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STEM

Interdisciplinary Student Team Develops ‘Farm to Flame’ Plan for Energy Grids Powered by Farm Waste

Wednesday, February 28, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

When Will McKnight’s grandfather and uncle devised a process for converting farm waste to power, their goal was a simple one. “They wanted to replace wood pellets that produce smoke and toxins—that’s where the idea came from,” says McKnight ’18….

Health & Society

Disability Day of Mourning Candlelight Vigil Planned for Thursday

Monday, February 26, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Syracuse University will hold a Disability Day of Mourning (DDoM) candlelight vigil on Thursday, March 1, from 2-3:30 p.m. in Rooms 304A and B in the Schine Student Center. The Disability Student Union (DSU) and the Disability Cultural Center (DCC),…

Media, Law & Policy

Olympics Détente? Professor Carriere, Korea Expert, Has Been Watching Carefully

Monday, February 26, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

The spectacle of the PyeongChang Olympics has seemingly opened a sliver of opportunity for diplomacy between North Korea and South Korea. South Korean and North Korean athletes, performers and delegates walked together under one flag at the Opening Ceremonies. South…

Media, Law & Policy

Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 and the Impact on Unions

Monday, February 26, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

Professor Thomas Keck, the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at the Maxwell School, offers insight on the Janus vs American Federation, State, Country and Municipal Employees case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. “Janus v. AFSCME…

Media, Law & Policy

Tanner Lecture Series Features Etan Thomas Tonight at Hendricks Chapel

Monday, February 26, 2018, By News Staff

The Tanner Lecture Series on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility welcomes Etan Thomas, author of “We Matter: Athletes and Activism,” and former Syracuse University student-athlete and basketball player and NBA star. Thomas will speak tonight at Hendricks Chapel. The event…

Economic Times Retail

How Amazon is Influencing Indian Economics

Sunday, February 25, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Devashish Mitra, an economics professor at the Maxwell School, was interviewed by Economic Times Retail about the startup market within India, and how large companies like Amazon and Alibaba are influencing them. Mitra also talked about other systems for India…

The Hill

Expert Reeher Warns of Hyperpolarization Amidst Russia Investigation

Sunday, February 25, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

While investigations into potential Russian meddling continues, the widening political gulf is fertile ground for outside interference, says Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs professor Grant Reeher in The Hill. He warned that “a state of hyperpolarization makes it much easier…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Mourns Passing of Longtime Benefactor and Life Trustee Gerald B. Cramer ’52, H’10

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Carol Boll

Gerald B. Cramer ’52, H’10, devoted friend, advocate and generous benefactor of Syracuse University, died Feb. 13, 2018. Cramer, whose extraordinary philanthropy seeded opportunity for countless students and advanced faculty excellence, had served on the Board of Trustees since 1995…

Campus & Community

Call for Proposals: Goekjian Summer Research Grants—PLACA

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University Graduate Students This year the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University will grant awards to graduate students of up to $1,500 to support field…

Campus & Community

Call for Proposals: Goekjian Summer Research Grants—MES

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By News Staff

The Middle Eastern Studies Program (MES) of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University will grant awards to Ph.D. and master’s candidates from any discipline to support field research in the Middle East during the…