Health & Society
Timur Hammond鈥檚 鈥楶lacing Islam鈥 Receives Journal鈥檚 Honorable Mention
A book authored by Timur Hammond, associate professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, received an honorable mention in the 2025 International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) Book Award competition. The awards…
Snapshots From Route 66: One Student鈥檚 Journey to Newhouse LA
鈥淚f you ever plan to travel west, travel my way, take the highway that’s the best.鈥 It鈥檚 been nearly 80 years since Nat King Cole uttered the now famous lyrics, 鈥淕et your kicks on Route 66,鈥 but still to this…
Studying and Reversing the Damaging Effects of Pollution and Acid Rain With Charles Driscoll (Podcast)
Before Charles Driscoll came to 黑料不打烊 as a civil and environmental engineering professor, he had always been interested in ways to protect our environment and natural resources. Growing up an avid camper and outdoors enthusiast, Driscoll set about studying…
Major League Soccer鈥檚 Meteoric Rise: From Underdog to Global Contender
With the 30th anniversary of Major League Soccer (MLS) fast approaching, it鈥檚 obvious MLS has come a long way from its modest beginning in 1996. Once considered an underdog in the American sports landscape, the league has grown into a…
Rebekah Lewis Named Director of Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is pleased to announce that Rebekah Lewis is the new director of the Maxwell-based Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health. She joined the Maxwell School as a faculty fellow…
Maxwell Hall Foyer Home to Traveling Exhibition 鈥楶icturing the Pandemic鈥 Until May 15
Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic upended daily lives across the globe, changing how we learned, how we shopped and how we interacted with each other. Over the following two years, the virus caused the deaths of several million people,…
Maxwell Alumnus Joins California Wildfire Relief Efforts
In mid-January, days after the devastating Eaton Fire began in Los Angeles County, California, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumnus Zayn Aga 鈥21 joined colleagues from the office of U.S. Rep. Judy Chu at a nearby donation drive…
Haowei Wang Named 2025-26 Fellow by Association of Population Centers
Haowei Wang, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been named a 2025-26 Association of Population Centers (APC) Fellow. Every year, the APC selects 12 population research centers to nominate an early-career center…
Experiential Learning Provides Valuable Lessons for Nutrition Science Graduate Student
For nutrition science graduate student Isabelle Haeberly, a seven-week rotation at a long-term care facility provided her with insight that will last a lifetime. Haeberly worked at the facility in the 黑料不打烊 area as part of her 鈥渟upervised experiential learning鈥…
Protecting Your Health in a Polarized World: Expert Advice on Political Stress
Feeling overwhelmed by politics? You’re not imagining it. The stress is real, and it can take a toll on your health. According to national surveys conducted by the American Psychological Association, close to half of U.S. adults say politics are…