Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Haowei Wang Named Maxwell School Scholar in US-China/Asia Relations
The position was created with a gift by Syracuse University alumni Yang Ni and Xiaoqing Li to strengthen connections between Maxwell faculty and scholars in China and Asia.
See related: Aging, China, East Asia, Giving, Longevity, Promotions & Appointments, United States
Gump Quoted in Washington Post Article on the Health Benefits of Taking Vacation
More than the immediate rewards, “vacations provide a buffer against chronic stress and inflammation—both of which wreak havoc on the body,” says Brooks Gump, Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health. Vacationing turns off the spigot of stress hormones like cortisol and allows the body to reset, restoring equilibrium, he says.
See related: Longevity, Mental Health, United States
Bendix Quoted in Associated Press Article on Deaths From Wildfire Smoke
Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States, according to a new study. Jacob Bendix, professor emeritus of geography and environment, says he is “dismayed” by the findings but not surprised.
See related: Climate Change, Longevity, United States, Wildfires
Scott Landes Wins Research Award for Work on Disability and Survey Metrics
The IPUMS award recognizes his co-authored paper on disability status and health survey data.
See related: Awards & Honors, Disability, Longevity, United States
Research Note: Does Despair in Young Adulthood Predict Mortality?
“Research Note: Does Despair in Young Adulthood Predict Mortality?” co-authored by Iliya Gutin, research assistant professor in the Center for Policy Research and the Center for Aging and Policy Studies, was published in Demography.
See related: Addiction, Longevity, Mental Health, United States
Haowei Wang Named 2025-26 Fellow by Association of Population Centers
The fellowship will support her research investigating the social determinants of healthy aging from a global perspective.
See related: Longevity, Promotions & Appointments
Healthy Monday Finds a New Home With the Lerner Center
Through a restructuring, the center and The Monday Campaigns seek to ensure the vitality and expansion of beloved health programs envisioned by alumnus Sidney “Sid” Lerner.
See related: Giving, Grant Awards, Longevity, Nutrition, Student Experience
Intergenerational Relationships and Family Support: Implications for Health and Wellbeing
In this review, Professor and Chair of Sociology Merril Silverstein and co-authors summarize research projects supported by the National Institute on Aging that have contributed scholarship on intergenerational relationships and support provided to older adults that frequently precedes, and is often complementary to, intensive caregiving. Published in The Gerontologist.
See related: Aging, Gender and Sex, Longevity, Parenting & Family, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Beyond Social Determinants: Fiscal Determinants of Overdose Death in US Counties, 2017–2020
Michah Rothbart, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, and co-authors examine the ways in which county fiscal constraints may be associated with responses to the opioid epidemic. Published in Social Science & Medicine.
See related: Longevity, Opioids, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Parity and Post-Reproductive Mortality Among US Black and White Women
Professor of Sociology Andrew London and co-authors examine non-Hispanic Black and White women, born 1920–1941, using zero-inflation methods to estimate infecundity risk and parity by race/ethnicity. Published in PLOS ONE.
See related: Longevity, Race & Ethnicity, United States