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Pandemic Journaling Project makes new home at Syracuse University
A repository of data detailing the deeply personal experiences of more than 1,800 people living during the COVID pandemic will be available to researchers for the first time on Feb. 15.
See related: COVID-19, United States
Maxwell to Host 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
Beginning in mid-June, the Maxwell School will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging public management leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Awards & Honors
Student Andrea-Rose Oates is Motivated by Advocacy
Andrea-Rose Oates, a sophomore majoring in policy studies, recently joined alumnus John Boccacino ’20 E.M.P.A. for his ’Cuse Conversations podcast to talk about what motivates her to serve as a student leader and why she hopes to encourage fellow students of color to explore their heritage.
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High Honors: Public Health Student Recognized for Research Achievements
Falk College boasts a robust, collaborative research community in which students play an active role. Danny Baris (sport analytics), Sarah Dellett (nutrition science) and Mingxuan (Jessica) Li (public health) are three Falk students who have been recently honored for their research achievements.
See related: Awards & Honors
Syracuse University Named to Federal AI Safety Consortium
The Autonomous Systems Policy Institute, housed in the Maxwell School, is an inaugural member of U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium.
$1.5 Million Grant Expands Study of ‘Pay-to-Stay’ Fees for Incarcerated Individuals
Gabriela Kirk-Werner, assistant professor of sociology, is among a trio of researchers who’ve launched the Captive Money Lab with the support of Arnold Ventures.
Catherine Herrold Receives Award to Study Locally Led Development in Serbia
The associate professor will analyze how Serbians organize for social change at the local level.
Timur Hammond - How Are We Shaped by the Places We Call Home?
Timur Hammond, assistant professor of geography and the environment, explores the impact of our environments in shaping identity and culture.
See related: Environment, Infrastructure, Urban Issues
SU Institute Launches Focus Group Project to Gain Insights on Key Voting Blocs in 2024 Campaign
The Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC) is launching The Deciders Focus Groups project, a partnership initiative looking to gain insights from key voting blocs in 2024 presidential election battleground states. NBC News plans to report findings each month.
See related: Federal Government, Media & Journalism, U.S. Elections, Washington, D.C.
New Carnegie-Maxwell Policy Planning Lab Launches Foreign Affairs Training Program
International relations professionals may apply for the first-of-its-kind program supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
See related: Europe, Federal Government, Global Governance, Grant Awards, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine
Keeping Schools Open: Larsen Study Helps Manage Public Health Response to COVID
According to a ground-breaking study led by David Larsen, professor and chair of public health, wastewater surveillance is a potent tool in understanding COVID-19 transmission within school settings and can help manage the public health response to COVID in schools.
See related: COVID-19, New York State, U.S. Education
Maxwell and Whitman Launch Joint Graduate Program in Sustainable Organizations and Policy
This joint program leverages the national reputations and programmatic strengths of both schools in preparing students to be versatile, multidisciplinary, forward-looking experts and leaders ready to take on the important challenges across the globe related to sustainability.
Maxwell and India — An Enduring Partnership
The relationship between the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the government and people of India dates back more than 70 years, with thousands of senior officials taking advantage of Executive Education’s training and degree programs, and others study through some of the most prestigious fellowships offered.
See related: India, Student Experience
New Dean for Research: Public Health Professor Katherine McDonald
Katherine McDonald, Ph.D., has been named senior associate dean for research and administration in Falk College, where under her leadership with the Office of Research Development “the College has experienced steady growth in research activity by every measure,” says Dean Jeremy Jordan.
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Syracuse University Students Represent China at Model United Nations Conference
The delegation was led by Maxwell students Lily Collins, Alana Auchmoody and Chenglu Jiang.
See related: Model U.N., Student Experience, Washington, D.C.
Seth Jolly Appointed Chair of Political Science Department
The associate professor of political science succeeds Shana Kushner Gadarian, who became associate dean of research on Jan. 1.
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Mazza Fellowship Provides Local Government Experience to MPA Student Nate Cole
He is the fourth recipient of the Dominic F. Mazza County Management Fellowship, named in honor of a 1985 alumnus.
See related: Awards & Honors, New York State, State & Local Government, Student Experience
Pearson’s Research on Racial and Ethnic Exclusion Supported by Russell Sage Foundation Grant
The assistant professor of economics is part of a team exploring the exclusion and expulsion of groups of people from towns and cities from 1850 to 1950.
See related: Asian-American, Black, Economic Policy, Grant Awards, LatinX, U.S. Immigration, United States
Making a Safer World: Public Health Professor David Larsen Receives Fulbright Award
David Larsen, professor and chair of public health, is in Austria for the Spring 2024 semester after he received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach and continue his wastewater surveillance research at the Medical University of Innsbruck.
See related: Awards & Honors
Maxwell Students Take Honors in City of Syracuse’s Inaugural Open Data Day
Encouraged by Associate Professor Michiko Ueda-Ballmer, the group of mostly MPA students used public data to address city transportation challenges.
See related: Awards & Honors, Infrastructure, State & Local Government, Student Experience, Urban Issues