Shi’s education research funded by Russell Sage and Gates Foundations
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Lovely speaks with Axios about US agriculture sector, tariffs
"Most observers believed that the agriculture sector was hurt and would need an extraordinary year to make up for that. I don’t think they’re going to see it," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: Agriculture, COVID-19, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Montez quoted in Kaiser Health News article on inequality gap at age 65
See related: Longevity, United States
Financial sanctions and political risk in the international currency system
Barkun weighs in on irrational fears of coronavirus in Foreign Policy
Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, says the unseen, mysterious nature of coronavirus makes it especially scary—and especially ripe for all kinds of imagined explanations and antidotes.
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Orose appointed executive director of Words Alive
In her new position, Rachael Silbar-Voorhees Orose ’09 M.P.A. will help Words Alive fulfill its mission to expand opportunities for reading among at-risk populations, while also expanding the community of supporters and volunteers involved with their programming.
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Palmer quoted in US News article on maximizing Social Security income
"If you don't already have 35 years of covered earnings at the max level, then your benefit is going to be higher if you work longer," says University Professor and Dean Emeritus John Palmer.
See related: Retirement, United States
Secessionist Strategy and Tactical Variation in the Pursuit of Independence
Mazur cited in Conversation article on fake science
According to Professor Allan Mazur, conspiracy theories are, by definition, resistant to evidence or data that might prove them false.
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Jok weighs in on the AU's Silencing the Guns agenda in Daily Nation
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Crime & Violence, Government
Humphrey Fellows workshop, Coronavirus serves as case study
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Selman named to Homeland Security & Defense Business Council Board
John Selman ’92 M.P.A. is currently vice president of national security programs for LMI, a management consulting nonprofit working to improve the business of government headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
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Gadarian discusses the Democratic primaries on WAER
Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, says that it’s still early to declare an official front-runner in the Democratic presidential primary.
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Engelhardt wins grant through the U.S. Social Security Administration
The $100,000 grant will support Gary V. Engelhardt, a professor of economics and faculty associate with the Aging Studies Institute, in his research into the role of housing equity as an asset for retirement planning among older Americans. Engelhardt’s project is expected to provide insights into how the Social Security Administration will be able to supplement its existing resources given expected long-term funding shortfalls.
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Earnings instability and mobility over our working lives: Improving short- and long-term economic well-being for U.S. workers
Monnat awarded grant by Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Shannon Monnat, the Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, has received a grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for her project, which is designed to improve education for health care providers concerning Plans of Safe Care (POSC) for mothers with addiction and for babies who suffered opioid exposure prior to their birth.
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Radcliffe weighs in on coronavirus price gouging in USA Today
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Nuno joins Apex Systems as a data analyst contractor for Facebook
In this new position, Cristian Nuno ’17 M.P.A. will help develop better analytical protocols through Python and R statistical tools, and by increasing the efficiency of SQL queries. Previously, Nuno worked in education as a data science instructor for the Flatiron School in Seattle.
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Global Monetary Order and the Liberal Order Debate
Complementary projects on food insecurity funded by Russell Sage
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