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Longtime Health Educator, Internship Coordinator Named Maxwell Professor of Practice
Susan Coots brings expertise in family planning and reproductive health to her new faculty role, teaching and mentoring public health students.
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Maxwell to Host Second Cohort of Distinguished Humphrey Fellows Focused on Drug Trafficking
The program brings senior international professionals to Syracuse for intensive executive education on disrupting the global drug supply chain.
Where the World’s Researchers Come to Learn Their Craft
The Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research draws graduate students and scholars from around the globe to Maxwell.
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Maxwell Scholar Wins Fulbright to Study Bahamas Poaching, Border Security
Anthropologist Kyrstin Mallon Andrews will examine how illegal fishing affects the country's culture, economy, ecology and national security.
See related: Awards & Honors, Environment, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, National Security
Merril Silverstein Receives ASA Outstanding Mentoring Award
The sociology chair will be honored by the national association for his guidance of students and junior scholars in aging research.
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Murrett Discusses ‘New Phase’ in the US-Iran War With CBS News and Newsweek
“I think we're in a tit-for-tat right now, which it actually represents a new phase of the conflict between the United States and Iran. Certainly, we're on our fifth consecutive day of strikes, which seem to be getting more aggressive on both sides,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, United States
Studying Endangered Languages Earns Maxwell Student a Beinecke Scholarship
Aaron Lener ’27, an international relations major, has followed an insight, that language is about power, from Homer, New York, to the halls of the Council of Europe.
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Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern’s ‘Will Work for Food’ Wins ASFS Book Award
The Association for the Study of Food and Society Book Award recognizes outstanding books about food published within the two previous calendar years, with prizes given in three categories: monograph, edited volume and first book.
See related: Agriculture, Awards & Honors, Food Security, Labor
From Toa Alta to Madrid, Maxwell Student Carries on Wanetik’s Spirit of Service
The annual Matthew Ross Wanetik Memorial Scholarship recognizes Maxwell undergraduate Angelie “Angie” Serrano Baéz for academic excellence and a deep commitment to service.
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Phanstiels Gift $1M to Maxwell School for Van Slyke Scholarship
Howie ’70, G’71, H’22 and Louise Phanstiel's gift, boosted by a $500,000 Syracuse Promise match, endows scholarship honoring Dean David M. Van Slyke and supporting future leaders.
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How the Declaration Still Shapes America: Maxwell Experts on USA’s 250th
On the “’Cuse Conversations” podcast, Syracuse University faculty break down the ideals behind the nation’s founding and what 250 years of democracy reveal about the U.S. today.
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Rick Welsh to Lead Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society
The Maxwell sociologist recently began his term leading the international organization focused on the study of food, agriculture and health.
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Maxwell School Releases Free Public Lecture Series Marking America’s 250th Anniversary
The inaugural flight, titled Foundations and comprised of four lectures examining the origins of the U.S. republic, is available on Maxwell’s YouTube channel. The remaining nine lectures to be released in the days ahead in three additional flights titled: Shaping a Nation, Issues in Focus and Modern Challenges.
See related: Federal Government, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States
National Security Management Course Brings Together Military Leaders for Intensive Education
From international law to executive power, Maxwell's national security studies program tackles the defining security questions of the moment.
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A Full-Circle Semester: Kennedy King Interns for the Same Congressperson Who Inspired Her
The rising senior grew up in the California congressional district where she would later intern—an opportunity made possible by Maxwell in Washington.
See related: Congress, Internships, Student Experience, Washington, D.C.
Col. (Ret.) Bill Smullen Among Syracuse Veterans Honored at WCNY’s Inaugural Mission Celebration
Chancellor J. Michael Haynie and Col. (Ret.) Bill Smullen were among those recognized for decades of advocacy for those who served.
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Francine D'Amico Named to AAUW Fellowships and Grants Panelist Advisory Board
She will help shape the panelist selection process for the organization’s fellowships and grants programs, which have awarded more than $29.6 million to nearly 1,600 women scholars and community projects.
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Housing, Health and Community: What Syracuse Is Telling Us
Lender Faculty Fellow Miriam Mutambudzi and her student team connect structural disparity to health through community-engaged scholarship.
See related: Community Health, Grant Awards, Health Equity, Housing, Student Experience
Jennifer Karas Montez Named Editor-in-Chief of Leading Sociology Journal
The Maxwell sociologist has been appointed to lead a flagship American Sociological Association publication.
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How Approval Processes Drive Up Housing Costs in Major Cities
Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor of policy studies, explains how cities can fix their planning systems to address housing crises.
See related: Housing, State & Local Government, United States, Urban Issues