Financial contracts to care for sick or aging relatives "“ nearly unthinkable just a decade ago "“ are drawing new interest as everyday Americans wrestle with the time and expense of providing long-term health care, a University of Illinois legal expert says.
Although some commentators have argued that governments should be out of the marriage business--whether straight or gay--University of Iowa law professor Ann Estin believes that marriage is such a strong part of American culture that it demands a government role.
Rural workers stand to benefit from the modernization of unemployment insurance (UI) to cover part-time workers, which is an opportunity for states under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Plan (ARRA), a new brief from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire finds.
President Barack Obama named Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Indiana University law professors Craig Bradley, Kevin Collins, Gerard Magliocca, MarÃa Pabón López and David Orentlicher comment on the appointment.
As the confirmation process for Judge Sonia Sotomayor moves forward, American University and AU Washington College of Law constitutional law experts are available to comment on the impact of her nomination, potential barriers to her confirmation, and what effect she could have on the dynamics of the Supreme Court.
Reporters who are looking for expert perspectives on Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee to replace Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court, should consider Johns Hopkins University Adam Segal, director of the Hispanic Voter Project, and Joel Grossman, professor of political science.
Black Power's complex relationship with liberalism during the civil rights era and the surprising consequences of that interaction are explored in Devin Fergus' book Liberalism, Black Power, and the Making of American Politics, 1965-1980, published by the University of Georgia Press.
House committee passes Climate Bill.
A panel of healthcare experts agreed that healthcare reform is likely, but implementation will be incremental, and that strong leadership in academic health centers will help drive that change and to ensure it is the kind of change that is needed to solve the healthcare crisis in their communities. They shared their views at a forum at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Legislation intended to protect consumers from the credit card industry by imposing new regulations on fees, disclosures and interest-rate changes may help but is no cure-all, says consumer psychologist Michael McCall.
Twelve Maryland Waterkeeper organizations and the Waterkeeper Alliance, represented by the University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic, have reached an agreement with the Maryland Department of the Environment ("MDE") resolving the Waterkeepers' legal challenge to MDE's general stormwater permit for construction sites. As a result of this agreement, MDE has committed to making significant changes to the way it requires developers to prevent polluted runoff caused when rain washes sediment and other pollutants from these exposed areas.
A judge in Minnesota has ruled that a family must get medical treatment for their 13-year-old son's cancer because it is highly treatable. Based on the family's religious convictions, it chose alternative treatments. According to Jody Madeira, a professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, a judge correctly found that the parents have medically neglected their son by refusing chemotherapy.
Three of New Jersey's top healthcare policy experts and a leading medical education administrator will examine the impact of healthcare reform on academic medical centers at the kickoff of the "President's Lectures" series at UMDNJ.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit (May 11) against the Patent and Trademark Office, Myriad Genetics, and the University of Utah Research Foundation for patenting two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancers. Yvonne Cripps, the Harry T. Ice Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, says this is likely to be a landmark case.
People who closely follow political blogs and regular news media put more faith in the accuracy of blogs. Research also shows journalists tend to follow the liberal blogosphere more closely despite equal awareness of conservative blogs.
An International Interdisciplinary Congress on Space Debris brought together legal, policy, and technical experts from around the globe, including the U.S., Russia, India, China, Canada, and Europe "“ a unique gathering of officials to thrash out and make policy, legal, and technical ideas for the next phase of dealing with the space debris issue.
Defense and foreign policy expert and former Clinton administration official Gordon Adams is available to provide insight into Defense Secretary Robert Gates's defense budget and the challenges it faces in Congress.
A new report on the state of Canada's space sector has found that analysts, industry leaders and experts are cautiously optimistic about the state of the space sector in Canada, but are watching the deteriorating state of the economy warily.
Swine flu, or H1N1, is spreading around the globe and has reached pandemic levels. As more cases are reported and more details are revealed, American University experts can provide analysis on similar outbreaks in the past, such as the Spanish flu of 1918, or how the outbreak could affect international trade.
One solution to the problems of orbital debris and crowding in certain key orbits in the global commons of outer space is the development of an international civil Space Situational Awareness (SSA) system "“ an effort strongly advocated by the Secure World Foundation (SWF). Small satellites could offer assistance in attaining a robust SSA system.
Gambling addictions would soar and an already-sputtering economy could sink into ruin if Congress overturns a decades-old ban on Internet gambling, a University of Illinois professor and national gambling critic warns.
Two University of Virginia law professors, experts on the Supreme Court and the Constitution, are available to discuss likely successors to David Souter and how the court may change.
In a new study, cognitive scientists have shown that when aware of both a negative and positive stereotype related to performance, women will identify more closely with the positive stereotype, avoiding the harmful impact the negative stereotype unwittingly can have on their performance.
Michael Steele should embrace a proposed system of checks and balances on the RNC chairman's spending power, says political scientist Carol Swain. Steele has blasted a proposal to impose new controls on his power to award contracts and spend money on legal and other services. Swain said that this has become an unnecessary distraction for the GOP.
A book on Canada's Arctic challenges, co-authored by U of S political scientist Greg Poelzer, has won the 2008/09 Donner Prize for best book on Canadian public policy.
Three Texas Tech experts can comment on what most likely will happen next as the president decides on a nominee and the Senate moves to confirm.
