Student Spotlight: Adrienne Atterberry Receives Chancellor's Citation
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O'Keefe talks to Christian Science Monitor about commercial spaceflight
"It’s an important inflection point, if you will, of now seeing the opportunity for commercial transportation of humans into space," says University Professor Sean O’Keefe, former administrator of NASA. "This is much akin to the transition when the first civil aviation aircraft took off decades ago after many decades of it being exclusively a public endeavor."
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Lambright discusses SpaceX, NASA in Associated Press article
"You can’t explain SpaceX without really understanding how NASA really kind of nurtured it in the early days," says Harry Lambright, professor of public administration and international affairs and political science. "In a way, SpaceX is kind of a child of NASA."
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Bennett discusses prejudice during NYC's cholera outbreaks in Truthout
According to David Bennett, professor emeritus of history, immigrants "drew hostility because of their poverty; the diseases they brought with them after the perilous ocean voyage; [and] the slum housing they were forced to live in."
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Hou quoted in Bloomberg article on balanced-budget loopholes
"The rules are not ironclad," says Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs. "The simple reason being that state governments must operate to provide the services demanded by citizens, however harsh the rules are."
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McDowell speaks to Al Jazeera about IMF bailouts due to COVID-19
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Harrington Meyer discusses grandparenting during a pandemic with Kaiser Health News
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A Public Health Side Effect of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Screen Time-Related Eye Strain and Eye Fatigue
While technologies help us stay connected and enable us to get the resources we need, too much screen time can lead to eye strain, headaches, and neck and back pain.
Jok discusses South Sudan's COVID-19 response in Daily Nation
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Lovely quoted in Sinclair Broadcast Group article on COVID-19, US manufacturing
Mary Lovely, professor of economics, believes maintaining a globalized economy is more sustainable for the countries involved than moving manufacturing to the United States unnecessarily.
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Can Biden win over Sanders supporters? Reeher discusses in USA Today
Grant Reeher, professor of political science, says Biden could have a hard time getting enthusiastic support from former Sanders supporters due to his lengthy record—three decades of Senate votes and two terms in the White House as President Barack Obama's vice president.
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Online EMPA experience converges with pandemic response
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Mitra recommends AEZ model for India's economy in Economic Times
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Reeher quoted in The Hill article on increasing polarization, COVID-19
The polarization of American life had been going on for years before Trump was even a political figure, says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. But, "what is different now [the COVID-19 pandemic], and what gives this a sharper edge is the fact that emotions are running so high."
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Gadarian research on partisanship, COVID-19 cited in LA Times, Slate
75% of Democrats and 53% of Republicans said they wore masks in public, finds a study conducted by Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, and her colleagues.
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Rothbart recommends a new GI Bill for COVID-19 workers in The Hill
"This will help veterans of the COVID-19 crisis recover from their combat and will reflect well on how we treat our battle-tested heroes," writes Michah Rothbart, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, about the need for a new GI Bill.
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Nabatchi quoted in Washington Post article on American bureaucracy
"Every candidate has campaigned on a bureaucracy-bashing theme," says Tina Nabatchi, Joseph A. Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration. "That message has gotten through to affect people’s confidence in government."
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Castro named McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence
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Dean Van Slyke appointed by US Secretary of Defense to Defense Business Board task force
"Having the opportunity to study, deliberate, and formulate best business practices for running the largest government agency in the world with a group of talented CEOs and committed public servants will advance my own thinking and the expertise I bring to my students in the classroom," says Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke about his appointment.
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Harrington Meyer quoted in NY Times piece on grandparenting, COVID-19
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