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Elizabeth Cohen comments on chain migration in PolitiFact

"This idea that an immigrant receives a visa and all of a sudden five or 10 close and distant relatives are being pulled in on a chain is completely unrepresentative of how our immigration system actually works," says Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science.

February 5, 2018

Banks weighs in on the Nunes memo in WIRED

"I can't recall any instance in 40 years when there's been a partisan leaning of a FISA court judge when their opinions have been released," says William C. Banks, professor of public administration and international affairs.
February 5, 2018

Burman discusses state and local tax deduction limit in TaxVox blog

"If widely adopted and successful, the plans could significantly reduce federal revenue and most of the benefits would go to taxpayers with high incomes," says Len Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics.

February 2, 2018

Lovely comments on 5G competition between US and China in Christian Science Monitor

President “Xi has really staked his future on the high-tech sectors in China,” Professor of Economics Mary Lovely says about the race between the U.S., China and other nations to develop the next wireless communications technology, known as 5G.

February 2, 2018

Reeher speaks with CNY Central about upstate candidates for governor

"New York City and the surrounding region is a much bigger stage, so political figures emerging from there are often already statewide and even national figures because of that," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.

January 31, 2018

Dennison quoted in Consumer Reports article on Amazon, healthcare

"We’re seeing a lot of different players trying to change the healthcare system," says Tom Dennison, director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion.

January 31, 2018

Van Slyke Comments on Trump's Infrastructure Plan in CityLab

David Van Slyke, Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy, was quoted in the CityLab article, "So Much for That Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan." 
January 31, 2018

Harrington Meyer discusses grandparents as caregivers in 55 Plus

"A lot of times, the adult children bring up the topic of payment," says Madonna Harrington Meyer, professor of sociology, in an interview about grandparents caring for their grandchildren.

January 30, 2018

Reeher speaks with WSYR about Miner running for governor of NY

Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, says "It could be something that could actually raise her [Miner] name recognition and expand her possibilities for the future" about former Syracuse mayor Stephanie Miner's run for governor of NY. 

January 30, 2018

Banks discusses FISA wiretapping, Carter Page in New York Times

"Carter Page was doing business in Russia, talking to Russian diplomats who may have been involved in intelligence activities directed at the United States," says William C. Banks, professor of public administration and international affairs. "Game over. The standards are incredibly open-ended." 

January 30, 2018

Miriam Elman cited in Jewish News Syndicate article on Democrats' support for Israel

Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, spoke with the Jewish News Syndicate for their article, "As Democrats’ support for Israel drops, political scientists debate the causes." According to Elman, the Democratic Party has been veering closer toward the far left in recent years. "It’s not surprising to find dropping sympathy for Israel as this happens," says Elman, "because for the far left, identity politics dominates as an overarching world view, in which both Israel and America are cast as white supremacist, colonialist, and capitalist oppressors of minority rights and liberties." 01/29/18
January 29, 2018

Making Recreation Inclusive, One Mile at a Time

The Lerner Center staff and graduate fellows took part in a 10-hour online training through InclusionU training and certification program offered through the Inclusive Recreation Resource Center at SUNY Cortland. The training focuses on evaluation metrics anyone can use to assess the inclusivity of particular recreational spaces.

January 29, 2018

Reeher weighs in on Miner's potential run for governor in City & State

"[Representative John Katko] has taken some high-profile positions and votes against Trump and the Republican leadership that strengthen his bona fides as a moderate and an independent voice—which is a good fit with the district," says Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher. "[Stephanie] Miner can no doubt see that, and to risk being beaten badly would probably end her elective political career. Taking on a strong governor in a primary doesn't pose the same downside risk."

January 29, 2018

Lovely discusses US trade policy, China in Christian Science Monitor

"Right now, trade policy looks very rear-view mirror," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "Just worrying about 500 jobs here or 1,000 jobs there seems to miss the need for long-term strategy." 

January 29, 2018

Banks weighs in on executive privilege in Washington Times

"Executive privilege is an amorphous concept," Professor Emeritus William C. Banks says. "It has never been tested the way it could soon be tested."

January 26, 2018

Professors secure grant to study chemicals of concern in NY waterways

Syracuse University professors from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Engineering and Computer Science received a $498,000 grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to complete a research project on how farmers’ decision-making affects the potential transmission of pharmaceutical residue into New York waterways.

January 26, 2018

Banks updates Bloomberg on Jeff Sessions meeting with Robert Mueller

William C. Banks, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs says, "Trump has already said certain things that support at least a serious inquiry into whether obstruction has been committed. Whether [Attorney General Jeff] Sessions tries to stonewall with the privilege claims or some other, the facts are going to be discovered by the Mueller team in the not-too-distant future."

January 25, 2018

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