"Perhaps the most interesting dynamic from the impending resignation of Justice David Souter is that it creates a vacancy so early in President Obama's term. The most recent incidents of such an early vacancy both resulted in dramatic and significant appointments," says University of Maryland's Trevor Parry-Giles, an expert on SCOTUS nominations.
Results from the latest AmericasBarometer Survey showing what the impact of worldwide economic decline might mean for democratic consolidation in Latin America will be presented on May 8 at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, D.C. Political scientists Mitchell Seligson and Elizabeth Zechmeister are the presenters.
Behind the scenes and all levels of government, the swine flu outbreak has triggered a rapid, coordinated, "˜connect-the-dots' public health response "“ the first big test of the bio-threat system in the post-9/11 world, says public administration expert Donald Kettl, incoming public policy dean at the University of Maryland. "The issue of coordination is really huge and there will be many lessons about preparedness and response to learn from this outbreak," Kettl says.
Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, is available to statewide trends regarding voter views on same-sex civil marriage as well as recent polling of New Hampshire voters on the issue. The New Hampshire State Senate is expected to vote today, Wednesday, April 29, 2009, on the state's same-sex marriage legislation. If approved, New Hampshire would join three other New England states where same-sex marriage is legal.
Two Texas Tech political science professors can discuss history of party-switching and the fallout of this decision.
Space weather is a key aspect of a proposed system for international civil space situational awareness (ICSSA) that would help track objects in low Earth orbit, along with positional data and point of contact information.
Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party will raise questions about the Republican Party's ability to appeal to moderate voters, but Democrats should realize Specter will likely remain fairly independent in his voting, including ongoing opposition to pro-union "card check" provisions, suggests WUSTL congressional expert Steven S. Smith.
"This is the most significant case the Supreme Court has heard involving voting rights in many, many years," says Professor Michael Jude Pitts. "Section 5's survival is at stake. Minority voters stand to lose some of the significant advances that have been made over the last several decades."
Improvements are needed in space situational awareness (SSA) for all that use the global commons of outer space to carry out a wide variety of services and to further scientific knowledge. The long term sustainability of outer space activities will in time require a broad international approach to SSA.
The US Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity officially got a permanent home today as the University of Maryland and Director of National Intelligence dedicated its new facility at the University's research park. IARPA's mission is to invest in high-risk, high-payoff research to yield overwhelming intelligence advantage over future adversaries.
International experts are meeting this week in Granada, Spain to discuss the technical, political, legal, and social issues in safeguarding the Earth from threatening asteroids and comets.
This is an announcement about a three-day conference that looks at the first 100 Days of President Barack Obama's administration from an African American historical perspective.
"Using the term 'the federal personnel system' is a stretch. The prime instinct of most federal agencies is that, if they can find a way to break out of the existing system, they'll do so...We must lower the procedural barriers to recruiting the best workers into federal service." -Donald F. Kettl, incoming Public Policy dean,University of Maryland.
The Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) announces the release of its latest Commentary, "Canada and the United States: Time for a Joint Threat Assessment?" authored by HSPI's Sharon Cardash, associate director; Frank Cilluffo, director; and James Jay Carafano, senior fellow. The authors outline the shape that a joint threat assessment could take in terms of both substance and process.
A large and diverse array of sportsmen and sportswomen is blitzing Capitol Hill this week to advocate for fish and wildlife as the House of Representatives initiates historic hearings on comprehensive climate change legislation.
Law students from the University of Iowa are helping domestic abuse victims who are now inmates in the state's women's prison and seek to have their sentences commuted. The women were originally sentenced for their crimes under guidelines that did not take into consideration the fact they suffered from domestic abuse.
President Obama's first 100 days have been marked by lightning-fast changes, not fully thought out, that are in the process of redefining the role of government, says Donald Kettl, incoming dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and an expert in government management. "While surely needed, they are unrolling without assessment of long-term effects."
Indiana University faculty experts -- one of them a former EPA deputy administrator -- comment on the EPA's decision Friday to regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants.
A workshop brought together policy and strategic thinkers to discuss key lessons, impacts and points to bear in mind when thinking about space deterrence. Topics ranged from the analysis of deterrence as a viable strategy, to the threat to space assets and key policy aspects of deterrence.
Though media hype insinuates that Mexican drug violence is crossing the border, a Texas Tech expert says violence declining, solution should be shared by U.S. and Mexico.
Experts from around the world are set to examine the dangers, prospects and legal issues of dealing with menacing Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) at The University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. Participants in the April 23-24 conference will examine the legal and institutional challenges of international protocols if large asteroids or other interplanetary objects come too close to Earth for comfort.
Crime expert and American University School of Public Affairs professor Lynn Addington can provide insight into what has been learned about school violence in the 10 years since the massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado. Addington can explain what can be done to prevent more shootings and some of the misconceptions in the last decade.
Governments at all levels must make major changes or risk failure in the face of unprecedented challenges, says the new dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, Don Kettl. An expert in transforming government, he says the US must get "real smart, real fast." Despite the stimulus, state governments face a "fiscal time bomb."
Stephanie C. Kane, associate professor in Indiana University's Department of Criminal Justice and an expert on port security, discusses piracy, poverty and global trade in the wake of Sunday's dramatic rescue of an American ship captain held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
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