“The situation certainly makes it much harder for any replacement to defeat Collins, and therefore it makes it one seat harder to retake the Senate,” says Professor Grant Reeher. @supolisci.bsky.social

Maxwell's Angelie "Angie" Serrano Baéz is the 2026-27 Matthew Ross Wanetik Memorial Scholarship recipient. The award honors a student who died while studying abroad in 2008. https://bit.ly/4frs5Nx

Is the dollar dominant because of America's economy—or its political and military power? Professor Daniel McDowell weighs in: “In the great global currency debate, market forces have never been more passé and political forces have never been so prominent.” @supolisci.bsky.social

“I think his strategy now is the same as it's really been from the very beginning, which is to try and figure out how to subjugate Ukraine. ...And he's using really most of the means at his disposal to try and achieve that,” says Professor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social

“This disaster throws a wrench in the White House and State Department plan for securing and stabilizing the circum-Caribbean region that includes Venezuela. It suddenly complicates the vision this administration has for the region,” says Professor Gladys McCormick.

Rick Welsh, professor of sociology, has been elected president-elect of the Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society, an international organization focused on food systems, agriculture and health.

Maxwell School's USA@250: Shaping a Nation explores 4 defining stories — Frederick Douglass, The Woman Citizen?, Immigration, and Indigenous Persistence. Free lectures on YouTube now: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGezL8Jn0NA&si=FHTdvgjUtiZ3xgld

Prof. Colleen Heflin says it's important to note that “since a large portion of these errors are outside the control of the agencies [they have to work with the info that clients provide], it will be difficult to bring down these errors without needlessly burdening all SNAP recipients.”

“[China’s] advantage is speed and scale in cultivating talent in specific fields. The risk is overcorrection and overcrowding: Some fields may be undervalued before their long-term importance is fully understood,” says Professor Yingyi Ma. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

To mark America's 250th, Maxwell School launches USA@250: Foundations, 4 free public lectures on the origins of American democracy. Watch now on YouTube. Next lecture: Shaping a Nation, coming soon. 🔗: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGezL8Jn0NA

“This might be a time of thinking about liberty, equality, the pursuit of happiness,” says Professor Carol Faulkner. But in some ways this time is different, she says. “It's much more partisan. It's really much more about a divisive president than the 1876 or the 1976 commemorations.” #America250

Exposure to reintroduced SNAP work requirements is linked to a 14% increase in very low birth weight and a 10% rise in very preterm births among first-time mothers. Learn more in this article by Sarah Hamersma and Mitch McFarlane: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @maxwellsu.bsky.social

Via @stateline.org: “When you’re trying to take away the funding for someone who doesn’t want to have a child, that’s not the same as providing funding to support someone who does,” says Professor Leonard Lopoo. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social

Maxwell's National Security Management Course has spent 30 years preparing senior military leaders how to grapple with law, strategy and the forces reshaping global security. This spring's cohort heard from former Dep. Sec. of Defense Kathleen Hicks and legal scholar James E. Baker, among others.

Trump’s age is a “peripheral issue” when it comes to evaluating his presidency, says Professor Grant Reeher. “Concerns about the administration are not about cognitive decline but rather WHAT he IS doing, in terms of policy, funding and rhetoric,” he says. @supolisci.bsky.social

Kennedy King grew up in Rep. Judy Chu's district. This spring, she interned in Chu's Capitol Hill office — and turned her grandmother's experience with language barriers into a policy proposal that could change health care access. https://bit.ly/44nNCAm

Today, we reflect on the history and significance of Juneteenth, and recommit to our shared endeavor of building a community grounded in equity, freedom, and belonging for all.

Shale boom communities took on 26% more municipal debt than their peers. As the energy transition unfolds, that debt could become a long-term burden for the residents who stay. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #CPR policy brief: surface.syr.edu/cpr/530/

Via @nytimes: Separatism is “in the zeitgeist,” says Professor @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social. “Whether they’re libertarian or conservative or liberal,” Griffiths says, people complain that government is “in their face, it’s dysfunctional and it’s distant.” @supolisci.bsky.social

Prescription medication misuse rises sharply with the # of chronic health conditions a person has: from 2.8% among U.S. adults ages 18-64 with no conditions to 11.7% among those with 3+. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/297/

Maxwell's Francine J. D'Amico has been named to the AAUW Fellowships and Grants Panelist Advisory Board—helping shape the selection process for programs that have awarded more than $29.6 million to nearly 1,600 women scholars.

“The United States does and should continue to legislate to support family planning, but its policies should be reconsidered and designed to increase wantedness,” says Professor Len Lopoo. Read an excerpt from his new book “Wanting Children.” @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

What does the Trump-EU trade deal at Turnberry mean for transatlantic relations? Maxwell's Glyn Morgan argues it marks the end of "American Europe"—and the rise of something far less favorable to EU autonomy. His analysis is in @CapX: https://bit.ly/3Q2ipiV

“They're not going to turn the uranium over. What they may be willing to do is actually downgrade the uranium to a certain level under UN or international auspices and the United States is going to have to agree to that,” says Professor Osamah Khalil.

Vice Adm. (Ret.) and Professor Robert Murrett says he views the operation primarily as a limited defensive action rather than a signal of broader escalation, pointing to US Central Command's characterization of the strikes as “proportional.”

