Genovese explained warning signs for child abuse and the shame that may come with it. She said, “The abuser could say to the child, ‘if you tell anyone I will harm your siblings; your other parent; your pets. They make threats.” Genovese then went on to explain that some professionals are required to call CPS if they suspect a child may be experiencing abuse. She said, “Bruising, or cuts, or a child that has injuries on parts of the body that are not consistent with the report.”

Johnson discussed the potential of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court and the new perspectives she would bring to the position. She said, “Someone will be in a position to say, ‘well, what about this? Have we heard from the position of the accused? What do we know about their experience?’ — all of the relevancy of matters that may otherwise go unaddressed, unconsidered.”

Khalil discussed the current Russia Ukraine conflict and the influx of Ukrainians flooding into the European Union for safety. He said, ‘Ukraine could easily now slip into “a bloody, nasty guerrilla war for a generation, in which people will flock not to the moderates but to the more radical elements, as we saw in Syria and Libya.”’

In the Daily Mail article, Junium discussed the extinction of the dinosaurs and climate change during that period. He said, “The initial effects of the impact were caused by rock dust, soot and wildfires, but the sulphur aerosols extended the time period over which life would have suffered from extreme cooling, reduced sunlight and acidification of the land surface and oceans. It was this extended duration of cooling that likely played a central role in the severity of the extinction.”

In the NBC News article, Thompson discussed the recent passing of Scott Hall, former WWE Hall of Famer. He said, “By the time Razor was wrestling, Vince McMahon pretty much controlled the territory by himself. It [Hall’s defection to WCW] gave people a sense of agency that there were other places to go,” Thompson said. “And that sounds so obvious now, but that was a big deal then [in the 1990s]. You’re not just one of the soldiers in Vince’s army.”

In Abdelaaty’s piece for the Washington Post, she discussed Ukrainians fleeing to other European countries amidst Russia’s invasion. She said, “It was a different story in 2015, when more than����from Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere crossed into Europe. Countries responded by tightening����and quickly negotiating a deal with Turkey to stem arrivals.��Since then, European governments have made efforts to��,����and trap sub-Saharan Africans in����in Libya. Even as Poland has embraced Ukrainians, it has cracked down on�� and others attempting to cross from Belarus.”

is an associate professor in the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) whose research specialty includes cybersecurity. He provides written comments that can be quoted directly, and is available for interviews as well as this situation unfolds.

McKnight says:

“U.S. cybersecurity leaders for private companies and in government have been on alert for weeks as President Putin telegraphed his intent to invade Ukraine’s territory, information systems, and infrastructure. Russian cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, falsely claimed to be provoked by Ukrainian attacks to which Russia was responding, and hacks of Ukrainian government websites, were all sadly to be expected parts of this operation.

“For average Americans, there is also a need to be extra alert both to the Russian disinformation campaign and its domestic witting or unwitting partners’ efforts to confuse and to deny the truth of what is happening. Everyone should also be aware of an increased likelihood of incoming phishing emails, and perhaps a little more skillful than average deep fakes. These are professional state-sponsored attempts to infiltrate and distract.

“The main thing for everyone to know now is this metaverse of real and unreal actions and actors is not going away any time soon. Everyone needs to boost their information security awareness, with training, and not just new services or hardware. Since the weakest link in cyber-defense is everyone’s “cyberhygiene”, it makes it easy to infiltrate and wreak havoc.”

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is assistant professor at Syracuse University’s School of Education. Dr. Mauldin teaches classes in Educational Leadership, including the EdD seminar course as well as Curriculum and Instructional Leadership for Equity & Excellence.

Mauldin says:

“Various educators and scholars, including legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw who has furthered our understandings of critical race theory (CRT) and intersectionality in her scholarship, have spoken out about this harmful project of painting CRT as divisive in schools. Unfortunately, even with the truth-telling behind what critical race theory��actually��is, we see that some political leaders continue to attempt to erase relevant and important history and any level of critical engagement for students in schools.

“This reality tells us everything that we need to know. This is not about misunderstanding a theory but rather, something deeper and likely influenced by the consciousness and visible awareness of injustice that Americans had to reckon with after the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and so many others whose names we did not hear as often in the mainstream media prior to 2020. We’re seeing these types of regressive policies and practices from various states already – it’s bleeding into our organizations, school districts, and classrooms.

“I’m not sure what the breaking point is for teachers, however I know that we’ve been here before with very similar tactics in place which is unfortunate. Yet, teachers – especially those of color – have persisted and prioritized learning and bringing students’ lived experiences and histories to that learning. You can’t erase that.”

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Khalil discussed the idea of the ‘Biden bump,’ which accounts for President Biden’s rise in favorability throughout the beginning of his presidency. Khalil explains, “The Biden bump, if you will, is probably more about personality and rhetoric. The fact that he is not Donald Trump accounts for a large part of that swing. Where I think policy comes in has been about toning down the rhetoric, especially around the trade war — not just with China, but with the E.U. — and constantly criticizing NATO allies, particularly Germany.”

