Montez receives Honorable Mention for Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award

Jennifer Karas Montez, Lerner Center faculty affiliate, earned an honorable mention for the 2021 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award, awarded by the American Sociological Association, for her paper titled "U.S. state policies, politics, and life expectancy."

 
July 8, 2021

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Bendix talks to LA Times about CA wildfires, fireworks threat

Jacob Bendix, professor of geography and the environment, specializes in the study of wildfire distribution.
July 8, 2021

See related: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, United States, Wildfires

Faricy weighs in on Democrat's proposed tax strategy in Wall Street Journal

A lot of Democratic voters have low trust in government,” says Christopher Faricy, associate professor of political science. "You have to tie it to something that is popular, that you can sell to people that will be an improvement in their day-to-day lives." Read more in the Wall Street Journal article, "Democrats Focus on Turning Tax Talk Into Action." 
July 8, 2021

See related: Government, Infrastructure, Taxation, United States

Monnat wins the 2021 Fred Buttel Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award for new research

Shannon Monnat coauthored a paper, “The Opioid Hydra: Understanding Overdose Mortality Epidemics and Syndemics Across the Rural-Urban Continuum” (published in Rural Sociology), that won the 2021 Fred Buttel Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award from the Rural Sociological Society. This award recognizes outstanding scholarship in the form of a book or article that advances the field of rural sociological knowledge. Congratulations to Shannon!
July 8, 2021

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Gadarian quoted in Vox piece on political polarization, COVID-19 vaccine

"Partisanship is now the strongest and most consistent divider in health behaviors," says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science. 
July 8, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Political Parties, United States

Presence of Large Racial-Ethnic Differences in ADHD Prevalence among U.S. Children

Ashlyn W. W. A. Wong

This data slice compares adolescent ADHD diagnoses across racial-ethnic groups.

July 8, 2021

Gueorguiev quoted in SCMP piece on Chinese human rights abuses, UN

Dimitar Gueorguiev, associate professor of political science, is included in the South China Morning Post article, "US agency urges UN to move on investigation of alleged human rights abuses in China." 
July 6, 2021

See related: China, Human Rights, International Governmental Organizations

Congratulations to Shannon Monnat for earning the Excellence in Research Award!

A huge congratulations to Lerner Chair Shannon Monnat, who received the 2020-21 Excellence in Research Award from the Rural Sociology Society! The award recognizes an RSS member who has made outstanding contributions to rural-oriented research and/or theory. Well done!
July 6, 2021

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Michelmore featured in WAER article on changes to Child Tax Credit

Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was featured in the WAER article, "Could New Child Tax Credit End Poverty for Many US Children? SU Expert on Impact." 
July 6, 2021

See related: Child & Elder Care, Parenting & Family, Taxation, United States

Thompson discusses US-Vatican relationship in The Hill

Read more in The Hill article, "Post-Trump, Biden seeks to restore US relations with Holy See." 
July 6, 2021

See related: Europe, Foreign Policy, International Affairs, Religion, United States

Rothbart study on charity care provision and nonprofit hospital performance published in JPART

Michah W. Rothbart & Nara Yoon
July 5, 2021

Rothbart examines hospitals' responses to policy changes in new study

Michah W. Rothbart & Nara Yoon
July 5, 2021

Maxwell Students Awarded Downey Scholarships

They are among 13 students who received the award from the Syracuse University Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence. 
July 1, 2021

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Hamersma study on health insurance, children's mental health published

Sarah Hamersma & Jinqi Ye
June 30, 2021

Domestic Violence is Prevalent among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults

Mary E. Helander, Xiaoyan Zhang

Rates of domestic violence are high among adolescents and young adults in the U.S.

June 29, 2021

See related: Crime & Violence

Sociologists explore veteran service-connected disability in new study

Scott D. Landes, Andrew S. London & Janet M. Wilmoth
June 29, 2021

Dwidar study on group lobbying, public policy published in Policy Studies Journal

Maraam A. Dwidar
June 26, 2021

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Jales study on the fertility effects of Korean baby bonus program published in Jour of Asian Econ

Dahae Choo & Hugo Jales
June 25, 2021

See related: East Asia

Money in the Bank

“The amount of subsidy required to do financial services for the poor is quite small compared with universal education or vaccinating everyone in a country,” says Bob Christen, founder of the Boulder Institute of Microfinance, and a professor of practice at Maxwell. “It’s all about giving people the formal tools to protect themselves from vulnerabilities and achieve their goals.”

June 25, 2021

See related: Economic Policy, Income, United States

Rosenthal paper on commercial real estate, urban spatial structure, and COVID-19 published in JUE

Stuart S. Rosenthal, William C. Strange & Joaquin A. Urrego
June 24, 2021

See related: COVID-19

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