Research on Bipartisan Primaries Featured in New York Times Article
Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs, analyzed 14 metrics and found that states with nonpartisan primaries had seen “statistically significant improvements” in nine of them—even when accounting for other factors.
See related: Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States
Yingyi Ma Cited in TIME Article on the Trump-Xi Summit and AI
“An opening chapter of an AI cold war is emerging,” Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology, wrote ahead of the summit in a Brookings Institution commentary piece that was referenced in TIME.
See related: Artificial Intelligence, China, Federal, Government, United States
Do Democrats Still Need to Campaign on Climate Change? Huber Discusses in the New York Times
Policies such as public investments in infrastructure like housing and electricity will help address climate change, says Matt Huber, professor of geography and the environment. But there is little reason for politicians to focus on the issue anymore, he says.
See related: Climate Change, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Thompson Quoted in Washington Post Article on the Vatican and Washington
“To have [Vance] speak out and say, in effect, the pope should mind his own business, and the pope should learn Catholic doctrine, and other members of the administration saying things like, the pope should read the Bible—these are kind of odd statements,” says Margaret Susan Thompson, professor of history and political science.
See related: Federal, Religion, United States
Murrett Discusses Strait of Hormuz, Project Freedom Pause With CBS News, Newsweek, RadioFreeEurope
“Iran does have significant leverage due to geography and capability. At the same time, it is very much in Iran’s interest to keep the strait open, given how much of its economy depends on exports moving through it. Our military posture is important in creating leverage for a diplomatic solution that would allow free and open navigation,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
Heflin Speaks With The Wall Street Journal About the Drop in SNAP Recipients
“These large state drops in SNAP caseloads represent a fundamental restructuring of the food-assistance safety net,” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs. “We should expect to see a surge in food insecurity and its related negative consequences at new levels.”
See related: Federal, Food Security, United States
US State Policy Index for Population Health Analyses
The article, co-authored by Maxwell professors Jennifer Karas Montez, Iliya Gutin and Shannon Monnat, was published in The Milbank Quarterly.
See related: Longevity, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Maxwell Celebrates Public Service Recognition Week With a Community Built to Serve
Offering an opportunity to honor those among us who dedicate themselves to uplifting others through careers in government and community service, the celebration is led by the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to build more effective government and strengthening American democracy.
See related: Alumni Experience, Federal, State & Local, Student Experience