Boroujerdi discusses Europe's trade vehicle with Iran in ThinkProgress
INSTEX is a a new channel with Iran intended to provide a means for the European parties to comply with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal, of which the United States is no longer a party. "Based on the reservations expressed by major corporations, I doubt that too many big European firms would be willing to deal with Iran through this channel," said Mehrzad Boroujerdi, professor of political science.
Who Makes the Rules?
That will be just one question considered when a new Syracuse University institute, housed at Maxwell, addresses the policy issues and social impacts associated with drones, self-driving cars, and other autonomous systems.
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Testing for Shifts in a Time Trend Panel Data Model with Serially Correlated Error Component Disturbances
Faricy quoted in TIME article on the American Family Act
Generally, people find workers and taxpayers to be deserving of government benefits,” says Christopher Faricy, associate professor of political science.
Gueorguiev discusses shutdown, China trade talks in Washington Examiner
"What the shutdown reveals is that the Trump administration does not have a very specific game plan for what it wants," says Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor of political science. "So what it is going to do is to give the Chinese negotiators reason to pause and wonder whether any sort of deal they reach would credibly exist in the future."
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Lovely weighs in on renewed US-China trade talks in Wall Street Journal
"More tariffs and failure to get a deal will ultimately seem to people like further failure of the government," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
Joe Reilly named chief technology innovation officer for Canton & Co
Maxwell alumnus Joe Reilly ’11 MPH is the new chief technology innovation officer for Canton & Company. In his new role, he will direct the company’s efforts to connect clients with healthcare technologies that improve operational efficiency and long-term growth.
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Monnat quoted in US News article on the opioid epidemic
"Opioids are a symptom and a symbol of far deeper issues in the U.S.," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. She points to deteriorating economic conditions, a lack of investment in schools, a quick-fix culture and a toxic mix of "pain, despair, disconnection and lack of opportunity" as upstream problems that have fed into the nation's current drug crisis.
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Van Slyke discusses long term effects of the shutdown on Cap Pressroom
According to Dean David Van Slyke, "The bigger and longer term issue is: What will be the capacity of the federal government to actually attract the best and brightest people to its work?"
“You Never Know What You’re Getting”: Opioid Users’ Perceptions of Fentanyl in Southwest Pennsylvania
Thorson weighs in on the issue of sharing fake news in PBS article
"Most people are not being inundated with fake news," says Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science. "That is not to say that this isn’t a problem, but I don’t think this is the magnitude of a problem that people often think it is."
Van Slyke discusses the benefits of government jobs with CBS News
"For many government workers, it's still a chance to have real upward mobility but also be able to balance work and life," says Dean David Van Slyke. "It's 40-45 hours a week of work, but you still can have upward mobility, positive benefits and have purpose in your job."
Singleton cited in Psychology Today article on marriage, happiness
Perry Singleton, associate professor of economics, was cited in Psychology Today, about his study which found that the association between disability and divorce is greatest among young and educated males who experience a work-preventing, rather than a work-limiting, disability.
Maxwell leads campuswide initiative in field of autonomous systems
Qualitative Data Repository receives Core Trust Seal certification and Scientific Data listing
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Dickey speaks with CNBC about government shutdown, legal challenges
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Maxwell faculty secure RWJF grant to study preemption effect on health
The team, which includes Doug Wolf, professor of public administration and international affairs, Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology, and Jennifer Karas Montez, professor of sociology, will explore pre-emption’s effect on geographic inequities in health, focusing on labor and environmental policies.