How security crises can spur state-building in Latin America

Taxes on elites earmarked for public safety have provided windows of opportunity in Latin America and a blueprint for state-building efforts across the developing world, Gustavo Flores-Macías argues in a new book.

Book: Partisanship led to disastrous response to COVID-19

The confusing response to COVID-19 in the U.S. resulted from decisions by President Donald Trump and his allies to politicize the pandemic by associating it with his own fate in office, according to a new book by a Cornell author.

Income, segregated schools drive Black-white education gaps

New research finds a generation of federal school reform hasn’t addressed the primary drivers of racial gaps in achievement and attainment: economic inequality and segregated schools.

W. Keith Bryant, expert on family behavior, dies at 87

Economist W. Keith Bryant, Cornell professor emeritus and co-author of an influential text on household economics, died Sept. 13.

New endowed scholarship honors academic excellence and is largest gift in Sloan Program history

Reginald M. Ballantyne III, MBA ’67 is a prominent health care industry leader and longtime supporter of Cornell programs. He has endowed a scholarship that is the largest gift in the history of the Sloan Program in Health Administration in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.  

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Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy Celebrates First Anniversary

Inaugural Dean Colleen Barry offers a celebratory toast as the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy marks its first anniversary with a party at the Statler Hotel, attended by more than 300 students, faculty, staff and friends of the school. 

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Why test prep for children focuses on math exams

New research shows that the reason children show more progress on math exams than on English exams partially stems from incentives embedded in the way standardized tests are designed.

Public administration graduate program has new name that aligns with its new home

The Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) has a new name. It is now the MPA Program at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, and the degree name will be the Cornell Brooks School MPA.

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Study to unmask the true cost of food for NYS agencies

Researchers seek to support New York’s food and agriculture producers by calculating the “true cost of food,” which takes into account hidden costs like climate, environmental, fiscal, health and workers impacts.