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Maxwell Professor Reflects on U.S. Policy in Middle East Post-9/11
Less than one month after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush launched Operation Enduring Freedom, the American-led international effort to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and destroy Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network. Within two months,…
School of Architecture Announces Fall 2021 Visiting Critics
Each semester, upper-level architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the school. Three studios will be held on campus this fall. The School of Architecture is also offering…
BBI Receives $6.2 Million Award for Southeast ADA Center to Advance Understanding of Disability Rights, Responsibilities
For the third time in 15 years, the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) has been awarded a five-year, $6.2 million grant to advance and support understanding of rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through its Southeast ADA…
The Post-Trump Era Leads To Decline in News Consumption
Joel Kaplan, Associate Dean for Professional Graduate Studies and professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, was quoted by Mother Jones for the piece, “Slow News Is Good News.” Kaplan discusses the lull in news consumption since…
Vaccine Skepticism Continues To Rise
Afton Kapuscinski, assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Psychological Services Center, was interviewed by RTE (the Irish national broadcast) for the story, “Vaccine resistance persists despite pro-jab messaging.” Kapuscinski discussed the increase…
Merkel Prepares to Step Down With Legacy of Tackling Crises
The AP wrote, “Angela Merkel will leave office as one of modern Germany’s longest-serving leaders and a global diplomatic heavyweight, with a legacy defined by her management of a succession of crises that shook a fragile Europe rather than any…
Extreme Floods, Drought Will Become More Normal As Atmosphere Warms
A state of emergency was declared in New York on Sept. 2 following the torrential rainfall and heavy flooding in many parts of the Northeast last night. At least 10 deaths have been reported across Maryland, New Jersey and New…
The Dangers of Individuals Evacuating Afghanistan
Kristen Patel, Donald P. and Margaret Curry Gregg Professor of Practice in Korean and East Asian Affairs in the Maxwell School, spoke with WJLA-TV (Washington, D.C.) for the story “Lawmakers warning bad actors could try to infiltrate evacuees from Afghanistan.”…
Social Security, on surprisingly solid ground
Eric Kingson, a professor of social work in Falk College, authored an op-ed for New York Daily News titled “Social Security, on surprisingly solid ground”. Kingson, who serves as a faculty affiliate of the Syracuse University Aging Studies Institute, is…
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Student Awarded NSF INTERN Grant for Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mechanical and aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Sajag Poudel and Professor Shalabh Maroo in the College of Engineering and Computer Science were awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) INTERN grant to support Poudel’s research internship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Fall 2021…