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Reeher quoted in LocalSYR article on gun buyback programs

Professor Grant Reeher says the amount of guns in the United States keeps growing. When it comes to homicides, he says money should be invested in programs in the places where gun crimes and gang violence happen the most.
July 13, 2021

See related: Crime & Violence, Law, State & Local, United States

Robinson weighs in on Price Chopper, Tops merger in LocalSYR interview

"My biggest concern is food access in rural communities and urban communities alike," says Jonnell Robinson, associate professor of geography and the environment and director of the Community Geography program, adding, "and making sure that folks don't have to travel too far to get to a grocery store."

February 15, 2021

See related: Food Security, Mental Health, New York State, Rural Issues, Urban Issues

Thompson shares her thoughts on Biden, Harris with LocalSYR

"President Biden served eight years as vice president, so he was very much involved in the Obama presidency," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. 
January 26, 2021

See related: Federal, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States

Thompson discusses presidential leadership survey on NewsChannel 9

Margaret Susan Thompson was interviewed on NewsChannel 9 about the 2017 C-SPAN Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership. On Abraham Lincoln topping the list she says, "We wouldn't have presidents 17 through 45 if we didn't have Abraham Lincoln.
February 21, 2017

Smullen weighs in on Trump's comments on torture

“Morally you don’t have the right to torture people. Inhumane treatment is not a good thing,” says Bill Smullen, director of Maxwell's National Security Studies program.

January 27, 2017

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