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STEM

Government Agency Features A&S Physicist’s Pentaquark Research

Sunday, November 21, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

The National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) 2020 Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (MPS) bi-annual brochure highlighted research by Tomasz Skwarnicki, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), and a team of his collaborators. The brochure featured the…

Washington Examiner

Black Friday Deals Will Be Affected By the Supply Chain Crisis

Saturday, November 20, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was quoted in the Washington Examiner story, “Black Friday deals expected to be weaker this year amid supply chain problems.” Due to the rapidly growing supply chain issues, Black Friday…

BBC News

Death Tolls Rise Due To Drug Overdoses Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Saturday, November 20, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was quoted by BBC News for the piece, “US annual drug overdose deaths hit record levels.” U.S. death tolls due to drug overdoses…

Cortland Standard

Thanksgiving Meals Will Be More Expensive Than Ever This Year

Saturday, November 20, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Chef Mary Kiernan, Associate Teaching Professor in Falk College was interviewed by The Cortland Standard for the piece, “Put on a spread without sparing.” Kiernan discusses the rise in prices for Thanksgiving meals in 2021 due to supply chain issues among a…

Health & Society

4 Maxwell Alumni Named NAPA Fellows

Friday, November 19, 2021, By News Staff

Four Maxwell School alumni are among 39 public administration leaders who have been named 2021 National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Fellows. NAPA is an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan organization established in 1967 to assist government leaders in building more…

BBC

NASA Works To Create A New Space Suit Amidst Upcoming Moon Missions

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School, was interviewed by the BBC for the piece, “Upcoming Moon missions spur the search for new spacesuits.” O’Keefe discussed NASA’s space suit design, saying, “Every variant of every space suit Nasa has…

STEM

Arts and Sciences’ Physicists Part of Cosmic Explorer Project Deemed ‘Crucial’ by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Physicists from the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S’) Gravitational-Wave Group are at the leading edge of exploring the universe with gravitational waves. From designing and building gravitational-wave observatories to studying the science of current detections from the Laser Interferometer…

Campus & Community

New Members of the Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence Announced

Thursday, November 18, 2021, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud has announced the new members of the Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence for 2021-22. Robert D. Hradsky, vice president for the student experience and dean of students, and Diane Lyden Murphy, dean of the Falk…

Veterans

Air Force Veteran Stephen Woodard ’70 Returns to Campus With a New Perspective

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, By Vanessa Marquette

Stephen Woodard ’70, who served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, was a proud Air Force ROTC cadet as a student at Syracuse University from 1966-70. He earned a degree in English literature from the College of Arts…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses Nov. 17 Meeting of the University Senate

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, By News Staff

In his remarks to the University Senate today, Chancellor Kent Syverud encouraged the campus community to get their flu shot, gave updates on key leadership searches and the DEIA Strategic Plan. The full text of his remarks is below. Thank…