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New York State’s Population is Aging: Will Communities Be Ready?

Claire Pendergrast

This issue brief explains what it means to “age in place” and how New York State is responding to the large increase in older adults state wide.

January 7, 2020

Uechi completes book on public dimensions of information technology

Edward Uechi ’08 MPA has written Public Service Information Technology: The Definitive Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology of Cost-Effective Operations and Services (Productivity Press, 2020). Uechi's book explores the complex intersections between various areas of information technology management.

January 7, 2020

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Reeher op-ed on new VPPCE program published in USA Today

"What immediately struck me and stayed with me throughout the program was the genuine support the veterans offered each other, despite their political differences," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
January 6, 2020

Khalil comments on death of Iran Gen. Soleimani in USA Today, LA Times

The killings of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Deputy Chairman of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units, "were a dangerous and ill-advised escalation by the United States," Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history and Middle East expert, told USA Today. " Khalil also talked to other outlets about this development, stating that "Their deaths will make it more difficult to resolve the ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran and will only destabilize Iraq further."

January 6, 2020

Top Priority

As John Liu sees it, the fundamental objective of science is to generate knowledge to help solve real-world problems. “As a research university, we need to align ourselves with major societal challenges,” says Syracuse University’s vice president for research.

January 3, 2020

Do Foster Care Agencies Discriminate Against Gay Couples? Evidence from a Correspondence Study

Mattie Mackenzie-Liu, David J. Schwegman, and Leonard M. Lopoo
The authors' results suggest that while foster care agencies respond at somewhat similar rates to all couples, responses sent to gay males are of lower quality.
December 31, 2019

Administrative Churn in SNAP and Healthcare Utilization Patterns

Colleen Heflin, Leslie Hodges & Chinedum Ojinnaka
December 31, 2019

Nonparametric Sample Splitting

Yoonseok Lee & Yulong Wang
This paper develops a threshold regression model where an unknown relationship between two variables nonparametrically determines the threshold.
December 31, 2019

Forecasting with Unbalanced Panel Data

Badi Baltagi & Long Liu
This paper derives the best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) for an unbalanced panel data model.
December 31, 2019

Inference in Threshold Models

Yoonseok Lee & Yulong Wang
This paper develops new statistical inference methods for the parameters in threshold regression models.
December 31, 2019

Balancing tests in stratified randomized controlled trials: A cautionary note

Sergio Firpo, Miguel N. Foguel & Hugo Jales
December 31, 2019

Douglas presented with executive leadership award

Judy Douglas ’77 B.A. (AmSt)/’81 M.P.A. was given the Industry Executive Leadership Award by the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council. Douglas received this award in recognition for contributions to ACT-IAC, her mentorship, and her work strengthening government-industry relations.

December 31, 2019

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Development, Governance, and Real Property Tax in China

Yilin Hou
December 31, 2019

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Overcoming Intractable Conflicts: New Approaches to Constructive Transformations

Catherine M. Gerard, Miriam F. Elman and Louis Kriesberg
December 31, 2019

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