A nationwide human rights crisis lurks behind prison walls. Patients chained to beds shared Limestone Prison's Dorm 16 with insects and vermin. In the filthy, drafty rooms, contagious diseases spread like wildfire through the HIV+ population.
Torture and political imprisonment are on the rise in many other countries around the world and the United States is setting the example, says a new report by human rights experts at Binghamton University and the University of Memphis.
Online threats and attacks in the virtual realm often have real consequences in the flesh-and-blood world. Danielle Citron, JD, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, says federal law must address this dangerous problem.
In a pioneering, interdisciplinary study combining law and neuroscience, researchers at Vanderbilt University peered inside people's minds to watch how the brain thinks about crime and punishment. When someone is accused of committing a crime, it is the responsibility of impartial third parties, generally jurors and judges, to determine if that person is guilty and, if so, how much he or she should be punished. But how does one's brain actually make these decisions? The researchers found that two distinct areas of the brain assess guilt and decide penalty.
The following GW experts are available to discuss India - Pakistan relations.
Two Northeastern University researchers have been chosen to lead a major component of a $1.9 million federal grant to study police officers' careers. Jack McDevitt, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate and Research at Northeastern's College of Criminal Justice and director of the Institute on Race and Justice, and Amy Farrell, Ph.D., assistant professor for the College of Criminal Justice, will play a fundamental role in the National Police Platform Project.
More government involvement, subscription services and widespread education among solutions proposed by class of 10 Vanderbilt first-year college students "“ the group most targeted by the recording industry for prosecution for illegal downloading.
As President-elect Barack Obama continues to fill key cabinet positions from the ranks of Washington, D.C.-based public policy think tanks, a new book by longtime policy adviser Murray Weidenbaum examines how the nation's top think tanks came to play such critical roles in U.S. politics.
The new treasury secretary should expect a difficult year no matter what is done. The incoming secretary of energy has to cut through a lot of ignorance and wrong-thinking to get to solutions. And, the transportation secretary faces a country full of infrastructure issues. That's all according to professors at the University of Delaware.
In an article published this month in The Journal of Environment & Development, a team of public policy researchers - lead by University of Southern California professor Daniel Mazmanian - explores the factors that helped define California as a leader in the climate change arena. The study illuminates the rapidly changing dynamic in how "subnational actors," in this case the State of California, are influencing domestic and international policy.
A joint study outlines a new theory - "trustee theory" - to explain the relationship between elected officials and government bureaucracies. The authors explain how this theory can be applied to explaining the current economic crisis.
Terrorism expert from the University of Illinois at Chicago available to discuss the recent attacks in Mumbai.
As the nation enters a period of economic uncertainty, many of the 50 million Americans living near or below the poverty line are increasingly vulnerable. The help they need to get a job, locate housing, access health care, or provide for their children is less likely to be found in their neighborhoods as service agencies potential financial problems.
Last week's seige on Mumbai represents not just a disturbing new development in terror tactics, but also a potential breakdown in regional stability that could have repercussions around the world, say international relations experts at the University of Indianapolis.
A new report flags the need for global decision-making to respond to the threat of Near Earth Objects. The findings of a two-year long effort are being briefed to officials within the United Nations, as well as leaders in various space agencies around the world.
Partners within the European Space Agency are moving forward on developing a Space Situational Awareness system - a step that could lead to an international civil system for global space traffic management.
The nature of the recent attacks in Mumbai suggests collaboration between internal dissidents and foreign intelligence agencies, says an international relations specialist at the University of Indianapolis.
Today (Nov. 26), terrorists conducted coordinated attacks in India's commercial capital, Mumbai, targeting at least two five-star hotels, the city's largest commuter train station, a historic movie theater and a hospital. Two experts at Indiana University are available now to offer perspective.
As the Iowa Supreme Court prepares to hear a case that could clear the way for gay marriage in Iowa, a poll shows nearly sixty percent of voters in the state favor some type of legal recognition of same-sex relationships in Iowa. In the random, statewide poll of 586 voters, University of Iowa political scientists found that 28 percent of Iowans support same-sex marriage. Another 30 percent support civil unions, not gay marriage. About one in three oppose both.
Colin Powell to visit Colgate as part of lecture series.
Daniel Béland, a professor with the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan, is a specialist in U.S. and international old-age pensions and Social Security reform. He has published two books on U.S. Social Security with major U.S. publishers. Regarding Canadian public policy, Prof. Béland works on nationalism, federalism, equalization and old-age policy/social policy, among other topics. More information is available at: http://www.danielbeland.org/pubs/index.htm
President-elect Barack Obama's Health and Human Services Transition Team today was presented with a series of nearly 50 legal and policy recommendations designed to combat the nation's obesity epidemic. The document, developed by the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) at Northeastern University's School of Law, was sent to the Transition Team by Richard Daynard, a professor at the law school and president of PHAI.
The campaign marathon has turned into a transition sprint, with thousands of decisions on personnel, policy and spending to be made in a fraction of the time it took the country to elect a new president.
A new study involving health care systems in 21 countries -- and the prospects for change in response to such common pressures as rising costs and aging populations -- casts doubt on the possibility of major overhauls of any of these systems because of the history and traditions that created them.
