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Rural Midwest

New Member Spotlight: L.J. McElravy Advocates for Compromise in Nebraska

SSN is excited to welcome L.J. McElravy, an associate professor of leadership at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, as the 1900th member to join the...
Abortion rights

3 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on Ohio Abortion Rights Ballot Measure

Abortion is on the ballot tomorrow in Ohio. If the ballot measure passes, it would protect the right to abortion up through fetal viability—or about...
Farmers Market

New Member Spotlight: Saria Lofton Advocates for Food is Medicine Programs in Illinois

The Scholars Strategy Network is thrilled to spotlight a new and dedicated member of the network, Professor Saria Lofton . As an Assistant Professor...
Ukraine

New Member Spotlight: Kristina Bohdanova Brings Proactive Mental Health Care to Ukrainians

“We see Sane Ukraine's work as preventative against PTSD, depression, anxiety, and all the outcomes of prolonged traumatic stress.” - Kristina...
prescription drugs

1 Expert Available for Timely Analysis on Prescription Drug Price Negotiations

Today the Biden administration released a list of 10 expensive prescription drugs chosen for Medicare price negotiations with pharmaceutical...
Surgery

Expert Available for Timely Analysis on Changes to Organ Donor System

This week, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced a new initiative to modernize America’s organ donation system, including...
homelessness encampment

4 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on California Housing Ballot Measure

Yesterday Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he is putting forward a ballot measure before voters in 2024 that would help house an estimated 10,000...
Utah

Chapter Spotlight: For Utah SSN, a Deep and Fast-Paced Dive into Policy

“We had an idea of some of the bills that were going to come up. We wanted to figure out how to get people prepared to engage in a way that might be...
Abortion pill

3 Experts Available for Timely Analysis on Abortion Medication Access

In coming days, a federal judge in Texas will be deciding on whether to outlaw an abortion pill, which could have far-reaching consequences for the...
waste water

Member Spotlight: Two Different Perspectives, One Impactful OpEd

What do a sociologist and an engineer have in common? For professors Michael Haedicke and Jean MacRae , who study environmental pollutants from...