Ekbia Speaks With TechCrunch About Trump’s Victory and Its Impact on AI Regulation
“The global regulation of AI will suffer as a consequence [of new controls], despite the circumstances that call for more global cooperation,” says University Professor Hamid Ekbia. “The political and geopolitical ramifications of this can be huge, enabling more authoritarian and oppressive uses of AI across the globe.”
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Arthur C. Brooks Shares Happiness Recipe: ‘Enjoyment, Satisfaction and Meaning’
The former Maxwell professor, bestselling author and happiness expert spoke during a recent Maxwell centennial celebration event.
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Race, Representation, and the Legitimacy of International Organizations
Daniel McDowell and co-author explore whether the representation of Black people in international organization leadership positions influences perceptions of legitimacy among Black and white individuals. Published in International Organization.
Thompson Talks to Catholic Standard, Miami Herald About the Catholic Vote in the 2024 Election
“One thing we do know is that the Latino vote broke for Trump to a much greater extent than it has for any Republican,” says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. “So the question is, does that add significantly to the Catholic margin?”
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Williams Weighs In on Zelensky’s Victory Plan for Ukraine in New York Times Article
“He has to go cap in hand to push the plan, sort of carve out a position and then say at home, having asked, that this is now what we have to do,” says Michael John Williams, a associate professor of public administration and international affairs, adding, “At least he can say he’s tried. He’s exhausted the possibilities.”
See related: Conflict, Foreign Policy, Government, International Agreements, NATO, Russia, Ukraine
McCormick Quoted in BNN Bloomberg Article on Crises Confronting Mexico’s New President
“She both inherited a crisis as well as the commitments AMLO made to a range of stakeholders like the National Guard,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, referring to the former president by his initials.
See related: Crime & Violence, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, National Security
’CUSE50 Honoree Guided by ‘Integrity, Service and Making a Positive Impact’
Ron Balchandani’s investment firm has been recognized as one of the 50 fastest-growing businesses owned or led by Syracuse alumni.
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To Reduce Mental Illness Stigma among Emergency Medical Service Clinicians, Agencies Must Value Workers’ Psychological Safety and Health
On Continuity and Exceptionality in Our Present Crisis: A Conversation with Silvia Federici
In this conversation with Associate Professor of Sociology Selina Gallo-Cruz and her co-author, Silvia shared her reflections on the human experiences that have shaped her scholarship, the continuities of capitalist discipline observed in her early advocacy, and how she makes sense of today’s compounding global crises. Published in Capitalism Nature Socialism.
Rising Import Tariffs, Falling Exports: When Modern Supply Chains Meet Old-Style Protectionism
Assistant Professor of Economics Ryan Monarch and co-authors examine the impacts of the 2018–2019 U.S. import tariff increases on U.S. exports through the lens of supply chain linkages. Published in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
See related: International Affairs, Tariffs, Trade, United States
McFate Talks to Fox News About How a Trump Presidency Will Factor Into Iran’s War With Israel
“Trump’s victory will give Iran pause as it considers striking back at Israel in their tit for tat,” says Sean McFate, adjunct professor in Maxwell's Washington programs.
Colleen Heflin Appointed to Committee on National Statistics
The committee is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and provides guidance to the federal government.
See related: Federal, Food Security, Nutrition, Promotions & Appointments, U.S. Health Policy
‘Life Together’ Seeks to Improve Civil Dialogue
The event brought members of the Syracuse University community together to talk in small groups about a sometimes-divisive topic, the economy.
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Taylor Speaks With AFP, The Hill and Newsweek About Trump’s Victory, Impact on Ukraine-Russia War
“I can’t imagine Donald Trump rolling up his sleeves and digging into the nitty-gritty of the words of this conflict,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science. “That’s not who he is [but] that’s what it takes to bring about ceasefires and peace settlements, lots of detailed, nitty-gritty negotiation on a whole host of issues. It’s not simply tell both sides to stop.”
See related: Conflict, Federal, Russia, U.S. Elections, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. National Security, Ukraine, United States
Veterans Day Guest Speaker Theresa Cross ’99 BA (IR) Reflects on Joining the Orange Family
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Theresa Cross ’99 B.A. (IR) will be the guest speaker at the University’s official observance of Veterans Day this year. Cross says that to her, Veterans Day is as “American as apple pie.”
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Social Justice and Public Health: Lender Center Student Fellows
Public Health major Tomiwa “Tommy” DaSilva ’26 is one of five Syracuse University students named as 2024-26 Lender Center for Social Justice student fellows and he will work with Miriam Mutambudzi, assistant professor of public health and Lender Center faculty fellow
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Koch Quoted in DeSmog Article on Saudi Arabia’s Neom Giga Project, Sustainability Claims
“When you are looking at the Gulf countries, you see that a lot of these sustainability projects are very large, and they’re very loud about them, but they hide the fact that, in fact, the rest of society is not at all sustainable,” says Natalie Koch, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Government, Middle East & North Africa, Sustainability
Maxwell Honors 9 Students with Centennial Scholar Awards
The undergraduate and graduate students received the recognition at the school’s Syracuse Centennial Celebration.
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Reeher Discusses the Presidential Election With EFE, Fox News and Newsweek
“In recent decades the country has gotten incredibly polarized politically. Both candidates have 43% in the bank no matter what. I think what the last week is about—it's not about persuasion, we're done with that—it's about mobilization, it's about turnout. The election is going to turn on turnout,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
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Thompson Talks to the Catholic Standard About How Catholics Are Voting in the Presidential Election
“We know that Catholics are probably as divided as the rest of the electorate right now,” says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science. “The election is extremely close by almost any standard and Catholics seem to be in many ways mirroring the American population in that regard,” she says.
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