Maxwell School

Maxwell is #1—again! 🏆 Ranked the top public affairs school by @usnews, with standout performance across 10 subspecialties. A proud moment for a community dedicated to public service. #BestGradSchools ➡️ Read more: bit.ly/4mnpvKA

Twenty-five years after 9/11, Maxwell alumnus Sean O’Keefe ’78 MPA is expanding a scholarship honoring Brady Kay Howell ’00 MPA, a Maxwell graduate killed at the Pentagon. bit.ly/4iQ6zUs

A legacy of service lives on. Maxwell alumnus Sean O’Keefe ’78 MPA has pledged $200K to expand the scholarship honoring Brady Kay Howell ’00 MPA, who was killed at the Pentagon on 9/11. bit.ly/3WfiBhq

What will shape the 2026 midterms? 🗳️ Maxwell’s Grant Reeher and Chris Faricy join Margaret Talev of @SyracuseIDJC and others to discuss voter turnout, economic pressures and polling uncertainty. bit.ly/4soEJBO

“One of the challenges of tax cuts is that people only interact with the tax system once a year, and it’s in April,” says Professor Chris Faricy. nytimes.com/2026/10/23/busin…

“I think he [Pope Leo] has become an influence not because he’s been explicitly political, but because he has emphasized Catholic social teaching and reminded Catholics that...it's a part of the teaching of the Church,” says Prof. Margaret Susan Thompson bit.ly/4z6SeJ3

Via @TIME: “The release of Hubbard was a gesture to Trump, nothing more, and does not imply a larger willingness on Putin’s part to make concessions or end the war,” says Professor Brian Taylor. bit.ly/4jDfB89

“We just won’t know any of that anymore,” Prof. Scott Landes says of the proposed removal of questions about memory, fatigue, arthritis, difficulty walking and climbing stairs, and others about the use of hearing aids, canes, wheelchairs and scooters. apnews.com/article/national-…

Via @pbsnews: International students and workers also support the economy beyond their universities or workplaces. By living in the U.S., foreign students and workers create jobs as they buy goods and services, says Profesor @DevashishMitra_ . to.pbs.org/4yXDSKT

Introducing the new M.S. in policy analytics at Maxwell School: a STEM-designated, fully online program that brings together data analytics, behavioral insights, AI, policy design and ethics. Learn more: bit.ly/3VXZ2dp

AI is the fastest growing technology in human history and also consumes incredible amounts of energy and water to maintain its operations. Professor Farhana Sultana helps explain what that means in terms of environmental costs. bit.ly/3Ua9uxH

Congratulations to Maxwell health economist John Cawley on his election to the @theNAMedicine, one of the highest honors in health and medicine His research on the economics of obesity, diet and physical activity informs health policy nationwide. 🔗: bit.ly/4i9Ffio

“There's no magic line” dictating what defines a nation, says Professor @RyeGriffiths, but notes Alberta's case for nationhood appears harder to make than that of other groups, like Catalans, Scots and French-speaking Canadians in Quebec. bit.ly/3VY7mtw

“That’s not to say the White House couldn’t overrule them,” says Professor Robert Murrett. “But the principal leadership of the US intelligence community does not have a warm place in their hearts for Putin and his leadership in the Kremlin.” nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world…

“The danger for the U.S. is a slow erosion of its appeal to attract talent that compounds over decades. By the time the effect shows up in the data, it is hard to reverse,” says Professor Yingyi Ma. nytimes.com/2026/10/06/scien…

Super intelligence would be a misleading descriptor for general-purpose AI, as well as AI systems that are more narrow in scope, such as self-driving cars or AI that diagnoses medical problems, says Professor Baobao Zhang. bit.ly/4yOZaKM

The condition of the Lincoln's hull and paint missing from the waterline is “consistent” with more than 9 months at sea and is “cosmetic,” rather than impacting how the carrier operates, says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of PAIA. bit.ly/4zn7TDI