Gadarian discusses the newest COVID-19 variant, omicron, and whether or not this new variant should be cause for concern. She discussed topics from the book she co-wrote, “Pandemic Politics: How COVID-19 Revealed the Depths of Partisan Polarization.” She said, “There are these big gaps between Republicans and Democrats that we see in our survey data very early on in March 2020, and which don’t go away over time as the virus starts to move across the country. Those patterns have locked in. Democrats very early on were in line with public health officials.”

Professor Zhang conducted a survey to gauge how AI researchers and the US public feel about the developments of AI in terms of the interest of the public. Zhang said, ‘US public still seems to broadly trust tech companies to guide development of AI.’ His survey results showed that the public is most trusting of the US Military and university researchers.

Marfilius, a veteran of the U.S. Airforce, discussed the range of emotions that military veterans feel after leaving combat. He said, “It’s not one-size-fits-all. I’ve heard anger, I’ve heard an increase in fatigue and irritability, some level of sadness, so the profound sense of loss, grief, and suffering are certainly overwhelming. It’s normal for them to be experiencing all types of difficult unexpected emotions.”

The author of this piece for The New Statesman spoke to George Saunders about his book, to which Saunders explained moments and underlying messages he was trying to get across. He said, ‘the mother’s sentiment about writing is “actually true, I think. I think she’s not a very good writer. Or she was writing that piece out of too much emotion. And… you know, she didn’t go back and look at it.” When the mother reads the essay again, she reflects, “yes, it sort of flowed, but when you really broke it down…” So the story is, among other things, a parable about the dangers of the first draft – and, by implication, the painful necessity of revision.’

With the rise in social media has come a rise in users posting their own renditions of funny graphic content, referred to as memes. Professor Whitney Phillips discussed a recent meme trend, ‘the feminine urge’ and why it grew so quickly in popularity, saying memes “create this wide open space to articulate the full range of a person’s experience, whether it’s the feminine urge or the nonbinary urge or the masculine one.”

Driscoll discusses conversations surrounding the transition away from using fossil fuels as well as the long-term futures for companies relying on oil extraction. He says, “We’re in a very abrupt transition now, with energy systems coming out of COVID. And that’s, you know, problems like this, so are likely to be more prominent going forward.”

In Smith’s commentary, she discussed the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse and the commentary that has ensued since it began. She said, ‘Those who claim to support Rittenhouse actually do not care for him nor his family. They are hypocrites who use a child for their own cynical agenda. None of them would want their child to be in his predicament. A flaw in their belief system is their merciless legitimization and glorification of violence.’

Burton, who worked as the chief marketing officer for the U.S. Olympic Committee in 2008, discussed the allegations brought out by tennis star Peng Shuai and her recent disappearance following these allegations. Burton said, “It doesn’t matter where the games are, there’s controversy that something is not right.” Burton went on to say that if you are a top sponsor for International Olympic Committee, “you know what you’re getting into.”

Syracuse professor discussed Biden’s new $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Law, and his ability to deliver on his promises made at the beginning of his presidency. Van Slyke discussed the issues with this law, saying, “We’ve got to be sober here about what our infrastructure gap is in terms of a level of investment and go into this eyes wide open, that this is not going to solve our infrastructure problems across the nation.”

Grode reflects on the life of Composer and Lyricist Stephen Sondheim, reminiscing on 20 of his greatest songs. Grode says, ‘The career of Stephen Sondheim, the celebrated Broadway songwriter��who died on Friday��at the age of 91, spanned decades and included 20 major productions, including forays into television and film. Here is one song from each of those 20 in chronological order, highlighting a genius that was evident from a jarringly early age (even if critics took a while to catch on) for mixing longing and ambivalence into clever, spiky, dependably unexpected lyrics.’

Kapuscinski discussed the controversy between those who are and are not vaccinated, saying, “Both groups are actually pretty concerned about health and safety, and believe that what’s at stake is of extreme importance.”

Due to the rapidly growing supply chain issues, Black Friday sales will be less impressive than in years past. Wimer explained, “Retailer sales and discounts will not be at quite the same level as last year. Estimates are running from 30 to 60 days longer,” said Wimer. “This means you would want to buy the items now instead of waiting and missing out. This also means waiting for an item to go on sale is a riskier strategy, as demand is high and consumers are willing to spend at nonsale prices.”

U.S. death tolls due to drug overdoses reached an all-time high over the last year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Monnat explained, “Even after Covid is over, overdoses will likely continue to increase. We have to attack this crisis from multiple angles. But beyond this, we need to recognize that the increase in drug use disorders over the past 20 to 30 years is a symptom of much larger social and economic problems.”

She said, “No one should have to work the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Making the whole meal on the day-of is exhausting if it isn’t something one is accustomed to doing.”

