Maxwell School News and Faculty Media, Opinion and Analysis

NIH awards $1.95M to study state-level COVID policies, mental health

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, is the principal investigator for a five-year research project that will examine the impacts of state COVID-19 mitigation policies on adult psychological health, drug overdose and suicide. The project is funded with $1.95 million from the National Institutes of Health.

October 1, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Grant Awards, State & Local

Sociologist Jennifer Karas Montez Named University Professor

The prestigious distinction is granted to faculty who excel in their fields and who have made extraordinary scholarly contributions as judged by their peers nationally and internationally.

October 1, 2021

Elizabeth Cohen Piece on Immigration Reform Published in Washington Post

In the article, Cohen, professor of political science, discusses the history of immigration reform and how the U.S. can move forward, in particular, by updating the Registry Act.

September 30, 2021

On NPR, Sean O'Keefe Weighs in on Renaming NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

O'Keefe, University Professor and former NASA administrator, made the decision to name the telescope after Webb in 2002.

September 30, 2021

Jacobson Speaks to CBS News, DW, WAER about the Afghanistan Withdrawal

Top Pentagon leaders testified publicly before lawmakers for the first time since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Mark Jacobson, assistant dean for Washington Programs, spoke with CBS News, Deutsche Welle and WAER about their testimony and the aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

September 29, 2021

Alumna Amy Donahue Named Provost of US Coast Guard Academy

Donahue ’96 M.P.A./’00 Ph.D. (PA) serves as the principal adviser to the superintendent in all matters relating to the academic program and faculty.

September 29, 2021

See related: Awards & Honors, Veterans

Popp Talks to NPR about the Impact of Transitioning to Electric Cars

Professor David Popp is included in the NPR article, "What challenges loom as New York transitions to electric car sales by 2035?"

September 28, 2021

Harry Lambright discusses the James Webb Space Telescope with Johns Hopkins Magazine

Professor Harry Lambright says Webb was always looking ahead from the standpoint of NASA and what it could do in the future.

September 28, 2021

Monmonier quoted in New York Times article on digital maps

The most commonly used maps are those on smartphones and they don’t always accurately represent the world as it is, says Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment.

September 27, 2021

See related: Maps, United States

In Memoriam: Joseph Strasser, ‘Forever an Important Figure in our History’

He was among the Maxwell School’s most generous benefactors.