Congratulations to James-Christian Blockwood, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration and Maxwell-in-Washington adjunct professor, named one of @washingtonian.com's 500 Most Influential People of 2026! 🍊

With the cuts, $25 million would only be enough to fund wastewater surveillance in a few states, and mean only seasonal epidemic pathogens like influenza, RSV and COVID-19 could be tracked, says Professor @dalarsen.bsky.social. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social

South Asian immigrants are often grouped together in health data, but that grouping can hide serious health disparities. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth research brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/296/

Congrats to University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez on her appointment as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, a flagship publication of the @asanews.bsky.social. 🎉 @sulernercenter.bsky.social @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

Because there's a lot of stigma around Ebola, Professor and infectious disease expert Brittany Kmush says “It's going to be very difficult to get all the contacts identified and followed properly, especially since the international aid community is really short on resources.” @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

CPR Senior Research Associates @johncawley.bsky.social and Monica Deza are both presenting their research today at #ASHEcon2026! Check out their sessions on the new tax on sugary beverages in Santa Cruz, CA, and public safety system vulnerability. @maxwellsu.bsky.social @ashecon.bsky.social

Maxwell faculty members Minjung Kim and Jiahuan Lu have received a grant from the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy to study what motivates donors to give nonprofits unrestricted gifts.

“Even if you don't win this time, now people are at least talking about the possibility of a billionaire tax,” says Professor @sgadarian.bsky.social. “That seems pretty strategic to me.” @supolisci.bsky.social

Hurricane Harvey led to a 1.5% decline in assessed property values in Harris County, TX, averaging $4,927 per property and a $2.6 billion reduction in the local tax base. Learn more in this study co-authored by CPR Senior Research Associate Yilin Hou: doi.org/10.1016/j.jh... @maxwellsu.bsky.social

“Right now, it feels like for a lot of people, they don’t have much say and control over how AI is being used,” says Professor Baobao Zhang. “It is either forced upon them...or they feel like they have to acquiesce to it in order to keep their job.” @supolisci.bsky.social

Sociologist Gabriela Kirk-Werner has been named a 2026-27 visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation, one of the nation's most selective social science fellowship programs. She examines how alternatives to incarceration shape the lives of the people assigned to them. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

WATCH: Prof. Farhana Sultana is featured in a @financialtimes.com film on oil frontiers. Due to the distorted global economic system that rewards fossil fuel extraction, it's harder for smaller countries that are worried about their own energy/economic security to forgo an oil discovery, she says.

“This is a story of how Arizona was colonized. It’s kind of cute, it’s funny. There’s a little pyramid with a camel on top. It seems innocuous, but that’s the violence of the colonial project,” says Professor Natalie Koch.

🚨 New book alert🚨 @supolisci.bsky.social & @maxwellsu.bsky.social Prof @glynmorgan.bsky.social’s latest book on the rise and fall of American Europe was reviewed at the FT: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Hadwen Fuller was 6 credits short of his Maxwell MPA when life intervened in 1973. This spring, at 77, he finished it. New laptop, a crash course in AI, and a classroom full of students young enough to be his grandchildren. The loudest cheers at Convocation were theirs. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3RpRIoG

🚨New book alert🚨 See the 🧵below to learn more about the excellent forthcoming book from our @maxwellsu.bsky.social colleague @minjulisettekim.bsky.social that focuses on how bureaucratic incentives affect foreign policy.

On this Memorial Day, we pause to remember and honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our nation. We are grateful for their courage, service and dedication.

“The overall erosion in the president’s approval ratings is still the consequence of the accumulation of many policies, orders, actions and statements during his term. There is no one reason or single inflection point,” says Professor Grant Reeher. @supolisci.bsky.social

NEW: The Local News Research Hub, built by the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship's Local NExT Lab and @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social, gives newsrooms, funders and policymakers searchable access to research on local news' impact and how to strengthen it. 🔗 buff.ly/O1BnuuB

Dan Zhang came to the Maxwell School as an international student with $500 and a teaching assistant scholarship. Today she's CFO of ClickUp—and she has revived the Maxwell Student Emergency Support Fund to help the next generation of students facing unexpected hardships.

“Where there are other friction points is whether or not Iran will dismantle its nuclear sites, and I think that's highly unlikely. So that's a maximalist position that the Trump administration has that Iran is unlikely to agree to,” says Professor Osamah Khalil.

The Maxwell School honored five alumni at its fifth annual Awards of Excellence in Washington, D.C.—recognizing careers in climate finance, diplomacy, food security, public administration and law. Congratulations to Emily Fredenberg, Susan T. Gooden, Jeff Eckel, George Farag and Roslyn Mazer.

Professor Richard Barton's research is featured in this NY Times article. He analyzed 14 metrics including economics, health and crime, and found that states with nonpartisan primaries had seen “statistically significant improvements” in nine of them—even when accounting for other factors.

“An opening chapter of an AI cold war is emerging,” Professor of Sociology Yingyi Ma wrote in a @brookings.edu piece ahead of the Trump-XI summit. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

New in @science.org: Maxwell's Dustin Hill and @dalarsen.bsky.social show genetic diversity of COVID-19 in wastewater linked to infection levels, opening the door to estimating transmission rates from sequencing data. Findings apply to flu, measles, polio and more. 🔬