Lovely weighs in on China's purchase targets, trade deal in Washington Post
"Even if they buy huge amounts, they’re not going to be on target," says Professor Mary Lovely about U.S. exports to China.
Capstone projects aim to connect theory to practice
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Connecting how we live with what keeps us living
The Aging, Health and Neuroscience cluster initiative has “encouraged a culture of collaboration,” says Professor Janet Wilmoth, chair of sociology and an expert on aging. “Syracuse University is creating structural change, in which opportunities are provided for developing innovative ideas."
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Thompson discusses progress, role of women in politics on WAER
"We still haven't elected a woman on the national ticket in either party," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. "I think we still have a long way to go before we can talk about equality. But what we're talking about is progress."
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Gueorguiev lends guidance on how to teach China content in ChinaFile
Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor of political science, and his co-authors, emphasizes the need to protect data security, provide risk disclosure to students, promote open discussion while ensuring student safety, respect instructor autonomy, and offer support and guidance to students and faculty facing repercussions for engaging in sensitive content.
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Andersen quoted in Commercial Appeal article on women in politics
"She was tough,” Kristi Andersen, professor emeritus of political science, says of Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress and whose most enduring victory was the passage of her Women's Armed Forces Integration Act giving women permanent roles in the U.S. military. "She held her own, for sure—as most of these people did."
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Zorn appointed to oversee undergraduate education at IU Bloomington
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Danielle Rhubart interviewed for U.S. News and World Report article on extreme heat health tips
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In Memoriam: John Burdick Remembered for Teaching, Advocacy
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Thompson discusses local congressional races with CNY Central
"There is always higher turnout in a presidential election year, but what that will mean in any given district is less clear," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.
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Reeher speaks to the Independent about 2020 US political conventions
"The conventions this year might actually be more important than in relatively recent years past since the campaigns are very constrained in what they can do in person," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. "Those in-person events would normally drive a lot of the media coverage in the last few months of the campaign. But that is only if people watch the conventions."
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Despair and Addiction
"Disability, obesity, and poor mental health all affect our long-term economic sustainability and social well-being. The underlying causes of many of these issues are deeply connected," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "Social scientists are in a prime position to identify underlying social, economic, and policy-related mechanisms, and strategies to mitigate them."
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Latest Maxwell Perspective previews public affairs issues for voters
The eight essays include historical background and trends to explain the legacy of voters' choices in November. Also included in this edition are stories on historian David Bennett's 50-year-plus career, a new scholarship fund geared towards retention, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gadarian featured in Deseret News article on unmasked politicians
"The biggest risk" with Republicans following best public health practices and wearing masks, "is that the president will pick you out for ridicule, or if you had someone running against you, the president would endorse that person," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science.
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Reeher weighs in on Biden's gaffes in The Hill
Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says that while Trump had said much worse than Biden in terms of "levels of offensiveness or levels of insensitivity or thoughtlessness," the peril for the Democrat lay in a somewhat different area. "It is less clear that Biden is saying those things on purpose."
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McDowell research cited in Bloomberg article on financial cold war
Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, argues that that the more the U.S. wields its unmatched financial power, the less it may have left.
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Lovely weighs in on postponed review of US-China trade deal in Reuters
"I think Trump is a little afraid that this triumph of his will be hung around his neck, but more purchases and a bit of a delay would clearly help," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
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Jackson discusses Kamala Harris as vice presidential pick in Teen Vogue, Truthout
"Despite the historic nature of her career and vice presidential nomination, we can’t lose our capacity to remain critical of her record and uncertain about how her potential vice presidency might affect marginalized communities," writes Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science.
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Choi promoted to full professor at Korean public policy school
Changyong Choi ’11 Ph.D. (SSc) has been appointed to the Korea Development Institute’s School of Public Policy and Management as a faculty in international development and public policy.
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Khalil weighs in on Trump's Israel-UAE deal in USA Today
Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history and expert in Middle East affairs, says he views the announcement of the deal as an attempt to boost Trump and [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu, who both face intense political headwinds over their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other matters.