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Cheney Focuses on Citizenship During Maxwell Visit
"There’s a real cost to defending behavior that’s constitutionally indefensible." That was among the messages shared by Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney during a talk Monday hosted by the Maxwell School.
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Mosher Discusses FEMA’s Role During Multiple Crises in Forbes Article
Anne Mosher, associate professor of geography and the environment, was featured in the Forbes article, "U.S. Government Marshals Resources To Meet Challenges Of Back-To-Back Hurricanes."
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Enforcing Gender at the Polls: Transing Voters and Women’s Suffrage before the American Civil War
Between 1800 and 1860, individuals deemed female by society donned male attire, represented themselves as men, and tried unlawfully to vote, thus challenging the gender binary at the foundation of U.S. democracy. The history of their confrontation with an electoral system reserved for men suggests a more porous and inclusive history of gender and citizenship before the Civil War.
See related: Elections, Gender and Sex, Government
SU Part of a Team Awarded $60 Million USDA Grant to Promote Climate-Smart Commodities
Syracuse University is a leading partner in a multi-university project that aims to increase supply and demand for climate-smart commodities produced and manufactured in New York state, supported by a new grant from the USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities. The $60 million project is led by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Agriculture and Markets
See related: Climate Change, Grant Awards, Natural Resources, State & Local, Sustainability, United States
Reeher Quoted in Washington Examiner Piece on Lingering Midterm Danger for Democrats
Professor Grant Reeher was interviewed for the Washington Examiner article, "Blue mirage? Hidden catch in Democrats' summer surge ahead of midterm elections."
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Politicians’ Private Sector Jobs and Parliamentary Behavior
"Politicians’ Private Sector Jobs and Parliamentary Behavior," written by Assistant Professor of Political Science Simon Weschle, was published in the American Journal of Political Science.
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Reeher Quoted in The Hill Article on Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Departure
Professor Grant Reeher was quoted The Hill article, "The Memo: As Fauci bows out, public health experts lament ‘venom’ of attacks."
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Weschle Maintains Money in Politics Should Be Analyzed in a Singular Framework in New Book
Simon Weschle, assistant professor of political science, has published a new book, “Money in Politics: Self Enrichment, Campaign Spending, and Golden Parachutes” (Cambridge University Press, 2022).
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Gadarian Quoted in Los Angeles Times Piece on Highly Polarized 2022 Election
Professor Shana Gadarian was quoted in the Los Angeles Times piece, "A hyperpolarized, deeply fragile 2022 election: Democrats’ energy over Roe blunts GOP advantage."
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Was Jan. 6 an Insurrection? A Failed Coup? Cleary Discusses with Politico
Matt Cleary, associate professor of political science, was featured in the Politico article, "Ask the ‘Coupologists’: Just What Was Jan. 6 Anyway?"
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