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Mitra op-ed on India's jobless growth in Bloomberg Quint

According to Devashish Mitra, professor of economics & Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, "to fully employ the growing labour force gainfully and productively, India will probably have to create tens of millions of modern-sector jobs over the next few years."

January 11, 2017

Kriesberg op-ed on Israeli-Palestinian conflict published in Foreign Policy in Focus

"There are many Israelis who are highly dismayed by the extreme rightist developments in Israel and Obama’s and Kerry’s actions lend them support. Trump’s electoral vote victory threatens to make Israeli-Palestinian relations much worse," Louis Kriesberg, professor emeritus of sociology.

January 11, 2017

Keck discusses free speech and the judiciary on Life of the Law

Thomas Keck, professor of political science, spoke on the political beneficiaries of free expression jurisprudence worldwide

January 10, 2017

Reeher comments on Trump's transition in The Hill

According to Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher, "watching the transition so far, it is a continuation of what we saw during the campaign: the normal rules are not being followed, and he is rewriting the expectations and the rule book as he goes.” 

January 10, 2017

Mitra op-ed on demonetization in India published in Indian Express

"In terms of effectiveness, the move undoubtedly prevents further circulation of existing counterfeit currency in the two demonetised denominations (Rs 500 and Rs 1,000)," writes Devashish Mitra, professor of economics, and his co-author.

January 9, 2017

Geography faculty to participate in recently funded research project on unmanned aerial systems

The project is one of six collaborative research projects across Syracuse University that together have been awarded more than $230,000 in state revitalization funding for research focused on drones.
January 9, 2017

Reeher weighs in on challenges facing Trump in Washington Examiner

Grant Reeher is featured in the Washington Examiner article, where he analyzes the effect of Trump's political maneuvering " According to Reeher, "He [Trump] needs to both challenge the status quo and be able to work within it in order to succeed.

January 9, 2017

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Schewe article on labor patterns on U.S. dairy farms published in Social Currents

Rebecca L. Schewe & Bernadette White
January 8, 2017

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INSCT awarded grant to study law & policy of unmanned aerial systems

The INSCT project—Law and Policy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles—was awarded $68,248. The project will develop a policy and legal framework that supports the use of various types of unmanned aerial systems throughout the state, while ensuring public safety, protecting civil liberties and promoting industrial growth. 

January 6, 2017

Maxwell alumna Megyn Kelly ’92 (PSc) to join NBC News

Megyn Kelly '92 to join NBC News. The Fox News veteran will host new daytime and Sunday night news and discussion programs.
January 6, 2017

Buzard op-ed on reunifying Cyprus in Washington Post

"The E.U. must therefore promise to enforce political autonomy for the North after reunification—by, for instance, threatening to impose sanctions on the Cypriot government if it fails to live up to the deal," writes Kristy Buzard, assistant professor of economics, on the reunification of the Republic of Cyprus with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

January 5, 2017

M. Elman interview on Kerry, UN Security Council resolution on WAER

“Many aspects of the speech and the points that Secretary Kerry was trying to give as a framework for peace contradict what was stated in the U.N. Security Council resolution. There’s quite a bit of discrepancy in these two documents when you look at them,” says Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science.

January 5, 2017

O'Keefe weighs in on Trump's involvement in federal contracting

Sean O’Keefe, University Professor, says what President-elect Donald Trump is doing, by targeting specific federal contracts, is unheard-of, in a Politico article.

January 4, 2017

In Memoriam: Assistant Professor Peter E. Howe Remembered

The Syracuse native began his academic career after serving in the U.S. Army in Germany and 17 years of service at Miller Brewing Co. in Volney, N.Y
January 4, 2017

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Miriam Elman op-ed on moving US Embassy to Jerusalem in Washington Post

"A careful look at conflict-resolution theory suggests that moving the embassy could be a constructive move, pushing Israelis and Palestinians back to negotiations," writes Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, on President Trump's proposal to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

January 3, 2017

Eating, Drinking: Surviving

Farhana Sultana
December 31, 2016

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