Landes cited in Harvard Political Review article on disability housing, COVID-19
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Reeher discusses Biden-Trump competing town halls in USA Today
Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says that Trump could be looking to recover after being largely criticized for his performance in the first presidential debate last month, where the candidates traded insults and crosstalk clogged much of the conversation. "I think there's more pressure on (Trump) to remedy that in terms of the way he comes across in this event," he says.
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Physical Health Impacts of Grandparenting Children with Disabilities
For many grandparents, caring for their grandchildren makes them feel younger, mostly because they are more physically active and maintain healthier diets.
Reeher speaks to VOA Korea about why the vice president is important this election
Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says that "Joe Biden is so old, that he may not finish out his term, and Donald Trump is also almost as old as Biden, but also has these health issues now that we don't know where they are going to go, and how severe they are going to be."
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Barkun quoted in Foreign Policy article on QAnon
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Center for Disability Resources empowers students, changes perceptions
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O'Keefe discusses executive-legislative relations on CSIS podcast
University Professor Sean O’Keefe reflects that working in both the legislative and executive branches "are both rewarding in their own different ways, as long as you don't confuse that bright line of distinction between policy formulation and program implementation. It typically works very successfully."
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Reeher weighs in on Trump's impact on Katko's campaign in The Citizen
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Banks featured in WAER piece on COVID-19 in the White House, national security
"Attention on the domestic political situation and the president’s dominance of the news and his well-being is obscuring what else might be going on in the world that should be drawing some of our attention," says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
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Lerner Affiliate Madonna Harrington Meyer quoted in Houston Chronicle
"Grandparents across the nation have stepped into additional caretaking roles as parents are challenged with working while their children attend virtual school at home. Even those grandparents who are already the sole caretaker for their grandkids are now taxed with additional parenting duties, including learning the technology of virtual schooling," writes Lerner Faculty Affiliate and University Professor, Madonna Harrington Meyer.
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O'Keefe quoted in Houston Chronicle articles on NASA, politics
University Professor Sean O’Keefe analyzes that advancements during these past three administrations are proof that a NASA strategy can withstand nearly two decades of leadership transitions and annual appropriations. "Did it take a different route? Yup," says O’Keefe. "…But it’s still very much on exactly the same path."
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Jacobson comments on US defense secretary's travel in Politico
"The further away, the less likelihood of being fired," says Assistant Dean Mark Jacobson of U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper's frequent travel amid persistent rumors that he will either quit or be fired after the election.
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Yingyi Ma named Provost Faculty Fellow
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Bendix explores solutions to the western wildfire crisis in The Hill
"Recognition of the multiple contributors to the wildfire crisis should enable us to move past the focus on simple solutions — one size does not fit all, and reducing fire impacts will require a mix of approaches that match the geographic and ecological complexity of fire regimes," writes Jacob Bendix, professor of geography and the environment.
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Sultana participates in international event on climate research
Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography and the environment, participated in "Intersectionality and Climate justice: Towards an Emancipatory Climate Research Agenda," an event organized by the Centre for Climate Justice at Glasgow Caledonian University. The international webinar brought together critical scholars interested in climate justice and intersectionality with the aim of exploring common threads between the two concepts.
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Gadarian discusses the effect of anxiety on political behavior on KGOU
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Lovely speaks to BNN Bloomberg, Politico about Trump's use of tariffs
"Short-term fixes like tariffs don’t work," says Professor Mary Lovely. She claims that the large U.S. trade deficit is fundamentally driven by larger economic factors—like the fact Americans spend more than they save and have to borrow from abroad to finance the difference.
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Banks expresses concern about election aftermath in Spectrum News article
"On a scale of one to 10, I’d say my worry is about a nine," says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs. "There are several plausible scenarios that could cause this election to go off the rails."
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Thompson discusses impact of Trump's health with CNY Central, KPCC
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