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STEM

Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Training and Scholarship in Water and Energy Continue to Thrive Despite COVID-19

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Brandon Dyer

Entering its final year of National Science Foundation funding, the EMPOWER (Education Model Program on Water-Energy Research) program at Syracuse University has delivered powerful lessons on interdisciplinary approaches to graduate education. Originally led by Principal Investigator Laura Lautz and more…

STEM

Syracuse University Faculty Provide COVID Vaccine Expertise

Monday, December 7, 2020, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University faculty from a variety of disciplines can provide perspective regarding the anticipated availability of COVID fighting vaccines. Please contact Media Relations at media@syr.edu to connect with a faculty member for an interview. Faculty include: Brittany Kmush: Kmush is…

The Wall Street Journal

“Mexico’s President Pushed Hard for Release of General Arrested in the U.S.” 

Saturday, December 5, 2020, By Lily Datz

Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history in the Maxwell School, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal story “Mexico’s President Pushed Hard for Release of General Arrested in the U.S.” McCormick, who serves as the  Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed…

Campus & Community

Members Set for Chancellor’s Citation Selection Committee; Deadline for Nominations Dec. 11

Wednesday, December 2, 2020, By Maria Damiano

Members of the 2020-21 selection committee for the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence, which recognizes campus community members who have made invaluable contributions to the University, have been announced. The committee members review nominations in four categories and submit their recommendations…

Business & Economy

Women in Leadership Initiative Announces Spring 2021 Programming

Tuesday, December 1, 2020, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

After kicking off in the fall of 2018, the Women in Leadership (WiL) initiative, created through the vision of Candace Campbell Jackson, senior vice president and chief of staff to Chancellor Kent Syverud, and a steering committee of women leaders,…

Washington Post

“Biden’s national security rollout doesn’t include a Pentagon pick.”

Wednesday, November 25, 2020, By Lily Datz

Mark Jacobson, assistant dean of the Washington programs for the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Washington Post story “Biden’s national security rollout doesn’t include a Pentagon pick.” Jacobson, who is a former Pentagon official, compared Biden’s announcement of his…

Veterans

Stories of Service: Ernie Davis ’62 and Jared Lyon G’13

Tuesday, November 24, 2020, By News Staff

In celebration of veterans, the University recognizes the experiences and stories of student, faculty and staff, and alumni veterans. These stories are just some of the many from among the veteran and military-connected community members on campus whom the University…

NPR

“Rural Areas Send Their Sickest Patients To The Cities, Straining Hospital Capacity.”

Monday, November 23, 2020, By Lily Datz

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the NPR story “Rural Areas Send Their Sickest Patients To The Cities, Straining Hospital Capacity.” Monnat, who also serves as the Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion,…

The Wall Street Journal

Book by Professor Alan Allport reviewed by The Wall Street Journal

Friday, November 20, 2020, By Lily Datz

A new book by Alan Allport, an associate professor of history at the Maxwell School, was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, “‘Britain at Bay’ Review: Fight for Survival. Historians have had plenty to say about the siege of Great…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Biden Transition: We Can’t Afford Time To Humor Trump’

Thursday, November 19, 2020, By Lily Datz

In a recent commentary for Breaking Defense, Sean O’Keefe, University Professor in the Maxwell School, noted the opening of President Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address in 1981, where the Republican observed that the peaceful and orderly transfer of national authority…