Professor Alex Rothenberg discusses his research on the effects of Indonesia's Integrated Development Economic Zones on this episode of "Economics Unpacked." @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

From one canceled order to 4 million meals. 🍽️ Jaclinn Tanney ’05 BA (PSt) leads JD Meals and The Migrant Kitchen Initiative, serving thousands daily while creating opportunity for a largely immigrant workforce. Her Maxwell education helped spark the mission.

Is there a vibe shift happening around the dollar? 💵 Professor @danielmcdowell.bsky.social discusses on an episode of the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Guide to the Global Economy podcast. @supolisci.bsky.social

Called to serve, a second time. Applications open March 17 for Syracuse University's Veterans for Public Office (VPO) program, helping veterans and military-connected family members explore running for public office. ⬇️ Find out what the program has to offer.

"Whether it is the Red-State secessionists, the BlueExiters, the California Independence Party, or the Texas Nationalists, they all point to unstoppable polarization and political dysfunction as the reason secession is necessary,” says Professor @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social

“The recent surge in election-related activities of big tech companies such as Palantir and OpenAI can be understood as preemptive measures against potential fallouts from the election,” says University professor Hamid Ekbia.

A new program at Maxwell is broadening participation in economics. RAISE provides structured, paid research experiences for undergrads, connecting them with grad students and faculty mentors. Developed by Professor Kristy Buzard, the program strengthens access and opportunity in the field.

Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology, has received the 2026 Public Sociology Award from the Eastern Sociological Society. 🏆 The award honors scholars whose research advances public understanding of pressing social issues.

Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment, says the election is “the first genuinely competitive national vote in nearly two decades,” making it a “historic” moment for Bangladesh. https://bit.ly/3M51v1a

“Imagine there's a country that's producing something very inexpensively that people make a lot of use out of. You're basically saying, ‘Well, we want to punish you for that,’” Prof. Andrew Wender Cohen says of the way the Trump administration is calculating tariff rates.

Are the kids alright? 🧠 Maxwell School faculty met in Washington, D.C., to explore youth mental health, risky behavior and how social and economic changes are affecting young people today. @johncawley.bsky.social @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

“Now she doesn't have to worry about any elections until 2028, when the upper house elections will take place,” says Prof. Margarita Estévez-Abe. “So the best scenario for Japan is that Takaichi kind of takes a deep breath and focuses on amending the relationship with China.” @supolisci.bsky.social

Maxwell faculty recognition on an international stage. 🌍 Gladys McCormick, associate dean and professor of history, has been awarded the 2026 Howard F. Cline Book Prize in Mexican History from @lasabluesky.bsky.social for her book “The Last Door.”

From #SyracuseU to the Super Bowl 🎙️🍊 Congrats to Mike Tirico '88 on calling his first #SuperBowl this weekend with @NBC Sports!

Does it matter if video on your social feed is real or not? Professor @emilythorson.bsky.social says it depends. “If someone is on the platform to learn about a topic or to connect with community members, then they might perceive AI-generated content as more problematic.” @supolisci.bsky.social

“Defining our mission objectives will be key for any use of force again Iran, that is, one which can credibly lead to meeting a strategic end state,” says Professor Robert Murrett, retired vice admiral (US Navy).

Wastewater testing and student surveys produced similar estimates of cocaine use on campus. This study coauthored by Dessa Bergen-Cico & David Larsen shows anonymous, community-level data could help track public health trends more efficiently. @maxwellsu.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Foreign countries and investors want to reduce their exposure to the United States, which has moved from a source of security and stability to a driver of instability and unpredictability under Trump, says Professor @danielmcdowell.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social

CATAcode is a new free tool that helps researchers systematically handle multiracial and multi-identity data in health research. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/291/

WATCH: Professor Colleen Heflin discusses Ag Sec. Rollin's $3 meal claim. “I was very confused. USDA has several established meal plans that they estimate the cost of each month. And none of those comes out to $3,” she says. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social https://bit.ly/46etCla

How should gender discrimination be measured when countries have overlapping legal systems? Erin Hern, associate professor of political science, served as a lead discussant for the OECD as it prepares updates to its Social Institutions and Gender Index, a key global benchmark.

Professor Johannes Himmelreich discusses Maxwell's new AI policy minor and AI in teaching: “AI is going to have significant social impact. This will create policy challenges that require an understanding of the technology as well as the policy analysis skills,” he says.

“When you put the Guard in American cities where the enemy is their own community, that is something that strains the relationship between their commanders in chief (governors) and the White House and the administration,” says Alex Wagner, adjunct professor in Maxwell's DC programs.

“For Bangladesh, water is far more than a resource; it is the vital pulse of our ecological resilience and the primary determinant of our human vulnerability. Yet...our rivers are increasingly being reconfigured from lifelines into instruments of hydro-coercion,” writes Professor Farhana Sultana.

