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Campus & Community

Azadeh Tajdar Joins Maxwell as Inaugural Cramer Family Professor of Practice in Community Impact

Friday, July 7, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

After studying law at the University of Amsterdam, Azadeh Tajdar went to work in public policy, hoping to be part of the inner workings of the European Union (EU) at an exciting time: A year before she graduated, the EU…

STEM

Amid the Rapid Rise of AI and Autonomous Systems, Maxwell Scholars Have a Pivotal Role

Thursday, July 6, 2023, By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

In early 2022, the City of Syracuse’s Surveillance Technology Working Group met to discuss a proposal from the police department to install street cameras that automatically scan license plates as an aid for investigating crime. While the technology had the…

Health & Society

A Machine Learning Approach to Freshwater Analysis

Thursday, July 6, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

From protecting biodiversity to ensuring the safety of drinking water, the biochemical makeup of rivers and streams around the United States is critical for human and environmental welfare. Studies have found that human activity and urbanization are driving salinization (increased…

STEM

Professor Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Test Boreal Forests’ Blood Pressure

Thursday, June 29, 2023, By News Staff

Boreal ecosystems, dotted by subarctic lakes, are the world’s northernmost forests. The boreal biome is the largest on Earth, stretching across Alaska, Canada, Russia and Scandinavia. These forests of spruce, fir and pine help regulate the global climate by sequestering…

Campus & Community

Andrew Sears Appointed Dean of the School of Information Studies

Wednesday, June 28, 2023, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Gretchen Ritter today announced the appointment of Andrew Sears as the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Sears comes to Syracuse from The Pennsylvania State University, where he has served…

Campus & Community

Travis Mason ’06 Serves as Chief Policy Officer for Autonomous Aviation Systems Developer

Friday, June 23, 2023, By News Staff

As the first-ever chief policy officer for Merlin Labs, a developer of autonomous aviation systems, Maxwell School alumnus Travis Mason ’06 B.A. (PSc) leads a team of engineers and regulatory experts charged with ensuring the company’s new technologies meet the…

Campus & Community

‘I Wanted to Help People’: Students Finding Their Purpose Through MFT’s M.A. Online Program

Thursday, June 22, 2023, By Matt Michael

This past April, the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) in the Falk College hosted its first in-person residency for master of arts online students. The department welcomed 33 students from all over the country, and for many it…

Media Tip Sheets

Vice Admiral & Deep Ocean Researcher Respond to Missing Submersible

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, By Vanessa Marquette

If you are looking for experts to help explain and discuss the current story of the missing Titan submersible that was diving around the wreckage of the Titanic, please see two Syracuse University experts with extensive knowledge of deep ocean…

Health & Society

Weakening Democracy Linked to Rising Deaths, Study Finds

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, By Christopher Munoz

Voting rights have come under scrutiny across the United States in recent years, with multiple cases before the Supreme Court this session. A new study by Syracuse University researchers suggests the issue has implications beyond politics. The study, led by…

Arts & Culture

Hollywood Reporter Ranks Drama Department Among Top 25 Drama Schools in the World

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, By Erica Blust

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) has ranked the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama among the top 25 drama schools in the world in its June 14 issue. Ranked no. 22, the department was cited for its strong…