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Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play
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…
College of Law Welcomes 7 LL.M. Students in Spring 2022 Cohort
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…
Can Putin achieve any of his objectives?
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…
Whitman’s Undergraduate Program Achieves Highest Rankings Yet
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is now ranked No. 34 in the nation for its undergraduate program by Poets & Quants. This is the highest ranking the Whitman School has received from Poets & Quants,…
Maxwell’s Washington Programs Welcome Scholars and Senior-Level Practitioners
Former Secretary of the U.S. Army Ryan D. McCarthy has joined the Maxwell School’s Washington, D.C., office as a Dean’s Scholar in Residence. He is joined this academic year by eight scholars and senior-level practitioners who are sharing their expertise…
Ottle: Wordle With an Orange Twist
Five letters, six tries, one puzzle a day. If you’ve spent any time online lately, you’ve no doubt seen Wordle—the game whose popularity has exploded across social media and the internet. For the uninitiated, players must guess a predetermined five-letter…
Women in Science Day Profile: Biomaterials Engineer Developing Smart Materials of the Future
Scientist Mary Beth Browning Monroe is developing materials for healing the human body that could make a tremendous difference in life or death situations. These biomaterials—easy to use and highly effective—could control bleeding within wounds, especially critical in instances where…
“How much credit can you give presidents for creating jobs?”
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Marketplace story “How much credit can you give presidents for creating jobs?” Flores-Lagunes, an expert on labor economics and causal inference, explained that it is often difficult…
Celebrating #OrangeLove This Valentine’s Day
Weddings celebrate the love a couple feels for each other, a pledge to be loyal and faithful, in sickness and in health, until death do them part. Weddings are full of time-honored traditions. A common one is the best man’s…
Celebration Shows Important Role Students Play in Research on Campus
If you want to learn more about the meaningful work that’s being done at Falk College, the Falk Student Research Celebration is a great place to start. It certainly was for Sara Vasilenko, an assistant professor in the Department of…