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Pearson’s Research on Racial and Ethnic Exclusion Supported by Russell Sage Foundation Grant
The assistant professor of economics is part of a team exploring the exclusion and expulsion of groups of people from towns and cities from 1850 to 1950.
See related: Asian-American, Black, Economic Policy, Grant Awards, LatinX, U.S. Immigration, United States
Baker Quoted in Politico Article on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Justice System
The Hon. James E. Baker, professor of public administration and international affairs by courtesy appointment, expects the complexity of models to make controversies over AI evidence more vexing than debates over DNA evidence. “The challenge with AI is every AI model is different,” he said, “What’s more, AI models are constantly learning and changing.”
See related: Autonomous Systems, Law, United States
Geographically Specific Associations Between County-Level Socioeconomic Distress and Mortality
"Geographically specific associations between county-level socioeconomic and household distress and mortality from drug poisoning, suicide, alcohol, and homicide among working-age adults in the United States," co-authored by Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in SSM - Population Health.
See related: Addiction, Longevity, United States
Estimated Arterial Stiffness, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
"Estimated Arterial Stiffness, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults," co-authored by sociologists Janet Wilmoth and Andrew London, was published in Innovation in Aging.
See related: Longevity, United States
Digital Communication As Compensation for Infrequent In-Person Contact With Grandkids During COVID
"Digital Communication As Compensation for Infrequent In-Person Contact With Grandchildren During the Pandemic," co-authored by Merril Silverstein, professor and chair of sociology, was published in Innovation in Aging.
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, United States
Military Service Experiences, Hearing Difficulty, and Difficulty Remembering/Concentrating
"Noncombat and Combat Military Service Experiences, Hearing Difficulty, and Difficulty Remembering/Concentrating," co-authored by sociologists Andrew London, Scott Landes and Janet Wilmoth, was published in Innovation in Aging.
See related: United States, Veterans
Reeher Speaks With CNY Central, The Hill and Newsweek About the 2024 Presidential Election
“The independents that are part of the polling…don’t like either of them. And then, of course the Democrats in the polls are not going to give Trump any positive ratings, and Republicans are not going to give Biden any positive ratings,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Golden Examines Implications for Organizational Pledges to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions in New Book
Jay S. Golden, Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance at the Maxwell School, has written “Dynamic Sustainability: Implications for Policy, Markets and National Security” (Cambridge University Press, 2023).
See related: Economic Policy, Environment, National Security, United States
Reeher Weighs In on DeSantis’s 2024 Drama-Free Candidacy in Washington Examiner Article
"Having the turnover in the organization that he's had is nowhere near the chaos that the disrupter in chief caused both as a candidate and as president," Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says of DeSantis's aim to be a drama-free Trump. "So in that sense, then that claim is still reasonably valid. I don't know what it gets him."
See related: Federal, U.S. Elections, United States
Dunaway Talks to PBS Newshour About the Decline of Local News and Its Impact on the US’ Civic Health
See related: Elections, Media & Journalism, Political Parties, United States