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Media Tip Sheets

Looming Longshoreman Strike Threatens Energy, Semi-Conductor Chips

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Lily Datz

Supply chain expert Pat Penfield, from Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management, offers thoughts on the impact of a possible strike by port workers and what it might mean when coupled with current strain on the world’s supply chain of…

Campus & Community

Lender Student Fellows Think Globally, Act Locally to Ease Struggles for Underrepresented Population

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Keith Kobland

An interest in social as well as reproductive justice. A desire to deepen connections between a university and the community in which it’s located. Reducing the struggles of female refugees and their children. It’s true the current cohort of Lender…

Campus & Community

Drumlins Country Club Offers 10% Membership Discount to All Faculty and Staff

Sunday, February 13, 2022, By Jennifer DeMarchi

For the first time, Drumlins Country Club will offer Syracuse University faculty and staff members an exclusive 10% discount on a private, East Course golf membership or a public, West Course season pass. The discount is available now for the…

Arts & Culture

Professor Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Contributions to Linguistic Theory, Turkish Linguistics

Sunday, February 13, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Jaklin Kornfilt, professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cyprus for her contributions to theoretical and Turkish linguistics. The honorary doctorate is the highest honor conferred by the…

Health & Society

Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Matt Michael

Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…

The New York Times

“Prepare Yourself for This Weekend’s ‘Crypto Bowl'”

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Lily Datz

Beth Egan, associate professor of advertising in the Newhouse School, was quoted in The New York Times story “Prepare Yourself for This Weekend’s ‘Crypto Bowl.’” Egan, an expert on advertising and consumer goods, explained that this year’s Super Bowl has…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Announces STEM Designation for MBA

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Dawn McWilliams

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management announced that its MBA program will be classified as STEM-designated for students who successfully complete concentrations in accounting, business analytics, finance, marketing and supply chain management. The class of 2022 will be the…

Campus & Community

College of Law Welcomes 7 LL.M. Students in Spring 2022 Cohort

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Robert Conrad

In January, the College of Law welcomed a new cohort of seven international students enrolled in the Master of Laws (LL.M.) program. “Despite the continued barriers and uncertainties caused by the coronavirus pandemic, this new spring cohort includes foreign lawyers…

Media Tip Sheets

Can Putin achieve any of his objectives?

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University professor Brian Taylor, who specializes in Russian politics, says that it is hard to see Russian President Vladimir Putin achieving any of his goals in the current situation along the Russia/Ukraine border. “It’s hard to imagine Vladimir Putin…

Inside Higher Ed

“How K-12 Book Bans Affect Higher Education.”

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Lily Datz

Kal Alston, professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Education, was quoted in the Inside Higher Ed story “How K-12 Book Bans Affect Higher Education.” Alston, an expert on the philosophy of education, discussed her concerns…