To Know Is To Act? Revisiting the Impact of Government Transparency on Corruption
“To Know Is To Act? Revisiting the Impact of Government Transparency on Corruption,” authored by Sabina Schnell, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Public Administration and Development.
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Training Future Professors in Public Budgeting, Finance, and Financial Management
“Training future professors in public budgeting, finance, and financial management: The Inter-University Consortium for PhD courses,” co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Journal of Public Affairs Education.
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Banks Testimony Cited in AP, Wash Post Articles on Colorado Lawsuit to Bar Trump From the Ballot
William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, says that once the attack on the Capitol began, Trump had options he did not use. “He should respond to his constitutional responsibilities to protect the security of the United States when there’s an assault on our democratic process,” Banks says of Trump.
See related: Federal, Law, U.S. Elections, United States
Longevity and the Value of Trade Relationships
“Longevity and the Value of Trade Relationships,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Ryan Monarch, was published in the Journal of International Economics.
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Gift Supports Professor's Work at the Intersection of Human Nature and Political Thought
Dennis Rasmussen is the first recipient of a fellowship created with a gift from Stephen Hagerty '93 M.P.A. and his wife, Lisa Altenbernd '93 M.P.A.
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Mihm Report on Preparing Governments for Future Shocks Published by IBM Business of Government
“What we wanted to do and what we found is what does it look like when these traditional management categories—planning, risk management, workforce, using data—when they get scaled into collaborative enterprises, that is they lose their agency-centric approach,” says Chris Mihm, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs.
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Buzard Talks to CBC Radio About Her Research on Parental Involvement
"So many of the calls come to them [mothers], even though they're in kind of very demanding jobs [and] they've told the schools to call their children's fathers," says Kristy Buzard, associate professor of economics.
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Punch Quoted in Albany Times Union Article on Federal Lawsuits Against Meta
“Social media works a lot like any other type of addictive drug,” says Alexandra Punch, director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health. “When you utilize these services, it triggers dopamine responses and serotonin responses in the brain, so it also increases your craving for more of that same thing.”
See related: Addiction, Media & Journalism, Mental Health, United States
Tuning Parameter-Free Nonparametric Density Estimation From Tabulated Summary Data
“Tuning Parameter-Free Nonparametric Density Estimation From Tabulated Summary Data,” co-authored by Associate Professor of Economics Yulong Wang, was published in the Journal of Econometrics.
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Sultana Discusses COP28 Conference, Death of Climate Champion Saleemul Huq in The Guardian, France24
“As the world prepares for COP28, the onus is on global leaders, corporations and individuals to rise to the occasion and champion the cause of climate justice. Wealthy nations must start putting real funding towards loss and damage, while ramping up their mitigation and adaptation efforts, and reining in the influence of the fossil fuel industry in climate policies,” Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment, writes in The Guardian.
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‘Time, Talent and Treasure’: Alumna Phaedra Stewart Gives from the Heart
The veteran human resources executive turned social entrepreneur shares her philosophy on life, work and the transformative power of positivity.
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Huber Weighs In on the Latest Victory in the United Auto Workers Strike in El País Article
Matthew Huber, professor of geography and the environment, calls the outcome of the strike a huge victory for the United Auto Workers and its workers. “It shows that when workers harness their collective power through strikes, they can force employers to give in to workers’ ambitious demands,” he says.
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Ueda-Ballmer Discusses the Issue Facing Japanese Women When Considering Marriage in Foreign Policy
Michiko Ueda-Ballmer, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, says many young Japanese women would like to get married, “but they simply cannot afford it. The result is that people don’t get married.”
See related: East Asia, Gender and Sex, Government, Income, Parenting & Family
Khalil talks to BBC News, KNX News and PolitiFact About the War in Gaza and Israel
"The reality is a ceasefire is needed now and that's not something the United States is willing to agree to. The most the United States is willing to do is a humanitarian pause, but that's not nearly sufficient. And on this, the United States and Israel are an outlier in the international community," Osamah Khalil, professor of history, tells BBC News.
Barton Article on Alaska’s Nonpartisan Primary System Published in Governing
"The state’s new election system, combining nonpartisan primaries and instant-runoff general election voting, makes elections more competitive and encourages cooperative governance," writes Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs.
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Rutherford Quoted in PolitiFact Article on Shift to Electric Vehicles
If the (Biden) administration does not incentivize an electric transition, it means the U.S. will cede EV [electric vehicle] leadership to China," says Tod Rutherford, professor of geography and the environment. "The Europeans are very alarmed by this and especially the German manufacturers are scrambling to catch up."
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Murrett Speaks With Newsday About the Foreign Policy Crises Facing Biden
Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, says the next diplomatic challenge for the Biden administration is “reducing tensions” in the Middle East and working with other international allies to determine what a “post-conflict era” looks like in Israel.
RSF Grant Supports Research on Youth Poverty, Housing and International Migration
Maxwell sociologist Sean J. Drake is exploring the neighborhood and school experiences of refugee and other migrant youth in Syracuse and New York City.
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Ueda-Ballmer Quoted in New York Times Article on Subway Platform Safety
Michiko Ueda-Ballmer, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, says the authority should install at least small metal gates to make the system safer. “It’s better than nothing,” she says. “If there’s somebody pushed, just by accident, and if you have metal bars, I think that would definitely help.”
See related: Infrastructure, Mental Health, New York City