Maxwell School News and Commentary
Dennison comments on COVID-19 testing in nursing homes on Syracuse.com
Tom Dennison, professor of practice emeritus of public administration and international affairs, explores why infection control is difficult in nursing homes in an article for Syracuse.com.
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, State & Local, United States
Ma quoted in Politico article on new Chinese narrative on COVID-19, US
Now, "Chinese international students in the U.S. overwhelmingly consider China a safer place, with [their] government more competently handling the crisis than the American government," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology. "That is why so many Chinese students have returned home, despite the high risk of international travel and the enormous difficulty in buying airplane tickets."
See related: China, COVID-19, U.S. Education, United States
Reeher weighs in on Biden, assault allegation in USA Today, The Hill
"I don’t think the issue is likely to cause someone to vote for Trump instead of Biden," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. "The problem is what it does for the level of enthusiasm for Biden among different constituencies, and the turnout for him. It could have a dampening effect there."
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Jok discusses Africa's health systems, coronavirus in Daily Nation
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), COVID-19
Heflin paper on material hardship among immigrants in the US published in PR&PR
Schwartz, Rothbart study ties free school lunch to higher test scores
See related: Education, Nutrition, State & Local
Thompson discusses role of nuns in past pandemics in Global Sisters Report
See related: COVID-19, Religion, United States
Heflin receives two grants from UKCPR
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WP 228 Does Proximity to Fast Food Cause Childhood Obesity? Evidence from Public Housing
See related: Housing
Singleton article on federal policy and disability enrollment published in Jour of Law & Econ