More Kindergarteners are Exempted from Required School Vaccinations than in the Past
Thorson weighs in on study of uncivil online discourse in The Atlantic
"I’d argue that much of the dysfunction we see in online interactions is just a symptom of much larger and older social problems, including but not limited to racism and misogyny," says Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science.
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Ray Smith Symposium connects SU community through Indian storytelling
“The Ray Smith Symposium moves to connect the University with the broader campus community by involving a cross-section of Syracuse faculty,” says Susan S. Wadley, Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, and a veteran anthropologist. “It’s the public humanities at its best.”
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Salvador del Solar named Prime Minister of Peru
Salvador Del Solar, former de Sardon Glass Fellow, served as culture minister for about a year under former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
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Monnat quoted in PolitiFact article on Andrew Yang, life expectancy
According to Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, the recent decline in life expectancy "is due almost entirely" to increases in overdoses and suicides. "Although the declines are small, they are unprecedented, and they are signals that there is a serious well-being crisis in the U.S."
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On 70th anniversary of NATO, Murrett discusses its impact in US News
"The alliance has had overwhelming positive influence and maintained its relevance," writes Robert Murrett, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
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Reeher speaks with TIME about John Delaney's policy suggestions
On presidential candidate John Delaney's suggestion that if elected, he would debate Congress four times a year, Professor Grant Reeher opines: "I can see that this is an effort to change the political culture by requiring direct engagement, but the participants have to agree to take the exercise at face value, in front of TV cameras, and the political disincentives against doing that right now are strong."
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Universidad Panamericana students spend week in DC with Reeher
“The UPA program in Washington is a great two-way learning experience,” said Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute. “I easily learn as much from the participants as they glean from me.”
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McCormick discusses Trump's view of Central America in The Hill
Gladys McCormick, the Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations at the Maxwell School, was published in The Hill. She writes about the interpolation by the Trump administration of southern border refugees as Mexican, whereas these immigrants are also fleeing Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador as well.
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Reeher weighs in on in-fighting among NYS Democrats in Daily Star
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Conti joins Meridian International to help build global programs
Katie Conti ’18 B.A. (IR) is a special assistant for the GlobalConnect Division of the Meridian International Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan diplomatic and global leadership institution. Conti was previously a staff assistant at the Brookings Institution and a summer intern at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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An Apple a Day Keeps Diabetes at Bay: Incentivizing Participation in Diabetes Self-Management Education with Fruit & Vegetable Vouchers
This research brief describes the results of a 12-month, diabetes self-management education and fruit and vegetable purchase assistance intervention designed to improve diabetes self-management knowledge and health outcomes among adults diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
Ma wins fellowship from the National Committee on US China Relations
The highly competitive Public Intellectual Program Fellowship provides support for scholars who specialize in China and directly engage with public and policy communities. It has been awarded to Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology and director of Syracuse University’s Asian/Asian American Studies program.
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Thorson discusses how partisanship affects belief of facts with PBS
According to Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, negative misinformation about a politician of an opposing party is hard to shake, even after people learn that the original story was false.
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Lerner Center Kicks Off National Public Health Week with the Disease of Busyness
Structural Changes in Heterogeneous Panels with Endogenous Regressors
The Effects of EITC Exposure in Childhood on Marriage and Early Childbearing
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Gerard featured in WCNY series on Women, War, and Peace
Catherine Gerard, director of the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration, discusses the importance of peacebuilding, dialogue and local efforts in combatting violence against women across the globe. She appeared on a documentary featuring a local women's group, Women Transcending Boundaries, which is a group that fosters a community of women from many faith and cultural traditions seeking to nurture mutual respect and understanding.
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