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Maxwell Students, Faculty Among SOURCE and Honors Grant Recipients
Eleven Maxwell School students have been awarded grants from the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE) and the Renée Crown University Honors Program. The awards provide up to $7,500 in support for original undergraduate research projects.
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Baobao Zhang Joins First Cohort of AI2050 Early Career Fellows
Zhang, assistant professor of political science, has received up to $200K to research the role of citizens in the governance of artificial intelligence systems.
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As a New Leader Takes the Helm, South Asia Center Receives Over $1 Million in Federal Grants
Prema Kurien was named director of the center as it received funding from the U.S. Department of Education.
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COVID Research Project Garners up to $2.2 Million From the National Institutes of Health
Associate Professor Emily Wiemers is the principal investigator of the team that includes her Maxwell School colleague, Marc A. Garcia.
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SU Part of a Team Awarded $60 Million USDA Grant to Promote Climate-Smart Commodities
Syracuse University is a leading partner in a multi-university project that aims to increase supply and demand for climate-smart commodities produced and manufactured in New York state, supported by a new grant from the USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities. The $60 million project is led by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Agriculture and Markets
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NSF Awards $750K for Research Project Examining Electric Vehicles’ Impact
Siddiki, associate professor of public administration and international affairs and Chapple Family Professor of Citizenship and Democracy, is co-principal investigator on the project, titled “Strengthening American Electricity Infrastructure for an Electric Vehicle Future: An Energy Justice Approach.”
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Herrold Awarded Fulbright to Study Grassroots Community Change in Serbia
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, is heading to Serbia for seven months in the Spring 2023 semester. She will live and work in local communities there, interact extensively with local residents and collaborate with scholars at the University of Belgrade.
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Grant Funds Syracuse Housing Research
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Wiemers to Study Challenges of Caring for Aging Parents Amid Pandemic
Emily Wiemers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, will serve as principal investigator for a two-year, federally funded study of the challenges to those caring for aging parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Amit Sanyal awarded grant to study the integration of autonomous systems in wildland fire management
This National Science Foundation funded project will focus on autonomous unmanned aerial systems to perform wildfire monitoring in hazardous environments.
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