"An Introduction to the China Land Sales Data Set: The Universe of Land-Use-Right Transfers in China 2000-2022" by CPR Senior Research Associate Yilin Hou, Lin Li, and Qiang Ren was added to the CPR Working Paper Series. Read the paper: surface.syr.edu/cpr/532/

A new article co-authored by Rick Welsh examines how organic dairy farmers, dairy nutritionists, and academic literature perceive algae feed supplements for dairy cows. Read more in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @maxwellsu.bsky.social

Professor Colleen Heflin and co-author urge states to measure food insecurity themselves using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey along with the USDA six-item food security module. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social

States Should Add The Six-Item Food Security Module To The BRFSS

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Congrats to CPR Senior Research Associate Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, whose co-authored book, Will Work for Food, received the ASFS Book Award! This award recognizes outstanding books about food published within the two previous calendar years. Learn more: www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...

Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern’s ‘Will Work for Food’ Wins ASFS Book Award

Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern’s ‘Will Work for Food’ Wins ASFS Book Award

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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.”

SNAP improper payments top $10 billion despite Trump's anti-waste push

The USDA said improper SNAP payments - both under and over payments - accumulated to more than $10 billion nationwide in fiscal year 2025.

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“[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

Chinese universities are cutting language majors to make way for AI

Universities are dropping programs in translation and foreign languages while adding degrees in embodied intelligence, AI, and robotics.

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Congratulations to CPR Senior Research Associate Rick Welsh, who has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society's Executive Committee, beginning in the position of President-Elect! Learn more: www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...

Rick Welsh to Lead Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society

The Maxwell sociologist recently began his term leading the international organization focused on the study of food, agriculture and health.

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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

How Does SNAP Access Prior to Pregnancy Affect Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes?

Policy Points Reimposing work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—by removing temporary, location-based waivers—causes a decline in food assistance participation among ...

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“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 CPR Senior Research Associate Leonard Lopoo in @stateline.org. Learn more: stateline.org/2026/06/18/t...

Trump changes pregnancy-prevention program to promote childbearing • Stateline

A federal poverty-fighting program focused on reducing unintended pregnancies is about to undergo a major overhaul. Reproductive health clinics use Title X federal grant money to provide birth control...

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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/

How Shale Boom-Era Municipal Debt Could Undermine Community Resilience During the Energy Transition

Local governments in oil and gas-producing regions took on significant municipal debt during the U.S. shale boom to build schools, water systems, and other infrastructure to accommodate rapid populati...

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“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

Fertility Treatments Should Not Be a Luxury Good | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera

Recently, while I was having dinner with friends, one asked me about the topic of the book I was writing at the time. I explained that I was focusing on the inequities in our current family-planning p...

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Estimating the causal effect of height on adolescents’ body image, encompassing self-perceptions of weight, the accuracy of those perceptions, and weight-management aspirations, from Monica Deza, Neiva J. Fortes, and Maria Zhu www.nber.org/papers/w35293

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

What we know about the spread of Ebola amid growing outbreak in DRC

A deadly Ebola outbreak is continuing to spread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo with global health officials warning "we're still behind."

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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

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

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

Maxwell Sociologist Named Visiting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation

Maxwell Sociologist Named Visiting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation

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Congratulations to CPR Research Affiliate Jennifer Karas Montez on being named the next Editor-in-Chief of the American Sociological Association's Journal of Health and Social Behavior! @maxwellsu.bsky.social www.asanet.org/footnotes-ar...

Jennifer Karas Montez Named Editor of Journal of Health and Social Behavior | American Sociological Association

The American Sociological Association (ASA) has appointed Jennifer Karas Montez, professor of sociology at Syracuse University, as the next editor of the

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“It’s not good for Americans that there is an outbreak of an infectious disease that we’re not boots-on-the-ground going to because it makes us less safe,” says CPR Senior Research Associate David Larsen in @rollingstone.com. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

How Worried Should We Be About the Hantavirus Outbreak?