Expert sources at the University of Illinois available for comment on issues relating to the Obama presidency.
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The New York Academy of Sciences will host a half-day symposium to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The event, "Public Health and Human Rights: The Work Ahead of Us," will evaluate progress in public health and human rights over the last 60 years.
Case Western Reserve University law professor Michael Scharf offers a never before seen look at one of the most important and chaotic trials in history in his new book, Enemy of the State: The Trial and Execution of Saddam Hussein," written with Vanderbilt University's Michael Newton. Enemy of State chronicles the true story of the apprehension, trial and execution of the Iraqi dictator.
Leading space experts are delving into the equitable and responsible utilization of outer space among a growing list of spacefaring nations. A two-day meeting is underway in Vienna, Austria.
A new study co-authored by University of Law professor Katherine Porter found that federal bankruptcy reforms that took effect in 2005 have not protected low-income people nor forced well-off people to pay their debts, as the law intended.
The latest book by Law Professor Michael Kelly, titled "Ghosts of Halabja: Saddam Hussein and the Kurdish Genocide," chronicles the story of the Kurdish genocide that was not told during the trial of Saddam Hussein.
Two prominent scholars at UC San Diego have been named by President-elect Barack Obama to serve on his transition teams.
Increased attention is being focused on the need for space traffic management "“ to help avoid future on-orbit collisions. The Secure World Foundation's Space Security Lunch Series will feature Dr. T.S. Kelso, one of the world's experts on space debris and space situational awareness (SSA).
The ASME Foundation has announced a fund-raising campaign to support the Society's Federal Fellows program. The "Engineering the Greater Good" campaign will reach out to corporate and individual donors in an effort to generate funding to expand one of the Society's most successful government relations programs.
Results from an unprecedented collection of public opinion data in 23 nations on wide-ranging political issues and their policy impolications are included in the new AmericasBarometer Insights, a series of short studies now available to the public.
The most comprehensive reference compilation ever published on the United States' most fundamental freedom brings together the works of accomplished scholars to create the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment. This groundbreaking new two-volume set is published by Washington, D.C.-based CQ Press and is available now through bookstores and online at www.cqpress.com.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, in which a group called the Summum church wants to be able to erect a religious monument in a Utah city park. Daniel O. Conkle, professor at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, says the Court's decision could turn on whether it sees the monument as private or government speech.
Electing a non-white person as chief executive sets the United States apart from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and other advanced democracies, says Milind Thakar, associate professor of international relations at the University of Indianapolis. Thakar is available for interview on this and related topics.
The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and SNAPforSeniors today announced the launch of the NAELA Senior Housing Locator, an online navigational tool with listings for licensed senior housing communities in the country available at NAELA.org
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and a dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will join in a discussion of "Race and the New Congress" on Monday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. The gathering will be the first of CBC members since Congress recessed for the election. The event will be moderated by 60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl.
An expert on U.S. politics, USC Professor Patrick James, offers a play-by-play on the tactical decisions in each camp that led to Barack Obama's victory. What did Obama do right? Did choosing Sarah Palin cause John McCain's defeat? James also sketches a roadmap for Obama -- and the smarting Republican Party -- as they look ahead to 2012.
Education reform strategies, performance pay for teachers and No Child Left Behind are among the education policy issues expected to be tackled by the Obama administration in the coming months. The U.S. health care industry and future outlook for health care policy are likely to be priorities as well. Academic experts are available for interviews.
How will the U.S. elections affect the agenda for Chinese-American relations? This is the topic of a day-long symposium to be held in Beijing, Nov. 10 on the campus of the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University, featuring some of the most well-informed American authorities on China, as well as leaders in the field from Beijing. The event is free and open to all members of the news media.
Outer space is crowded with functioning spacecraft, as well as dead or dying satellites "“ and bits of human-made hazardous space debris. Experts have started to blueprint a civilian space situational awareness system "“ a movement toward global space traffic management.
Reverend Haynes Distinguished Professorship to be announced at a Nov. 7 Gala. The Reverend Michael E. Haynes Distinguished Professorship in Urban Studies, located within the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, will bring a distinguished scholar with a strong track record of hands-on experience in the arena of underserved urban youth development.
Obama will confront challenges as serious as any ever faced by an American president, says the dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. He asked his experts to create policy briefs for the incoming administration. They recommended a multi-agency approach to security and a diplomacy-first strategy; more aid to endangered businesses; and taking small steps toward health care reform.
The University of Delaware congratulates alumnus Joseph R. Biden Jr., vice president-elect of the United States. Archived photos of Biden, as a student and university supporter, are available on a website for use by media outlets.
Experts available on the psychological effects of legal status on same-sex relationships and on the people in those relationships.
Experts on presidential and state politics follow in alphabetical order: scroll down for experts on the election and the economy; election night viewing at USC; and pre- and post-election forums.
A new report focuses on the economic impact of an arms race in space - calling for changes in U.S. space policy.
University of Virginia sources for presidential election coverage, including politics professors and experts in election-related fields (implicit bias, voting machines, history, etc.).
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