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Health & Society

Falk College, Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group Partner to Support Public Health-focused Drug Policies

Monday, July 9, 2018, By Michele Barrett

A four-year collaborative partnership between the Falk College and the Council of Europe’s Cooperation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (the Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group) will support rigorous curricular development and training for drug policy…

LocalSYR's Bridge Street

PTSD Awareness Month

Friday, July 6, 2018, By Essence Britt

Ivan Castro, program manager of the Undergraduate Trauma Research Training Program with Falk College, was featured in a segment on News Channel 9’s Bridge Street to discuss PTSD Awareness Month. In the United States, eight percent of the population suffers from…

Associated Press

President Trump Spurs Trade War with World

Friday, July 6, 2018, By Essence Britt

Mary E. Lovely, a professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Associated Press article, “Trump Jabbed First. and Now World Hits Back in Trade Fight.” “President Trump is creating a trade war with the entire world…

STEM

Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute Appoints New Director

Friday, July 6, 2018, By Rob Enslin

James A. Hewett, associate professor of biology and neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is the newest director of the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI). He succeeds Kevin Sweder, professor of forensic science, who is…

Campus & Community

Second New Equal Opportunity and Title IX Investigator Hired by University

Friday, July 6, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

The Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services has appointed Sheriah Dixon as an Equal Opportunity and Title IX investigator. Dixon’s appointment is the second of two new investigator positions that have now been filled to expand the office’s…

Media, Law & Policy

EU Legislators Debate Controversial Copyright Proposal – How Has US Handled?

Friday, July 6, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

For the moment, the EU has rejected a copyright law proposal that would have put more responsibility on websites to check for copyright infringements and made online platforms pay for linking to news stories. Law professor Shubha Ghosh is director…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Establishes/Appoints Executive Director of Administration and Strategic Initiatives

Thursday, July 5, 2018, By Kerri D. Howell

Gene Anderson, dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, announced the creation of a new leadership position, executive director of administration and strategic initiatives, appointing Kevin Coates, formerly director of budget, finance and business analytics, to the role effective…

STEM

Nangia, Fardad Awarded Promotions, Tenure

Thursday, July 5, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Shikha Nangia and Makan Fardad—faculty members in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS)—have been promoted to associate professors and awarded tenure. Nangia and Fardad are nationally recognized researchers, each having earned the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER…

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