A spate of hantavirus cases on an Arctic cruise has left the public scrambling for information on the rare but deadly virus.

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“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

How A.I. Was the Elephant in the Room at the Trump-Xi Summit

A.I. did not center in Trump-Xi talks as much as some observers expected, but it nevertheless remains an undercurrent in key geopolitical issues between the U.S. and China.

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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. 🔬

In Science, Research Links Genetic Variations in Virus from Wastewater with Community Transmission

New findings have wide-ranging implications for improvements in the detection and monitoring of a host of communicable diseases. 

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Congratulations to CPR Research Affiliate Ethan Coffel, who received the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research! This award is the school's highest honor for untenured faculty. Learn more: www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...

Climate Researcher Ethan Coffel Receives Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research

The assistant professor of geography and the environment will speak at the Maxwell School Graduate Convocation on Friday, May 8.

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Wrapping up #PAA2026! Tomorrow at 11:30am, CPR's @iliyagutin.bsky.social will be chairing and Colleen Heflin will be presenting in the State Policies and Demographic Outcomes session. Check out their work! @maxwellsu.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social

Tomorrow morning at #PAA2026! CPR Research Affiliates Jennifer Karas Montez, @iliyagutin.bsky.social, and @smonnat.bsky.social are presenting their work, "U.S. State Policy Index for Population Health Analyses." Check out their session! @maxwellsu.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social

Today at #PAA2026! CPR Research Affiliate Emily Wiemers and CPR Senior Research Associate Colleen Heflin will be presenting their work on frontline worker time use and food insecurity among older adults. Check out their sessions below! @popassocamerica.bsky.social @maxwellsu.bsky.social

“These large state drops in SNAP caseloads represent a fundamental restructuring of the food-assistance safety net. We should expect to see a surge in food insecurity and its related negative consequences at new levels,” says Prof. Colleen Heflin. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

More Than Three Million People Have Lost Federal Food Aid

The number of food-stamp recipients is dropping sharply as states start implementing new Trump administration rules on who qualifies for SNAP benefits.

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Day 1 at #PAA2026! Several CPR faculty and graduate students are participating as presenters and discussants on population health, education, and policymaking topics. Check out today's sessions! @maxwellsu.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social

“I see 988 as a promising and important part of the mental health support system, with real potential to expand its impact over time,” says mental health policy expert and associate professor Michiko Ueda-Ballmer. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

Young adult suicide rates dropped after U.S. launched 988 hotline

The states with the greatest increases in 988 crisis hotline use since 2022 experienced the greatest decrease in suicide mortality, but the hotline alone may not explain the drop

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More than 1 in 3 US adults use AI tools weekly for mental health support. A study by Michiko Ueda-Ballmer found nearly 30% of those who had previously seen a therapist reported fewer visits after starting to use AI for the same purpose. @maxwellsu.bsky.social mental.jmir.org/2026/1/e88196/

Help-Seeking in the Age of AI: Cross-Sectional Survey of the Use and Perceptions of AI-Based Mental Health Support Among US Adults

Background: Anecdotal evidence suggests that an increasing number of people are turning to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools or artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted chatbots to discuss...

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An article led by CPR Senior Research Associate Sarah Hamersma titled, "Under the Same Umbrella: Public Health Insurance Expansions and the Uniformity of Insurance for Families" was published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Under the same umbrella: Public health insurance expansions and the uniformity of insurance for families

Evaluating insurance coverage at the individual level abstracts away from the family-level decision-making behind healthcare utilization. While tradit…

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Adults with #ADHD reported worse #COVID19 experiences than adults without ADHD. Learn more in this study by Nastassia Vaitsiakhovich, CPR Director @smonnat.bsky.social, CPR Research Affiliate Andrew London, and Scott Landes. @maxwellsu.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Differences in COVID-19 experiences between U.S. working age adults with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Differences in COVID-19 infection and clinical outcomes between adults with and without ADHD are well documented. Less is known about disparities in t…

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