O’Keefe Talks to CBS News, Florida Today About the Launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket
“The New Glenn rocket is all about significantly reducing the cost of access to space,” says Sean O'Keefe, University Professor and former NASA administrator. “This will give SpaceX some serious competition. ...These are exciting times in the space business.”
See related: Space Exploration, United States
Intergenerational Relationships and Family Support: Implications for Health and Wellbeing
In this review, Professor and Chair of Sociology Merril Silverstein and co-authors summarize research projects supported by the National Institute on Aging that have contributed scholarship on intergenerational relationships and support provided to older adults that frequently precedes, and is often complementary to, intensive caregiving. Published in The Gerontologist.
See related: Aging, Gender and Sex, Longevity, Parenting & Family, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Maxwell Sociologist’s New Documentary Reveals Plight of Syracuse Tenants
Written and directed by Gretchen Purser, the film is the culmination of a research grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
See related: Grant Awards, Housing, New York State, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, Urban Issues
On the Front Lines: Alumna Janelle Linton
The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the battle against Long COVID continues and alumna Janelle Linton ’14 B.S. (PH) is on the front lines in various roles. In a podcast from the Dulye Leadership Experience, Linton discusses the research that’s being done and clarifies facts about Long COVID.
See related: COVID-19
Bendix Speaks With PEOPLE and Washington Post About the Wildfires in Los Angeles, Climate Change
“Both drought and heat are known to be more likely in the context of human-caused climate change, so the fires burning now cannot be dismissed as anomalous events,” says Jacob Bendix, professor emeritus of geography and the environment.
See related: Climate Change, United States, Wildfires
Ekbia Discusses the Transformative Future of AI on FINTECH.TV
“Some people compare AI to the atomic bomb. I don't think this is that kind of risk, but there are risks. There are concerns—ethical, economic, social and cultural—that have to be addressed before it's too late. And I think one of our best tools to do that is policy,” says University Professor Hamid Ekbia.
See related: Autonomous Systems, United States
Hranchak Says Political Rather Than Military Action May Deter Putin in WAER Interview
“Ukraine joining NATO will mean the readiness of the western countries to defend their own sovereignty and remain subjects of international relations, and such determination in itself is a deterrent," says Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.
See related: Conflict, Government, NATO, Russia, Ukraine
Reeher Reflects on Former President Jimmy Carter’s Life and Legacy in LiveNOW from FOX Interviews
“He really was, I think, the right candidate and the right person and the right president for the times. And what happened to his presidency, ultimately I think, those same times overwhelmed his presidency” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Federal, United States
In Memoriam: B. Ben Baldanza
Baldanza, a longtime Maxwell supporter and innovative business leader who helped transform the airline industry, passed away on Nov. 5, 2024. He was 62.
See related: Giving, In Memoriam
Do Schools Have the Capacity to Provide Free Meals to Every Student?
More Police Spending is Linked to Higher Opioid Overdose Mortality Rates
Heflin Weighs In on Whether or Not RFK Jr. Can ‘Make America Healthy Again’ in BBC Interview
“RFK simply doesn't have jurisdiction over most of the policy levers that he would need to make America healthy again,” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Federal, Nutrition, U.S. Health Policy, United States
‘Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City’ Among The Economist’s Best Books of 2024
The publication called the book by Maxwell School Professor Emeritus Dennis Romano a “sparkling account of Venice’s past and future.”
See related: Awards & Honors, Europe
The Role of Perceived Social Support in Subjective Wellbeing Among Working-age U.S. Adults With and Without Limitations in Activities of Daily Living
See related: Disability, Mental Health, United States
Thorson Speaks With BBC News About How Meta Restricts News in Palestinian Territories
“Fundamentally, Meta's main incentive is just to keep people on the platform, that's what they want to do. And that is always going to keep priority over things like keeping people fully informed or showing both sides of the issues,” says Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science.
See related: International Affairs, Media & Journalism, Middle East & North Africa
Monarch Discusses US Exports, Tariffs and International Trade With Marketplace
Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics, says if more U.S. tariffs are imposed, he expects other countries will impose tariffs on our exports too, making them more expensive. And that means they might buy less of what we’re selling in the future.
See related: Federal, International Affairs, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Lovely Talks to Kotaku and Spectrum News About Trump’s Tariffs
“We’re going to see an impact on both import flows and export flows,” says Mary Lovely, professor emeritus of economics. “For consumers, we’re going to see higher prices. Many people are predicting about a one-percentage point increase on the inflation rate.”
See related: China, Federal, International Affairs, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Embodying Biodiversity: Sensory Conservation as Refuge and Sovereignty
Shannon Novak, professor of anthropology, has contributed to “Embodying Biodiversity: Sensory Conservation as Refuge and Sovereignty” (University of Arizona Press, 2024). The book was edited by Terese Gagnon ’18 M.A. (Anth)/’21 Ph.D. (Anth), a postdoctoral researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
See related: Agriculture, Environment, India
Catherine Gerard Leaves Impact at Maxwell and Around the World
Gerard, well know for teaching one of the core courses of the Executive Education Program—PAI 895 Managerial Leadership—has retired after nearly three decades at Syracuse University.
See related: School History
Dean Van Slyke Visits Korea to Forge New Partnerships and Celebrate With Alumni
Dean David M. Van Slyke signed memorandum of understandings with two top Korean universities on a recent trip to the republic in an effort to increase academic collaboration.
See related: Centennial, East Asia, School History