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Trip Inspires Business Venture for Maxwell Alums
During a 2018 visit to Oaxaca, Mexico, Fabiola Lara and Sabith Khan soaked up the rich cultural traditions of artisans who sell handmade goods like baskets, rugs, coverlets and clothing. But the married Maxwell alumni pair were troubled by the…
Partnership With DC-Based Think Tank Brings Unique Opportunities for Maxwell Students
As the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, U.S. Army General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley keeps a busy schedule that includes briefings and strategy sessions with other top officials in the Pentagon and White House. But,…
University Monitoring Winter Weather and Travel Conditions for Friday, Dec. 23
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is currently monitoring and assessing weather conditions, including a Wind Chill Advisory, for Friday, Dec. 23. This effort includes reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an independent meteorologist about what to…
Can Kelp Help? Research Examines Dairy Farmer, Dairy Nutritionist Attitudes on Adding Feed Additive to Cut Methane Emissions
While the majority of climate change research focuses on reducing and capturing carbon dioxide, less attention has been paid to methane emissions, despite the gas having 30 times the warming effect. Over a quarter of the United States’ total methane…
Labor Expert Reacts to New Warehouse Worker Protection Act
This week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act which will require major warehouse companies to give its new and current employees clear documentation about productivity work speed quotas and expectations. Gretchen Purser, associate professor of…
A&S Alumni Making a Difference at Moderna
When Amy Rabideau ’10 started working at Moderna in 2015, she never imagined that she would someday help fight one of the world’s deadliest viruses. Fresh out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she had received a Ph.D. in…
Darle Balfoort and John Olson Receive 2022 Libraries Distinguished Service Award
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries Assembly selection panel has chosen Darle Balfoort, library technician for access and resource sharing, and John Olson, government and geo-information librarian, as co-recipients of this year’s Distinguished Service Award. Balfoort and Olson contributed both individually and through…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Student Veterans Continue to Serve After Service
Members of the Student Veterans Organization (SVO) at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ recently rallied under the spirit of volunteerism to support the campus community and greater ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community. Amid the final weeks of the semester, through the hectic schedule of the holidays…
5 Faculty Awarded New York State Council on the Arts Grants
Five ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty members have won highly competitive awards from the New York State Council on the Arts—a record in the number of awards in a single year for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ in its 20 years of participation with the…
Biology Professor Reflects on 6 Decades at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
Pursue your passion, and success and fulfillment will follow. This is a common aspiration for people when searching out a career, but also one that most would say is very difficult to attain. For ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ biology Professor Thomas Fondy, he…