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Dimitar Gueorguiev Named Maxwell School Scholar in US-China/Asia Relations
The position was created with a gift by Syracuse University alumni Yang Ni and Xiaoqing Li to strengthen connections between Maxwell faculty and scholars in China and Asia.
See related: China, Giving, Promotions & Appointments
Michael Williams Honored with NATO-Fulbright Security Studies Award
He will spend four months conducting research and teaching in Brussels, Belgium.
See related: Awards & Honors, Defense & Security, NATO, Russia, Ukraine
Margarita Estévez-Abe Named McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence
The associate professor of political science specializes in comparative political economy and will oversee the MAX courses.
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Students, Faculty Receive Spring 2023 SOURCE and Honors Research Grants
The awards support undergraduate research projects.
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Farhana Sultana Addresses European Parliament
The Maxwell School professor participated in a conference on climate and sustainability.
Junko Takeda and Merril Silverstein Named Chairs at Maxwell School
Takeda is leading the citizenship and civic engagement program on an interim basis, while Silverstein has taken the helm of the Sociology Department.
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RIDGE Partnership Grant Supports Maternity Health Research
Associate Professor Sarah Hamersma and graduate student Mitch McFarlane will use the $75,000 grant to investigate the impacts of SNAP food assistance on maternal and infant health.
See related: Food Security, Grant Awards, Income, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Student Experience
Maria Zhu Awarded the 2023 Montonna Fund
The assistant professor of economics received the honor for her work teaching undergraduate students.
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Azadeh Tajdar Joins Maxwell as Inaugural Cramer Family Professor of Practice in Community Impact
Seated in citizenship and civic engagement, the professorship was created with a generous gift by the Gerald and Daphna Cramer Foundation.
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In Memoriam: Life Trustee Allan D. Sutton ’55 BA (PSc)
Through his generosity to Syracuse University, he had a profound impact on the reputation of the Department of Philosophy and advanced the careers of some of the nation’s brightest philosophy scholars. Sutton passed away on May 31, 2023, in his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, at the age of 90.
See related: Centennial, In Memoriam