Monnat discusses opioid crisis, 2016 election on INET video blog
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, explains how Trump overperformed in places with high rates of drug use, suicide, and family distress. According to Monnat, Trump's message of economic nationalism and promises to bring back manufacturing jobs resonated with people in these areas who felt left behind by globalization and the decline of traditional industries.
Flores-Lagunes to study effects of education on obesity, mental health
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Lopoo appointed Advisory Board Professor of Public Policy
Yaqi Kang '18 BA (Econ/IR) takes community seriously in the snow city
Banks weighs in on Trump's order to declassify Russia papers in Associated Press
"The Privacy Act is a big hurdle here unless Congress takes control of the materials and tries to release them themselves," says William C. Banks, professor of public administration and international affairs.
Nabatchi named Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration
A&S, Maxwell welcome advising, career services directors
“They make sure students leverage their liberal arts experience, along with everything else Syracuse has to offer,” says Steven Schaffling, the college’s assistant dean of student success, about the new directors. He adds, “they provide students with the programming, tools and resources they need to compete in today’s knowledge economy."
Philip Curtis '10 BA (Geo) article on forest loss published in Science
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Anthropology student participates in community-based research
Mary Daly '94 PhD (Econ) appointed president of SF Federal Reserve Bank
"I believe very strongly in the Federal Reserve’s mission and in the important role we play in helping to create strong, stable economic conditions in all corners of the country that allow individuals and businesses to prosper," says Mary C. Daly '94 Ph.D. (Econ).
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows embark on year of exchange and engagement
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Heflin weighs in on NY's childhood poverty rates in Ithaca Journal
"The workforce is not going to be as dynamic as other parts of the country," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs. "It's going to be a pull on our economy going forward," because children growing up in poverty traditionally have lower educational attainment and wages.
Reeher comments on NY Democratic primary in Reuters article
"One of the things I’ve been most struck by is how the reaction to Trump has so deeply affected state-level contests, even at the district level," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
Lovely cited in Washington Post article on US-China trade war
According to Mary Lovely, professor of economics, most of the tariffs that have been imposed have hit U.S. companies, not the Chinese.
Hromadžić discusses Citizens of an Empty Nation on New Books Network
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Thompson quoted in Associated Press article on Papal summit on clergy sex abuse
"Where are the laity and others who might provide both new and uncomplicit voices and insights into the process?" asks Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.
Keck discusses SCOTUS nominee hearings on WRVO
"The situation we're in at this particular moment—in the Supreme Court and the American political system more broadly—is a moment of extreme partisan polarization which has clearly infected our other political institutions and has made its way into the court," says Tom Keck, professor of political science and Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics.
NOAA fishery observers and Vietnamese American fishers in the Southeastern US