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Study: Clean Power Plan Replacement Worse than Nothing, Costs More than 3,500 Lives and $33B Yearly
A new map released today by scientists at 黑料不打烊 and Harvard universities shows that, compared to doing nothing, replacing the Clean Power Plan with a narrower option would make air quality worse and endanger more lives, on top of the…
Flood Plains System Rigged Against Homeowners
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, many homeowners outside of Houston found their homes flooded, despite being listed outside of the designated flood plain area. The Houston Chronicle talked to Maxwell Associate Professor of Political Science聽Sarah Pralle聽about this issue. “Officials…
Washington Post Reviews David Yaffe’s ‘Reckless Child’
College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor David Yaffe鈥檚 new biography about Joni Mitchell, Reckless Daughter,聽has earned another positive review, this time from聽The Washington Post. 鈥淎nd so, her music! Here Yaffe does not hold back. Beginning with early examples before…
Free Speech Expert Roy Gutterman Interviewed about Article on KKK
Director of the Tully Center for Free Speech and Associate Professor Roy Gutterman talked to the Albany Times Union about local coverage about the influence of the KKK on a small upstate town. 鈥淚 see no efforts to talk…
Expert Commentary on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
As cities around the country debate whether the second Monday of October should be Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day, 黑料不打烊 Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion聽Phil Arnold offers expert commentary on the issue. 鈥淲e know…
Timothy Diem Marches at Head of Athletics Band
Timothy Diem is in his first year as the director of athletic bands and assistant professor of music in the Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Previously he spent 16 years at the University…
Sam Van Aken Talks ‘Tree of 40 Fruits’
Association Professor at the College of Visual and Performing Arts聽Sam Van Aken聽discusses his work of art, Tree of 40 Fruits, with WTOP. 鈥淓ven though I grew up in a farming community, grafting had this certain sort of mysticism to it,鈥…
Maria Russell Receives Patrick Jackson Award for Distinguished Service to PRSA
Maria Russell, professor of public relations and director of executive education in the Newhouse School, was presented with the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)鈥檚 Patrick Jackson Award for significant contributions in advancing the professional development of its members. The…
New Yorker Reviews David Yaffe’s New Joni Mitchell Biography
Following its recent publication, many outlets have reviewed Reckless Daughter, a biography about Joni Mitchell, written by Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor David Yaffe. One recent review came from the New Yorker, who favored the work. 鈥淵affe鈥檚 book is partly…
The Death of the Television Wife
It鈥檚 a strange but true concept seen across the ages of TV: shows killing off female leads to empower and strengthen male-dominated plotlines. This trend has been at the forefront of many of today鈥檚 hit shows, prompting the Washington Post…