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Understanding the Emergence of Computational Institutional Science
See related: Research Methods
Fairchild Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for Project Focused on Pandemic Backlash, Public Health
The educational and research resource will create “new, urgently needed, accessible opportunities for the humanities to speak to public health and broaden access to humanities higher learning opportunities,” says Professor Amy Fairchild, who is principal investigator (PI).
See related: COVID-19, Grant Awards, State & Local
Ying Shi Named William T. Grant Scholar for Research on School Victimization
The Maxwell School assistant professor will conduct two studies on school victimization and hate crimes toward Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
See related: Asian-American, Grant Awards, U.S. Education
Evaluating conflict in collaborative environmental governance
See related: Environment, United States
Understanding policy evolution using institutional grammar
See related: Energy, United States
A policy design perspective on electricity rates
See related: Energy, United States
Assessing Drivers of Sustained Engagement in Collaborative Governance Arrangements
See related: Environment, United States
Evaluating Use of Evidence in U.S. State Governments: A Conjoint Analysis
See related: State & Local, United States
State COVID-19 Policies and Drug Overdose Mortality Among Working-Age Adults in the US, 2020
“State COVID-19 Policies and Drug Overdose Mortality Among Working-Age Adults in the United States, 2020,” co-authored by Maxwell faculty members Douglas Wolf, Shannon Monnat, Emily Weimers and Jennifer Karas Montez, was published in the American Journal of Public Health.
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
States’ COVID-19 Restrictions were Associated with Increases in Drug Overdose Deaths in 2020
Pay-to-Stay as Stategraft
“Pay-to-Stay as Stategraft,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Gabriela Kirk-Werner, was published in the Wisconsin Law Review.
See related: Crime & Violence, Economic Policy, Human Rights, State & Local, United States
Siddiki, Baynes Honored for Excellence in Graduate Education
The student-driven award acknowledges faculty who have had a significant impact and positive influence on graduate education because of their superior graduate-level teaching, dedication to departmental and community presence and excellence in research and creative activities.
See related: Awards & Honors
Yingyi Ma Article on the Threat US Security Policies Pose to AI Leadership Published by Brookings
“Immigrants, notably those from the Chinese community, have been instrumental in driving innovation in AI and America’s broader high-tech industry, which suffers from a domestic ‘talent crisis.’ Addressing this challenge demands more favorable immigration policies...and a reduction in the hostility faced by Chinese scientists,” writes Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology.
See related: Autonomous Systems, China, Education, Government, International Affairs, U.S. Immigration, United States
Social Infrastructure Availability and Suicide Rates among Working-Age Adults in the United States
“Social Infrastructure Availability and Suicide Rates among Working-Age Adults in the United States,” co-authored by Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.
See related: Mental Health, United States
Shifting Cohort Patterns in the Use of Drugs with Elevated Overdose Risk in the United States
“Shifting Cohort Patterns in the Use of Drugs with Elevated Overdose Risk in the United States,” co-authored by Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in Social Problems.
See related: Addiction, United States
9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants
The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that supports research and community programming over three years to examine the racial wealth gap’s root causes and ideas that may resolve its economic and social inequalities, says Kendall Phillips, Lender Center interim director.
See related: Defense & Security, Economic Policy, Housing, Income, Infrastructure, Race & Ethnicity, State & Local, U.S. Education, United States
Heflin Quoted in US News Article on MPA and MPP Degrees
“Demand for our highly ranked M.P.A. program remains strong with increased student interest in certificates of advanced study,” says Colleen Heflin, associate dean, professor and chair of public administration and international affairs. “Particularly in the areas of data analytics for public policy, security studies, and conflict and collaboration.”
See related: U.S. Education, United States
Adopting the Standard Medical Deduction Increased State SNAP Enrollment and Benefits
The Next Wave of Energy Innovation: Which Technologies? Which Skills?
"The Next Wave of Energy Innovation: Which Technologies? Which Skills?," co-authored by David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Review of Environmental Economics and Policy.
See related: Economic Policy, Energy, Labor, United States
$1.5 Million Grant Expands Study of ‘Pay-to-Stay’ Fees for Incarcerated Individuals
Gabriela Kirk-Werner, assistant professor of sociology, is among a trio of researchers who’ve launched the Captive Money Lab with the support of Arnold Ventures.
See related: Crime & Violence, Economic Policy, Federal, Grant Awards, State & Local, United States
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September 11, 2024
36th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy
Eggers Hall, 220
4:00PM-5:30PM