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DeRuyter Monday Mile Team Wins the "Power of Rural Award" for Dedication to Improving Community Health

In celebration of National Rural Health Day, the Madison County Rural Health Council recognizes Madison County residents who have shown a deep passion and commitment to bettering the health and wellness of their community. This year, the Rural Health Council awarded the DeRuyter Monday Mile Team for creating their own 
November 21, 2019

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Burman weighs in on plan for funding Medicare for all in Washington Examiner

Leonard Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics, identifies that the major problem entailed by Senator Elizabeth Warren's "Medicare for all" proposal is that it would not be just a marginal tax on the 50th employee, but instead would apply to all previously hired employees.

November 19, 2019

Lovely discusses the trade war, tariffs with Marketplace, PolitiFact

"When the price of these inputs go up, U.S. businesses find it harder to compete against non-U.S. competitors, even in the U.S. market," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.

November 19, 2019

We Need to Change the Language we use to Describe Individuals with Substance Use Issues

Austin McNeill Brown

This research brief describes the results from several studies on unconscious bias and negative language used to describe individuals with SUDs.

 
 
November 19, 2019

Monnat takes part in White House roundtable aimed at reducing opioid overdoses

“Many people who misuse opioids are also misusing other substances, and a common driver of this is self-medicating,” says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, whose research examines the connections between social disadvantage, place, public policy and health.

November 15, 2019

Mitra discusses India's decision to opt out of RCEP in Economic Times

"I sincerely hope...India will soon decide to join RCEP at a future date, when it is also able to obtain better terms," says Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.


November 15, 2019

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Lerner Chair Shannon Monnat participates in White House roundtable on reducing opioid overdoses

Monnat, the Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, traveled to our nation's capital to participate in a roundtable discussion on addressing the opioid epidemic in the United States. Monnat, along with thirty other university representatives, joined public health officials from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the U.S. Surgeon General's office, the Department of Education, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to discuss how to fight opioid overdoses across university campuses.
November 15, 2019

Refugees and Guesthood in Turkey

Lamis Abdelaaty
November 15, 2019

Maxwell School names inaugural Palmer Fellows

The  John L. and Stephanie G. Palmer Public Administration Fellowship Fund was recently created by Dean Emeritus John L. Palmer and his wife Stephanie in order to provide financial support and mentoring to a select group of M.P.A. students each year. Katherine Gibson and Haley Smith are pursuing their studies this year as its first-ever beneficiaries.

November 14, 2019

Bennett discusses Trump's impeachable offenses in Daily Beast

David Bennett, professor emeritus of history analyzes the historical causes of impeachment trials, and how Donald Trump's actions that have led to his impeachment trial uphold these three historical theories of why presidents get impeached.
November 13, 2019

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Could expanding the earned income tax credit help fix the housing crisis?

Natasha Pilkauskas & Katherine Michelmore
November 13, 2019

Veterans Week 2019 Stories of Service, EMPA student Dan Cordial

"During my senior year, I was accepted to an internship in the office of Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter (D-Syracuse)," Daniel Cordial, a current E.M.P.A. candidate, says. "After that internship was over, they called me up and offered me a job that had a flexible schedule so that I could continue school."

November 12, 2019

Schwab joins United States of Care

Andrew Schwab ‘03 B.A. (Hist/PSt) was named the senior manager of policy and federal affairs at the United States of Care. In his new role, Schwab will focus on expanding the organization's footprint among federal policy makers in both the legislative and executive branches. 

November 12, 2019

Simulation exercise offers a seat at negotiating table

“The goal of simulations is to keep the negotiations going and make small incremental wins,” says Joshua Kennedy, associate director for public administration and international affairs. “There aren’t always huge transformational moments. Sometimes the best solution might be that we agree to another conference.”

November 12, 2019

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INSCT renamed SU Institute for Security Policy and Law

The institute’s new name and identity reflect this growth in topics and activities, and it acknowledges the Institute’s longstanding flexibility in addressing evolving security challenges—both within the United States and around the world—through interdisciplinary research, teaching, public service and policy analysis.

November 11, 2019

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McCormick discusses the violence in Mexico with CNN, Washington Post

A whole series of sort of mid-tier and lower level and smaller kind of up-and-coming, wannabe cartels are trying to set up shop in this terrain," says Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations. "They're striking deals with each other, with the big players."

November 11, 2019

Lovely discusses US-China tariff rollback in Associated Press, South China Morning Post

"We can be cautiously optimistic here,” Professor of Economics Mary Lovely says about potential tariff rollbacks. "The signals that are coming out are moving in the right direction for a deal."

November 8, 2019

Armstrong, Singleton cited in Science article on Caribbean excavation

Doug Armstrong and Theresa Singleton, both professors of anthropology, were interviewed for the Science article "Caribbean excavation offers intimate look at the lives of enslaved Africans." They shared insight from their own research on plantation slavery in the Caribbean. Maxwell alum Mark Hauser '98 MA (Anth)/'01 PhD (Anth) was also mentioned in the article.
November 8, 2019

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