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Gueorguiev receives 2020 Moynihan junior faculty award

Dimitar Gueorguiev receives Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research. The Moynihan Award is presented annually in recognition of a non-tenured faculty member of the Maxwell School with an outstanding record of teaching, research, and service.
April 20, 2020

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Reeher provides insight into COVID-19 impact on 2020 election on WSYR

"This campaign is going to be about how people think and feel about how the government has responded to this crisis [COVID-19]," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.

April 17, 2020

Gadarian quoted in Science article on coronavirus messaging

"When you hear [health] experts saying one thing and the head of your [political] party saying another, that’s a troubling kind of thing to decide," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science. In the United States, "What we’re seeing evidence of is that Republicans are basically going with what the president says."

April 17, 2020

Monnat discusses COVID-19 testing with Miami Herald, Syracuse.com

"If people aren’t being tested, you’re risking not only spread, but greater severity of the illness," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.

April 17, 2020

See related: COVID-19, United States

O'Keefe reflects on Apollo 13 during 50th anniversary week with KTRH

"This is a remarkable chapter in NASA’s history that has lived for 50 years to remind everybody at that remarkable storied agency what a tremendous accomplishment can be yielded even in moments in which it appears to be on the verge of failure," University Professor Sean O'Keefe says. "It reminds us of our humanity." 

April 17, 2020

Monnat comments on fairness of stay-at-home orders in Wisconsin Examiner

"A crisis like COVID-19 is bound to exacerbate existing racial-ethnic and socio-economic disparities. Not only within the healthcare system, and in terms of health outcomes, but also within the criminal justice system," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.

April 16, 2020

Bouran named CEO of International Media Investments

Nart Bouran ’89 B.A. (IR) has been appointed the chief executive officer for International Media Investments, a private investment company. In this new role, Bouran will lead IMI’s efforts to increase its portfolio overseas.

April 15, 2020

Military-connected student of the month: Executive Education student Chris Giglio

For many, joining the military is as much a matter of family tradition as it is a commitment to serve. For Syracuse graduate student and third-generation Naval officer Chris Giglio, it was also a matter of building on a personal history.
April 15, 2020

Executive Education alums discuss open data in transportation field in Vox article

Oleksiy Anokhin '17 EMPA/EMIR/CAS (conflict resolution and leadership/inter & non-govern orgs) and Anton Volov '15 EMPA/CAS (conflict resolution and leadership/inter & non-govern orgs) co-authored piece, "Traffic Accidents, Routes, Fines: Big Data in the Transport Section,"
April 15, 2020

How to Help Children Develop Emotional Resilience during Coronavirus

Xiaoyan Zhang , Mary Katherine A. Lee

Children are more vulnerable than adults to the emotional impact of traumatic events that disrupt their normal lives.

April 15, 2020

Alumnus’s undergraduate scholarship gift serves as Mother’s Day honor

A bequest arrangement made by Maxwell School alumnus Jonathan R. Hancock ’95 MA (Geog) will honor his mother while providing scholarship assistance to undergraduates in select Maxwell disciplines, who demonstrate an interest in bettering the Syracuse and Central New York region. The bequest commitment, originally formalized on Mother’s Day 2019, is being announced to highlight this year’s occasion of that holiday.
April 15, 2020

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Lutz receives NSF RAPID grant for COVID-19 research

Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology, has received a $97,058 grant from the National Science Foundation's RAPID program for her research project “Working and Teaching from Home in New York State Amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic.”
April 14, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Grant Awards

Potential Impact of COVID on Individuals with Disability: Call for Accurate Cause of Death Reporting

Dalton Stevens, Scott D. Landes

Why might the COVID19 case fatality rate be higher among people with intellectual and development disabilities?

April 14, 2020

O'Keefe comments on NASA's upcoming astronaut launch in The Atlantic

"You can’t just turn the lights out and say, we’ll be back," says University Professor Sean O’Keefe. "[The space station] is an asset that needs constant operational attention."

April 14, 2020

Rosenthal paper on spatial reach of agglomeration economies

John P. Harding, Jing Li, Stuart S. Rosenthal & Xirui Zhang
April 13, 2020

Klotz receives distinguished scholar award from International Studies Association

Audie Klotz, professor of political science, is the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Organization Section of the International Studies Association (ISA).
April 13, 2020

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Dennison quoted in Syracuse.com article on hospital closures, COVID-19

"The health care system is a utility," says Tom Dennison, professor of practice emeritus of public administration and international affairs. "We can’t starve it between crises and expect it to be viable when the time comes when we need the services."

April 13, 2020

See related: COVID-19, New York State

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