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‘Space Is the Wild West’: Expert Says International Action Needed to Address Growing Space Debris Problem
The FCC recently issued its first fine for space debris, after a DISH satellite that was end-of-life wasn’t moved into the correct orbit. Sean O’Keefe is a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ professor and former NASA administrator. He says that FCC fines are…
Public Voices Fellowship Supports Maxwell Professor’s AI Research
Baobao Zhang, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received the 2023-24 Public Voices Fellowship on Technology in the Public Interest to explore attitudes and policy related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology….
Maxwell School to Host Panel Discussion on Israel-Hamas War
The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs’ Middle Eastern Studies Program will host a webinar titled “The Israel-Hamas War: What Is Happening and What Might Happen Next?” on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET. Interested students,…
4 Times the Fun: Capdeville Quadruplets Experience All ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Has to Offer, Together
Imagine making the decision to attend a university nearly 2,000 miles away from your home in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Imagine your father is a passionate alum of that university: You grew up watching its sports, wearing its colors and…
‘The First Scramble for Africa’: Maxwell Professor Unearths England’s First Outpost
Back in 2019, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ archaeologist Christopher DeCorse was part of a team that made an unexpected discovery during fieldwork in coastal Ghana. While excavating the ruins of the 17th-century Dutch Fort Amsterdam, the researchers from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, the University of…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Experts on War between Israel and Hamas
Reporters looking for experts to help offer insight on the war in Israel, please see these ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ experts. To arrange an interview with any of the professors listed, please contact Ellen James Mbuqe, media relations executive director ejmbuqe@syr.edu or…
2 Graduate Students Named as New BIPOC Alliance Steering Committee Members
Two new representatives have been appointed as steering committee members for the Graduate School Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Alliance for Excellence (GSBA): Joshua Agbomedarho and Cristina Diaz-Mateo. Agbomedarho is in the second year of the MBA program…
‘This Is an Exciting Time for Labor’ Says ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Sociology Professor and Labor Studies Expert
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers went on strike on Oct. 4, making it one of the largest in the healthcare industry in U.S. history. Gretchen Purser is an associate professor of sociology at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Maxwell School of Citizenship…
Maxwell Professor Kristy Buzard Explores Gender Disparities in Economics
Kristy Buzard, associate professor of economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is part of a research team that recently received funding from the Women in Economics and Mathematics Research Consortium to investigate the mechanisms that contribute…
New Student Association Leaders Aim to Get More Students Involved
Neither Will Treloar ’24 nor Yasmin Nayrouz ’24 possessed any previous experience as student government leaders when they stepped onto the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ campus as first-year students three years ago. Now in their final year at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, Treloar and Nayrouz…