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Death Tolls Rise Due To Drug Overdoses Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was quoted by BBC News for the piece, “US annual drug overdose deaths hit record levels.” U.S. death tolls due to drug overdoses…
Thanksgiving Meals Will Be More Expensive Than Ever This Year
Chef Mary Kiernan, Associate Teaching Professor in Falk College was interviewed by The Cortland Standard for the piece, “Put on a spread without sparing.” Kiernan discusses the rise in prices for Thanksgiving meals in 2021 due to supply chain issues among a…
4 Maxwell Alumni Named NAPA Fellows
Four Maxwell School alumni are among 39 public administration leaders who have been named 2021 National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Fellows. NAPA is an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan organization established in 1967 to assist government leaders in building more…
NASA Works To Create A New Space Suit Amidst Upcoming Moon Missions
Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School, was interviewed by the BBC for the piece, “Upcoming Moon missions spur the search for new spacesuits.” O’Keefe discussed NASA’s space suit design, saying, “Every variant of every space suit Nasa has…
A Lasting Impression: Parking and Transportation Services Staff Member Ed Rother Retires After 30 Years of Service
When prospective students and families arrive on the Syracuse University campus, the first person they often meet is Ed Rother. A member of the Parking and Transportation Services team, Rother has staffed the University’s north entry gate on South Crouse…
Arts and Sciences’ Physicists Part of Cosmic Explorer Project Deemed ‘Crucial’ by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
Physicists from the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S’) Gravitational-Wave Group are at the leading edge of exploring the universe with gravitational waves. From designing and building gravitational-wave observatories to studying the science of current detections from the Laser Interferometer…
New Members of the Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence Announced
Chancellor Kent Syverud has announced the new members of the Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence for 2021-22. Robert D. Hradsky, vice president for the student experience and dean of students, and Diane Lyden Murphy, dean of the Falk…
Syracuse University Basketball Legend Legette-Jack Inspires Children to ‘Make a Change for Greatness’
It may have been one of basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack’s best pre-game speeches. Only this time it wasn’t delivered to her players, but to a group of nearly 50 girls from the Syracuse chapter of the Police Athletic/Activities League (PAL)….
Chancellor Syverud Addresses Nov. 17 Meeting of the University Senate
In his remarks to the University Senate today, Chancellor Kent Syverud encouraged the campus community to get their flu shot, gave updates on key leadership searches and the DEIA Strategic Plan. The full text of his remarks is below. Thank…
The United States Need For Better Long-Term Services and Support For the Elderly
Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law and Faculty Director of Online Education in the College of Law, was quoted in the Politico story ‘We Don’t Fix This Because We Just Don’t Care About Old People’ Kohn discussed the…