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Maxwell Alum Launches ‘Dream Job’ Pairing Geography, Drones and Data in Washington, DC
As a sophomore at Syracuse University, two things happened that would shape Andy Paladino’s future: he took his first geography class at the Maxwell School, and he bought a drone. Paladino ’18 focused his studies on geographic information systems (GIS),…
Public Housing Violence Research Earns Top Honor for Maxwell Doctoral Student
Madeleine “Maddy” Hamlin ’17 M.A./M.P.A. says a books-for-inmates program she was involved in as a high school student in Urbana, Illinois, was the early spark that ultimately led to research focusing on urban issues ranging from public housing to mass…
Clean Water Can Be Made Available to Everyone, Not Just Priveleged Countries
Farhana Sultana, Maxwell School Associate Professor of Geography was interviewed for the podcast All for Earth on “Ensuring Clean Water for All.” On the podcast, Sultana explains how clean water can be accessed globally if citizens make a conscious effort…
In Syracuse, Plans to Renew Forgotten Promise at Deeply Moving World War I Monument
Bill Orzell understands the promise. It is reinforced for him by the sheer power of a statue in Billings Park in downtown Syracuse, across the street from the abandoned grandeur of the old Central High School. The statue portrays an…
Maxwell Faculty Member Meets Pope Francis During Vatican Workshop on Water Issues
Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography at the Maxwell School, is passionate about one of the most basic and important resources on Earth: water. It is through the lens of water by which she examines a multitude of social issues…