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The Maxwell Citizenship Initiative aims to identify common interests in citizenship issues among faculty and students throughout the school, and then to provide new avenues and support for sharing ideas and collaborating. “Our goal,” says Prema Kurien, professor of sociology and one of the founders of the project, “is to create faculty clusters based on research interests.”

February 10, 2018

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Schewe study on dairy herd health and antibiotic use published in Journal of Rural Studies

Rebecca L. Schewe & Caroline Brock
January 31, 2018

See related: Agriculture, Energy, Religion, Sustainability

Harrington Meyer discusses grandparents as caregivers in 55 Plus

"A lot of times, the adult children bring up the topic of payment," says Madonna Harrington Meyer, professor of sociology, in an interview about grandparents caring for their grandchildren.

January 30, 2018

Professors secure grant to study chemicals of concern in NY waterways

Syracuse University professors from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Engineering and Computer Science received a $498,000 grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to complete a research project on how farmers’ decision-making affects the potential transmission of pharmaceutical residue into New York waterways.

January 26, 2018

Kurien contributes chapter to new publication Asian American Matters

Prema Kurien
January 25, 2018

See related: South Asia

Kurien discusses multiracialism in megachurches in Religion & Politics

Prema Kurien, professor and chair of sociology, examines how immigrants are influenced by, and in turn shape, U.S. megachurches in her article, "The 'Browning' of American Megachurches," published in Religion & Politics. "Nondenominational evangelical megachurches have become a ubiquitous feature of the American religious landscape, and there has been a lot of discussion about how they are 'remaking' American religious traditions," says Kurien. "But American evangelicalism has also had a profound impact on the church lives of contemporary immigrants and their children." 
January 23, 2018

See related: Religion

Long-Term Outcomes of Military Service: The Health and Well-Being of Aging Veterans

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January 22, 2018

Monnat research cited in Population Reference Bureau article on opioid overdose epidemic

According to Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, interventions should target communities with populations in "significant economic distress," focusing on "places that have experienced major labor market shifts and income decline over the past four decades." "Failure to consider the underlying economic causes could lead to ineffective policy strategies," she says.

January 17, 2018

Karas Montez paper on college major, health cited in Pacific Standard

A research study co-authored by Jennifer Karas Montez, Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar of Aging Studies, was referenced in the Pacific Standard article, "Your College Major Predicts Midlife Health." "Compared to adults who majored in one of the most health-advantaged fields—business—adults majoring in some fields, such as psychology/social work and law/public policy, have nearly twice the odds of poor health," reports the research team led by Karas Montez. 
January 12, 2018

Karas Montez research cited in Chronicle article on health, education

A 2014 research study on education and mortality among U.S. adults, co-authored by Jennifer Karas Montez, Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar of Aging Studies, was cited in the Chronicle of Higher Education article, "Why Education Matters to Your Health." 
January 3, 2018

Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations

Janet M. Wilmoth and Merril Silverstein
December 31, 2017

See related: Aging

Perspectives on Waging Conflicts Constructively

Bruce Dayton, Louis Kriesberg, editors
December 31, 2017

Ethnic Church meets Mega Church: Indian American Christianity in Motion

Prema Kurien
December 31, 2017

See related: India, Religion

Monnat comments on risks of healthcare mergers in CBS article

Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was interviewed for the CBS Moneywatch article, "Could your pharmacy replace your doctor?" "We have to be careful that the clinics being proposed don't just become low-quality health care dumping grounds for poor and vulnerable patients," she said. "Quality of care should be a top concern."
December 7, 2017

Karas Montez explains how the tax plan attacks education in Huffington Post

"The Assault On Our Education System In The House And Senate Tax Plans Will Literally Kill," written by Jennifer Karas Montez, the Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar of Aging Studies, was published in the Huffington Post. "The House bill will devastate higher education by taxing graduate students on the cost of their tuition," says Karas Montez. "Both bills also undermine K-12 education by funneling money away from public school and into private ones" 
December 6, 2017

Monnat weighs in on possible CVS, Aetna merger in Boston Globe

A CVS, Aetna merger is possible, upon which Shannon Monnat comments that the merger may lower costs by increasing access to timely, more affordable care. But she cautions that the potential downside is that it could contribute to the "tremendous disparity" in the health care system. Read more in the Boston Globe article, "Could CVS become the Genius Bar of health care?
December 5, 2017

London and Hoy article on sexuality, marriage duration published in Population Review

Aaron Hoy & Andrew S. London
November 27, 2017

See related: Sexual Identity

Kriesberg Op-Ed on Infrastructure Spending Published on Syracuse.com

Louis Kriesberg, professor emeritus of sociology, shared his op-ed, "Demand infrastructure spending to make America safer, more resilient," on Syracuse.com. 
November 17, 2017

See related: Government, Infrastructure

Lutz study on SAT mismatch, college outcomes published in Ethnic and Racial Studies journal

Amy Lutz, Pamela R. Bennett & Rebecca Wang
November 17, 2017

See related: Education

Monnat op-ed on the opioid crisis published in ConvergenceRI

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, discusses the need to address the underlying causes of distress, despair and disconnectedness in regards to the opioid epidemic.

November 15, 2017

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