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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…

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…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s Undergraduate Program Achieves Highest Rankings Yet

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Dawn McWilliams

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,…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell’s Washington Programs Welcome Scholars and Senior-Level Practitioners

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

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…

Campus & Community

Ottle: Wordle With an Orange Twist

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Maria Damiano

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…

STEM

Women in Science Day Profile: Biomaterials Engineer Developing Smart Materials of the Future

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

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…

Marketplace

“How much credit can you give presidents for creating jobs?”

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, By Lily Datz

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…

Campus & Community

Celebrating #OrangeLove This Valentine’s Day

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, By John Boccacino

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…

Campus & Community

Celebration Shows Important Role Students Play in Research on Campus

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, By Matt Michael

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…