Domonic Bearfield, associate professor, joined the editorial board of
PAR (Public Administration Review), a publication of the American Society for Public Administration. His research focuses on issues related to governance in public administration and on improving the understanding of public sector patronage. Bearfield obtained his doctoral degree from SPAA, his master’s degree from the University of Delaware, and his bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University.
Rachel Emas
Rachel Emas has been named co-book review editor for the
Journal of Public Affairs Education. Emas is an assistant teaching professor and the director of the Master of Public Administration Program at SPAA. Her research interests include sustainability and sustainable development policy, public service education, and policy implementation. She earned her doctoral degree from Florida International University, her master’s degree from the University of Central Florida, and her bachelor’s degree fr
Indoor Dining Will Return To NYC On Valentine s Day
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Governor Andrew Cuomo will allow New York City restaurants to open for indoor dining on Valentine’s Day, he announced at a press briefing today. As data on infection rates and hospitalizations continue to improve, we must begin taking steps to jumpstart our economic recovery as long as public health can be protected, he said. The restaurant industry is the lifeblood of New York City and the economic hardship they have endured at the hands of COVID is nothing short of tragic. Thankfully, if our current trajectory holds, we will be able to reopen New York City dining at 25% capacity on Valentine s Day. This doesn t only give us more time to stamp out the virus even further, but also gives restaurants ample notice to begin preparing for a reopening. (The reopening will be subject to state guidance, which can be found here.)
The consumer watchdog raises fresh concerns about tech giant Google's digital advertising dominance, vowing to pursue its potential misuse of market power.
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Cities are not all the same, or at least their evolution isn t, according to new research from the University of Colorado Boulder.
These findings, out this week in
Nature Communications Earth and Environment and
Earth System Science Data, buck the historical view that most cities in the United States developed in similar ways. Using a century s worth of urban spatial data, the researchers found a long history of urban size (how big a place is) decoupling from urban form (the shape and structure of a city), leading to cities not all evolving the same or even close.
The researchers hope that by providing this look at the past with this unique data set, they ll be able to glimpse the future, including the impact of population growth on cities or how cities might develop in response to environmental factors like sea level rise or wildfire risk.
Lincoln Symposium features Lowry
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The Abraham Lincoln Birthday Symposium will be held remotely this year due to the ongoing pandemic.
Abraham Lincoln Association President Michael Burlingame said the annual symposium will be commemorating Lincoln s 212th Birthday and will feature a full slate of speakers and will be available on-line at https://abrahamlincolnassociation.org/2021-symposium-events/. The February 12 and 13 events feature main speaker Richard S. Lowry, the editor of “National Review” and session speakers who will address several aspects of Lincoln s life and Legacy. The Symposium may be accessed on-line free of charge.
The Abraham Lincoln Association s annual Benjamin P. Thomas Symposium begins at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12 with the virtual opening of the University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies. The first session will feature a presentation by onetime New York magazine editor Elizabeth Mitchell, “Lincoln and the Press: The Myster