With health care reform moving to the front of the national agenda, 10 Indiana University experts from the fields of public health, medicine, policy and law share their perspectives.
The land value tax, an increased tax rate on land and a reduced tax rate on buildings and improvements, can spur urban development and help contain sprawl, but its implementation has been sporadic, according to a new book co-edited by University of New Hampshire Professor Richard England.
Social Security's long-term solvency is a "manageable problem" that will not require "drastic action," but federal policy makers need to ensure that benefits are adequate for widows and other vulnerable groups to survive, said University of Maryland professor and former Social Security Commissioner Kenneth Apfel in recent Senate testimony.
Dr. Dan Schueftan, Director of the University of Haifa's National Security Studies Center discusses the challenges that Israel's national security is now facing following the Arab and Palestinian responses to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech.
The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) held its 52nd session June 3-12. As a Non-Governmental Organization, Secure World Foundation (SWF) has attained active Permanent Observer status to further the Foundation's objectives dedicated to maintaining the secure and sustainable use of space for the benefit of Earth and all its peoples.
Indiana University Professor Jamsheed Choksy, a specialist on Iranian history and religions, who has traveled throughout Iran, is available for comments.
Current copyright law has a chilling effect on Internet expression, a University of Arkansas law professor argues. In "Proving Fair Use: Burden of Proof as Burden of Speech," assistant professor Ned Snow says judicial interpretation of fair use "“ a 150-year-old doctrine that allows people to use copied material in their speech "“ has become so constricted that it inhibits speech.
A majority of Southwesterners "“ 86 percent "“ think the U.S. health care system is in need of some reform, and more than half "“ 53 percent "“ indicate "a great deal of reform" is needed, according to the most recent Arizona State University-Southwest Poll.
Nonprofit groups are becoming increasingly active through their online sites in promoting causes and serving as bridges of civic engagement, according to a new study by University of Southern California professor David Suarez.
A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court later this month regarding whether a school district violated the rights of an eighth-grader who was strip-searched for prescription drugs is being closely watched by the educational community, according to education law expert Todd DeMitchell at the University of New Hampshire.
Social networking tools like Twitter can raise a variety of legal issues concerning the right of publicity, says an intellectual property attorney, comment on Peyton and La Russa incidents.
The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute held a forum featuring Dr. Matthew Levitt, HSPI Senior Fellow and Director, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, to discuss the findings of WINEP's Presidential Transition Task Force Report, Rewriting the Narrative: An Integrated Strategy for Counterradicalization.
Full-power television stations will broadcast only digital TV signals after June 12. When that happens, consumers who have not purchased digital TVs or installed digital-to-analog converter boxes will no longer be able to receive over-the-air broadcasts. Experts at Indiana University are available to offer their perspectives.
An Indiana University faculty expert is available to comment on issues related to recent news that North Korea conducted its second nuclear bomb test, that it plans to test a long-range missile and that a successor to leader Kim Jong-il has been selected, as well as other developments on the Korean peninsula.
As the U.S. House Judiciary Committee holds hearings on proposed legislation to revise sentencing rules for children who are convicted of crimes for which they receive life without parole, the select list of invited experts providing testimony will include a Baylor University Law School professor.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has delivered to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) a draft revision to the 2005 federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Version 1.0, specifying how electronic voting machines are built and tested.
An international body dedicated to discussing arms control and disarmament unanimously agreed on a program of work on May 29, opening the door to negotiations on space security, nuclear weapons, and fissile materials.
Secure World Foundation has opened an office in Vienna, Austria, expanding its global interaction and involvement in the shaping of international space governance issues.
The University of Missouri Press has just released "Distorted Mirrors: Americans and Their Relations with Russia and China in the Twentieth Century," co-authored by Virginia Commonwealth University President Eugene P. Trani and Donald E. Davis, professor emeritus of history at Illinois State University.
Central Michigan University law professor comments on President Barack Obama's recent nomination of New York Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court -- which has brought praise from Latino leaders and civil rights and women's advocates around the country.
Painful but inevitable Social Security and Medicare reforms will be difficult to sell because years of partisan wrangling have clouded the public's grasp of the programs' dire financial problems, a former government economic adviser warns.
Some federal judges are tossing out civil cases based on their own opinions, a disturbing trend that makes background checks even more important in the search for a new associate justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, a University of Illinois legal expert says.
In "Policy and Evidence in a Partisan Age: The Great Disconnect," Paul Gary Wyckoff presents an accessible, compact, and iconoclastic exploration of the paradox between the exaggerated claims made for public policies and the reality of their limited effectiveness.
The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute held a forum featuring John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Randy Beardsworth and Dr. Michele Malvesti, the co-chairs of Presidential Study Directive-1 (PSD-1): Organizing for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.
President Barack Obama's nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter is historic, says Wake Forest University political science professor Katy Harriger, and the odds of confirmation are in Judge Sonia Sotomayor's favor given the current political context.
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.
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