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Maxwell alum Chris Meek speaks with Fox News about empowering veterans
Chris Meek '92 B.A. (Econ/PSc), current E.M.P.A. student and chairman of SoldierStrong, says that the use of technology can help injured veterans get back on their feet.
Gueorguiev comments on shifting balance of power in Asia in US News
"The U.S., particularly the Trump administration, has revealed its preference for pulling back and consolidating its commitment in the area," says Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor of political science.
Lovely discusses US-China trade war in NY Times and on Bloomberg TV
"Yes, we are now in a trade war," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely. "The two sides are no longer engaged in productive talks to defuse tensions," she adds.
McDowell discusses China's growing financial power in Washington Post
"Beijing is taking on a broader financial role. Here’s why that matters," writes Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, in a column for the Washington Post.
Jonnell Robinson quoted in Utica Observer-Dispatch article on civic engagement
"All of those barriers with voting are going to be compounded in an area where you have a high density of people who experience the gamut of barriers that there are with voting: language, transportation, awareness, understanding," says Jonnell Robinson, associate professor of geography, about voter disenfranchisement in Black communities and other communities of color.
Reeher talks with WRVO about split primary in NY State
According to Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher, the split primary doesn’t do much to help what generally dogs primary races, low voter turnout. "If you take that problem and you split the primary into two separate dates, you’ve compounded that problem even further, because you’ve asked people to come back and vote again, after they have voted in the federal primary," he says.
Boroujerdi discusses new book, Postrevolutionary Iran, in Jadaliyya
Orr's research cited in Al Jazeera article on Trump's space force
Jackie Orr, associate professor of sociology, contends that the duties of the civilian-soldier extend to outer space, as well: that "final, fantastic frontier for the U.S. military's imaginary and material battlefields."
Stuart Thorson speaks to WAER about summit with North Korea
Jonnell Robinson discusses Utica's centralized poverty in Utica Observer-Dispatch
Jonnell Robinson, associate professor of geography and director of community geography, was interviewed for the Utica Observer-Dispatch article, and discussed how the social service delivery system has created dense, vulnerable populations in some areas, while proposing solutions to this issue