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New York Times

Maxwell Associate Professor Shannon Monnat on Solving the Opioid Crisis

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and the Lerner  Chair for Public Health Promotion, was recently featured as an expert panelist for a New York Times article regarding the opioid crisis in America. The article featured a hypothetical: given $100…

Inside Higher Ed

Assistant Professor Patrick Berry Discusses New Book and Teaching Literary Skills in Prisons

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

As his new book “Doing Time, Writing Lives: Refiguring Literacy and Higher Education in Prison,” has hit shelves, assistant professor and chair of the writing and rhetoric program Patrick Berry was featured in an Inside Higher Ed article. He discussed…

Business Insider

How to Find Success in Your Relationship

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, Business Insider recently published an article entitled “How to tell if someone is right for you.” The article quoted Arts and Sciences assistant professor of psychology Laura VanderDrift, who talked about the importance of mutual…

Buzzfeed

Assistant Professor Laura VanderDrift on Importance of Valentine’s Day

Monday, February 12, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Across the nation, many people, single or in relationships, have mixed feelings about celebrating Valentine’s Day. Buzzfeed recently ran an article about this, entitled “Is Celebrating Valentine’s Day Important?” For expert commentary, they turn to College of Arts and Sciences…

Arts & Culture

Purple Reign: Prince’s Commitment to Social Justice Overlooked, James Gordon William Says

Friday, February 9, 2018, By Renée K. Gadoua

James Gordon Williams first heard Prince’s music as a high school student. “The album Sign ‘O’ the Times (1987) was popular then and Prince’s music videos were available via MTV-style music video channels,” recalls Williams, assistant professor of African American Studies in…

Associated Press

Newhouse Newspaper Expert Comments on Sale of LA Times

Thursday, February 8, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Steve Davis, associate professor in the newspaper and online journalism program in the Newhouse School, is quoted in the Associated Press following the sale of the LA Times and San Diego Union-Tribune to biotech billionaire, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. Davis says Soon-Shiong’s…

PolitiFact

The Truth About Chain Migration

Wednesday, February 7, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

After a comment regarding chain migration in President Trump’s State of the Union speech drew boos from the crowd, some began to ask if the comment was actually true. In a PolitiFact article, Maxwell immigration expert Elizabeth Cohen talks about…

Adweek

How Super Bowl Ads are Trending Away From Sex and Politics

Monday, February 5, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

In an Adweek article reviewing this year’s Super Bowl ads, Rebecca Ortiz, an Advertising Professor within the Newhouse School, ran through current trends of commercials within the big game, which includes a step away from politics and sexual imagery. Ortiz…

Washington Post

The Connections of Health, Location, Education and your Lifespan

Monday, February 5, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

A study co-authored by Jennifer Karas Montez, an assistant professor of sociology at the Maxwell School, was recently cited in a Washington Post article about the rising death rates of those without a college degree. Montez’s research explores the ways public policies…

Wired

FISA Expert William Banks Comments on Nunes Memo

Saturday, February 3, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

The highly anticipated release of the Devin Nunes memo left many wanting more. William C. Banks, the founding director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism and FISA law expert, broke down the memo in this Wired article entitled, “Reading Between…