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Released: 17-May-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Professor Available to Discuss Travel and Economics
Cornell College

This travel season, a new book is out that features economic concepts that all travelers should understand. The author uses real-life examples throughout the pages of the book, hoping readers learn to think deeply about what they see.

Released: 3-Apr-2017 2:30 PM EDT
Tulane University Experts on Judge Gorsuch Vote, Russian Subway Explosion, Trump Tax Reform Efforts and Brexit.
Tulane University

The following Tulane University experts are available to discuss the Russian subway explosion in Saint Petersburg, the Senate vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, the Trump administration’s plan for tax reform as well as ongoing changes related to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.

22-Mar-2017 2:00 PM EDT
JAMA Viewpoint Explores Impact of President Trumps New Immigration, Refugee Executive Orders on Individual and Public Health
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

The transformation of US immigration policy could have a harmful effect on the general public, patients and the health care system, say two public health law experts.

Released: 22-Feb-2017 5:05 PM EST
Sociologists Available to Discuss Refugees and Immigration
American Sociological Association (ASA)

The American Sociological Association has sociologists available to discuss the latest news related to refugees, Muslims, and immigration.

Released: 1-Feb-2017 3:15 PM EST
Trump Administration’s Orders Pose Harm to Refugees, Immigrants, Academic Research and International Exchange, According to Psychologists
American Psychological Association (APA)

While safeguarding the nation from terrorist entry is of critical national importance, the Trump administration’s proposed restrictions on refugees and other visitors are likely to compound the stress and trauma already experienced by populations at risk for discrimination, limit scientific progress and increase stigma, according to the American Psychological Association.

Released: 1-Feb-2017 11:00 AM EST
Statement from ASH, AACR, AACI, ASTRO, ASPHO, and LUNGevity Foundation on the Administration’s Executive Order on Immigration
ASH, AACR, AACI, ASTRO, ASPHO, and LUNGevity Foundation on the Administration’s Executive Order on Immigration

As the world's leading organizations representing laboratory researchers, physician-scientists, clinicians, the nation’s cancer centers, and patient advocates committed to improved care for patients with cancer and blood diseases, we express our deep concern about the Administration’s executive order that has denied U.S. entry to people who bring unique expertise to the practice of medicine and the conduct of cancer and biomedical research.

Released: 31-Jan-2017 4:00 PM EST
Suspicion of Muslims Has Historic Antecedents
Vanderbilt University

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8-Nov-2016 8:55 AM EST
Voting Day Round-Up! Research and Experts on 2016 Election
Newswise

click to view recent experts and research related to the 2016 Election

       
16-Sep-2016 9:30 AM EDT
PPPL and Princeton University Demonstrate a Novel Physical Cryptographic Technique That May Have Applicability to Future Nuclear Disarmament Agreements
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes successful demonstration of cryptographic technique that may have applicability to future nuclear disarmament agreements.

Released: 12-Sep-2016 2:05 PM EDT
U.S. Rules for Targeted Killing Using Drones Need Clarifying
RAND Corporation

Current U.S. policies on using drones for targeted killing are characterized by ambiguities in interpretations of international law and too many generalities, despite recent efforts by the Obama administration to clarify the policies, a new RAND Corporation report finds.

26-Aug-2016 4:30 PM EDT
Creation of Coinage Monetary System May Signal ISIS under Stress
University of California, Riverside

ISIS' introduction of a coin-based monetary system may indicate a regime in distress and needing to easily launder its wealth.

Released: 28-Jul-2016 8:05 AM EDT
As Hazard Warnings Increase, Experts Urge Better Decisions on Who and When to Warn
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

Effective warnings are a growing need as expanding global populations confront a wide range of hazards, such as a hurricane, wildfire, toxic chemical spill or any other environmental hazard threatens safety.

       
Released: 21-Apr-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Tighter Enforcement Along the US-Mexico Border Backfired, Researchers Find
Princeton University

The rapid escalation of border enforcement over the past three decades has backfired as a strategy to control undocumented immigration between Mexico and the United States, according to new research that suggests further militarization of the border is a waste of money.

Released: 21-Apr-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Countering Islamic State Requires a Stronger US-Coalition Strategy
RAND Corporation

The current effort by the United States and its coalition partners is insufficient to achieve the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria, according to a new RAND report.

Released: 7-Apr-2016 5:05 PM EDT
DHS to Host Innovators at Silicon Valley Homeland Security Day
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T and CBP announced today they will host a Homeland Security Day in Silicon Valley on April 29, bringing together technology startups, investors, CBP leaders and stakeholders to discuss unique opportunities to further promote the safety of the traveling public and CBP officers, as well as the security of the global supply chain.

Released: 6-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
U.S. Presidents From the South More Likely to Use Force in Military Disputes
Yale University

The United States is more likely to use force in a military dispute when the president is a Southerner, according to a new study coauthored by a Yale political scientist.



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