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Combative Federalism: Why So Many States Are Suing Trump

State of Democracy Lecture with Alan Greenblatt, Combative Federalism: Why So Many States Are Suing Trump. Greenblatt is a highly respected investigative reporter who covers politics and policy issues, particularly those of state and local government and state-federal relationships, for Governing magazine. His lecture will explore the divide between state and federal powers under our current president and how the midterm election results could affect the balance of powers. Reception to follow lecture. This series is coordinated by the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at the Maxwell School.

November 10, 2018

Consul General of India (NY) Chakravorty discusses India-US relations

The Maxwell South Asia Center and Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs welcomed Consul General of India (New York), Sandeep Chakravorty, to discuss India-US relations.

October 26, 2018

Weitzen gift establishes the Foreign Policy Scholars Fund

A gift commitment from alumna Jill Weitzen MacDonald ’74 M.P.A. has established the Weitzen Foreign Policy Scholars Fund. The fund will support students who have demonstrated interest in foreign policy and international affairs, with preference to those who plan to pursue careers at the U.S. Department of State.

October 25, 2018

Alumnus Josh Aviv wins $1 million startup competition

Joshua Aviv ’14 BA (Econ)/G’17 (iSchool), founder and CEO of SparkCharge, a company that produces a portable, fast charging battery unit for electric vehicles, has earned the top prize of $1 million at 43North, a Buffalo N.Y.-based startup competition.

October 4, 2018

Heflin and Rothbart receive grant to study SNAP and school readiness

Colleen Heflin and Michah Rothbart, professor and assistant professor, respectively, of public administration and international affairs, have received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to research the relationship between student participation in the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and school readiness. The results of the study will help the USDA understand both the effectiveness and efficiency of the SNAP program.

October 2, 2018

Maxwell’s Qualitative Data Repository receives NSF grant to facilitate ethical data sharing

Colin Elman, professor of political science and co-director of the Qualitative Data Repository (QDR), has received a $299,787 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the construction of socio-technical infrastructure to facilitate the safe sharing of sensitive qualitative research data.

September 27, 2018

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Elman among Algemeiner's top 100 positive influencers on Jewish life

Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, was named by the Algemeiner as one of the top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life in 2018. Watch the video announcing the awardees and read more about the annual "J100" list in the Algemeiner article "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2018.

September 21, 2018

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D'Amico receives 2018 James Duah-Agyeman Award for Faculty

From the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Syracuse University: It is fitting that the recipient of the 2018 James Duah-Agyeman Award for Faculty is the other Dr. D. on campus: Dr. Francine D’Amico.

September 21, 2018

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Flores-Lagunes to study effects of education on obesity, mental health

Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics, has received a $169,785 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effects of educational attainment on obesity and mental health. The award forms part of a three-year project, “Genes, Education, and Gene-Education Interactions in Obesity and Mental Health,” led by Central Michigan University, with CMU’s Vikesh Amin, assistant professor of economics, serving as the principal investigator. The overall project is funded by an NIH Research Project Grant worth $984,812.

September 20, 2018

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Lopoo appointed Advisory Board Professor of Public Policy

Leonard Lopoo has been appointed the Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Public Policy for his scholarship and service to the Maxwell School.