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Unless Designers and Users Intervene, Expect More Missteps in an AI World
A recent report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) paints a troubling future for artificial intelligence in terms of promoting dominant gender norms. UNESCO’s report maintains digital assistants like Alexa and Siri create a model of…
Economics Professor Shares Thoughts On the Trade War
Mary Lovely, economics professor at the Maxwell School, has been interviewed by several outlets covering the trade war including The New York Times, NPR’s All Things Considered, CBS News, Washington Post, the Associated Press, and a secondary AP article. In…
Pellow Receives Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching
Deborah Pellow, professor of anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and the Maxwell School, is the 2019 recipient of the William Wasserstrom Prize for the Teaching of Graduate Students. A&S Dean Karin Ruhlandt conferred the prize on…
Syracuse University Establishes New Institute for Autonomous Systems Policy
From self-driving cars to drone delivery systems, from robotic underwater vessels to smart-home technologies, the increasing reliance on autonomous systems poses complex social, ethical and legal questions that demand interdisciplinary, multifaceted research. At Syracuse University’s inaugural Autonomous Systems Policy Symposium,…
Autonomous Systems Policy Symposium to Be Held Monday, May 6
The Autonomous Systems Policy Initiative, a new Universitywide effort, is convening faculty and students across disciplines, along with industry experts from the public, private and nonprofit sectors to explore the technology, policy and wider social implications of autonomous systems. The…
INSCT Welcomes Five National Security Experts as Distinguished Fellows
The Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT)—a collaboration between the College of Law and the Maxwell School—has added five senior national security experts to its academic and advisory leadership team. These distinguished fellows—drawn from the upper echelons of the…
Syracuse Launches New Veterans In Politics Program
The new Veterans in Politics program co-led by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families and the Maxwell School was profiled by Military.com, Connecting Vets and the Washington Times. It was also profiled in the Military Times article “Syracuse launches program to…
Omo-Lamai, Rosenblum Named Class of 2020 Senior Class Marshals
The Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience has announced Serena Ogie Evah Omo-Lamai and Kyle Rosenblum as the Senior Class Marshals for the Class of 2020. As Senior Class Marshals, Omo-Lamai and Rosenblum will represent and lead their class…
Supreme Court Scholar Thomas Keck Named a 2019 Carnegie Fellow
Thomas M. Keck, professor of political science and the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics in the Maxwell School, has been named a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. As recipients of the so-called “brainy award,” each Carnegie Fellow…
Anthropology Professor Hans Buechler Marks 50 Years of Service
Hans Buechler is an anthropologist at heart. He is fascinated by people and their stories—where they come from, what they do in their working lives and how it shapes their world view. When Syracuse University honored the Maxwell School anthropology…