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Syracuse University Continues Commitment to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ‘Enough is Enough’ Legislation

Friday, July 7, 2017, By News Staff

More than two years ago, Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud became the first private university president in New York State to endorse Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Enough is Enough” legislation to prevent, combat and address sexual and relationship violence on college…

Health & Society

Amazon Prime Day Prepares to Dominate Online Retail, Again

Friday, July 7, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Retail expert Professor Amanda Nicholson is available for comment on Amazon Prime Day. The professor of retail practice at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management can offer insight on one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. “Based on its…

STEM

Driscoll to Co-Chair International Mercury Conference

Friday, July 7, 2017, By News Staff

Professor Charles Driscoll will co-chair the 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP 2017) in Providence, Rhode Island, with fellow mercury scientist Celia Chen from Dartmouth College. The conference, running July 16-21, aims to share science, reduce…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Poster Project Presents ‘Splash Poetry’

Thursday, July 6, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse Poster Project, a nonprofit civic arts organization, wants to brighten up your cloudy days. For the past 16 years, the Poster Project has partnered with local poets and Syracuse University illustration students to create an annual series of…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Provides Executive Training for India’s IAS Senior Officers

Thursday, July 6, 2017, By News Staff

The Maxwell School has been awarded a multi-year contract by the Government of India to develop and deliver executive training for senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. The IAS is India’s premier civil service whose members occupy top positions in…

Health & Society

Nilab Mobarez G’16 Heads Afghan Red Crescent Society

Thursday, July 6, 2017, By News Staff

Nilab Mobarez G’16, a graduate of the executive master of public administration program at the Maxwell School, has been appointed secretary general of the Afghan Red Crescent Society. Founded in 1934, the Afghan Red Crescent Society is the Afghan affiliate for…

Campus & Community

Maxwell School Honors New Graduates at 2017 MPA Convocation

Thursday, July 6, 2017, By News Staff

Keynote by former Chairman, President, and CEO of PacifiCare Howie Phanstiel BA ’70 (PSc)/MPA ’71.

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Hosts Multimedia Immersion Experience

Wednesday, July 5, 2017, By News Staff

Every year in late spring, after classes end and students have left campus, a whirl of activity descends upon the Newhouse School, where the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) holds its annual Multimedia Immersion workshop, known affectionately among participants as…

Media, Law & Policy

Lopoo Wins 2017 Birkhead-Burkhead Award

Wednesday, July 5, 2017, By News Staff

Leonard M. Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs and director of the Maxwell School’s Center for Policy Research, is the 2017 recipient of the Birkhead-Burkhead Teaching Excellence Award and Professorship. His selection was announced at the 2017 Department…

STEM

Alumni Praises SU’s Efforts in Student Support and Diversity

Friday, June 30, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Priscilla Tyree Williams ’86 holds a unique distinction at Syracuse University. She is the first African American woman to have graduated with a civil engineering degree from SU. Today, she oversees the implementation of the capital improvement program for the…