COVID-19 masking requirements and activity restrictions were linked to increased gun violence during 2020-2021. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/290/

“Any mass sale of Treasurys like that would likely cause severe disruptions that not only impact the U.S., it would also impact European banks and the entire global economy,” says Professor @danielmcdowell.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social

“Who gets the benefit of decent treatment and behavior in our society? Who is owed basic respect? If we focus on that as the goal, then perhaps it'll make it less imperative that we engage in tit for tat.” says Professor Keith Bybee. @supolisci.bsky.social https://wbur.fm/4sY15tM

WATCH: University Professor Emeritus Sean O'Keefe discusses Senator Mark Kelly's lawsuit against Secretary Pete Hegseth's letter of censure for reminding the military to comply with lawful orders and a responsibility to decline unlawful orders.

Professor Colleen Heflin is wary of smaller organizations trying to fill the data gap left by USDA—but some states are seeing an effort to do so. “There’s a movement for state legislators to pass bills to mandate the state measurement of food insecurity,” she says. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern's new book “goes under the hood of the Fair Food Program to tell a remarkable story of transformation and hope,” says the CIW. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social

“The communications that have taken place between the US and the Iranian regime have actually, in one sense, been fruitful, if it does succeed in having them stop the killing,” says Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.

“The executive power is less hampered than we normally see, but that doesn't mean that there are no constraints” to the US acquiring Greenland, says Professor @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social

“The reality is that China’s best and the brightest are not coming but leaving,” says Yingyi Ma, professor of sociology. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

“Simply stating that the United States is very concerned about Arctic security and about Chinese and Russian actions and would like to increase our military presence there...I think it would happen,” says Professor Michael Williams. “Denmark has been one of—if not the—most loyal allies in NATO.”

Today we honor the enduring legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Join us on Sunday, January 25, for the 41st annual MLK Jr. Celebration featuring Maxwell alumna and Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens ’85 BA (Econ). ➡️ Learn more: mlk.syr.edu

Ryan Monarch, associate professor of economics, says, “I also believe this is the most serious attempt to curtail the Fed's independence in modern Fed history.”

How do child care subsidies affect work and income? 👶📊 Maxwell Professor Colleen Heflin is part of a research team studying how changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program influenced employment and earnings outcomes for families. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

“This is the fourth time in a few years that Russia has seen an ally undermined and has to swallow the snake,” says Professor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social

An international honor for Maxwell scholarship 🌍 Distinguished Professor Badi H. Baltag has been named a 2025 Great Arab Minds Award laureate, a prestigious recognition often called the “Arab Nobel,” celebrating his global impact on econometrics and economic research. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

“This is not ideological conservatives versus ideological liberals. This is not even Democrats versus Republicans. What it is is something much, much more unwieldy and difficult to understand,” says Professor Mark Brockway. @supolisci.bsky.social

“Denmark cannot legally sell Greenland to the United States. The Greenlanders would need a vote on what they wanted to do, and they have expressed no desire to join the U.S. in any form of state or territory,” says Prof. Michael Williams.

“I think it's important to note that while poverty is a really significant risk factor for food insecurity, there are more people that live above the poverty line, actually, who are food insecure,” says Professor Colleen Heflin. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social

Review of Professor @alanallport.bsky.social 's “Advance Britannia": “[An] elegant and unsparing history of London’s role in World War II. ...Allport is a fluid writer, a conjurer with the rare ability to sustain a gripping narrative without resorting to Vaseline-lensed sentimentality.”

As the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary, @MaxwellSchool is launching USA@250 The free, public lecture series will explore American democracy, history, and society through weekly Spring 2026 sessions.

“Completely ignored was the basic economics of trade deficits and surpluses, which says that trade balances are governed not really by trade policies but by macroeconomic conditions and policies,” writes Professor Devashish Mitra.

Latin American refugees to the U.S. have a 62.4% probability of experiencing discrimination, the highest rate among all refugee groups. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/289/

National recognition for a Maxwell faculty member 🗺️ Meghan Kelly, assistant professor of geography and the environment, has been selected as the 2026 Early Career Scholar Keynote Lecturer by the American Association of Geographers’ Cartography & Mapping Specialty Group.

“We're still not very close to phase two coming into place. Hamas is unlikely to disarm willingly and Israel is not going to be able to disarm them,” says Professor Osamah Khalil.

Happy 2026, Maxwellians!

“The images that these cameras capture have a lot of information. Even when you anonymize them by throwing away metadata, you can figure out where the image was taken,” says Professor Johannes Himmelreich. “After all, you still see the street and everything around the car.” https://bit.ly/48NESH1