Martinis discussed Britney Spears’ recent release from her conservatorship, as well as the many steps that still lie ahead. Martinis explained, “There are hundreds of thousands of other Britneys across the United States, people who aren’t famous, but who deserve the same rights we all take for granted—until they get taken away. #FreeBritney can’t end with Britney being free.”

O’Keefe discussed NASA’s space suit design, saying, “Every variant of every space suit Nasa has ever used was developed in concert with the private sector. Now that the commercial space industry has demonstrated an ability to develop a space access transportation market, these companies will surely come up with new ideas on operational performance characteristics based on their evolving experiences.”

Kohn discussed the enormous costs associated with long-term services and support for aging populations. She discusses the desire for family caregiving and at-home options rather than nursing homes for the elderly, sayin, “The nursing home industry is very powerful in state legislatures. It’s really state sponsored market-failure. You are propping up an industry that people don’t’ want to use.”

]]> /blog/2021/11/17/china-and-the-united-states-will-work-together-to-tackle-climate-change/ Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:49:49 +0000 /?p=172317 , assistant professor for political science in the Maxwell School, authored an opinion piece for the Washington Post “” and was quoted in a story for the South China Morning Post.

In Gueorguiev’s opinion piece for the Washington Post, he discussed both China and the United States’ efforts to combat climate change and lower their emissions. He discussed his survey findings, stating, ‘While the Chinese public endorses climate action, my own surveys from the China Policy Barometer��suggest that citizens are less supportive when they are told about international pressure — or informed that the United States is taking stronger climate protection efforts. These findings suggest��international pressure, if done in public, could discourage rather than compel Chinese leaders into action.’

Professor Stromer-Galley, who studies social media platforms, discussed how young people can become susceptible to online conspiracies. In relation to the recent Astrofest, she commented, “We have this stereotype of conspiracy theorists being older people on social media, but young people can in some ways be more susceptible. We know that human brains really like sensational content, and teenage brains even more so because they are still developing.”

With People Magazine recently being bought by the company DotDash, many are speculating as to whether or not People Magazine fits with the other content that DotDash creates. Gallagher addresses this concern, saying, “The rest of the Meredith publications, I can see where they fit into Dotdash’s portfolio. People is a tough call.”

Penfield discussed the supply-chain issues presenting themselves during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. He said, “We continue to see supply chain disruptions throughout the food supply chain.”

Burton, who wrote this commentary, discussed the NCAA’s recent decision to create a Transformation Committee. He questioned, ‘Is it reasonable assuming the NCAA—recently shut out by the Supreme Court (a 9-0 whitewashing) and stomped by various state legislations on name, image and likeness (NIL)—can recast itself into something else? Is it possible to transform the lumbering battleship into a jet fighter? Perhaps.’

When Big Bird tweeted last week saying that he received the COVID-19 vaccine, it received flashback from many conservative politicians saying that it was ‘government propaganda.’ Professor Robert Thompson explained, “When you get a mass medium as dominant and powerful as television … that’s always going to be a battleground over what messages get out there.”

In the story for the Associated Press, Heflin discusses the growing issue of food insecurity among military families amidst the pandemic. She discusses the Pentagon’s denial of this problem, saying, “In my experiences, it’s hard to explain this to Department of Defense officials. They find it embarrassing and something they would not like to acknowledge.”

Sultana discusses the need to fight the climate crisis while highlighting the historical circumstances that led to this current crisis and who is most responsible. She stated, “You cannot keep having your luxury emissions, and then point fingers at the person who’s having emissions just to survive. That’s just absolutely unfair and unjust.”

Kocher discussed the recent rise in immigrants being granted asylum under Biden’s presidency. He says, “The obvious inference is, oh, well this is because of Biden.” Kocher goes on to explain, ‘the Biden Administration has made no major policy changes that would influence how immigration judges rule in asylum cases.’ Kocher instead says that ‘the higher rate of asylum grants may be due to a confluence of factors.’

In the PolitiFact interview, Penfield discussed the continuing issue among supply chains and the longer lead times for receiving goods. He said, ‘there is a shortage of base materials, such as chemicals and semiconductor chips, and lead times are getting longer. For example, shipping goods from China used to take 30 or 35 days, and now takes 73 days. Those delays are compounded by congestion at the ports, ships waiting to be unloaded, a lack of warehouse space, and a worker shortage.’

Ortiz, researcher of health communication and social marketing, discussed why it may be difficult to convince those who remain unvaccinated to ever get the vaccine. She said, “We know that the longer that people are hesitant, the longer they will continue to be hesitant. It becomes what we call a ‘commitment consistency’ issue — where the longer you say this is not something I’m going to do, or this is something I disagree with, the more it becomes ingrained in your personality.”

Vice Chancellor Haynie wrote in this op-ed about the question, “Why create an academic facility focused on veterans and their families at Syracuse University?” He answered this in two parts, stating, “First, I believe all individuals and institutions have a moral obligation to assume responsibility for the costs and consequences associated with America’s decision to wage war.” In his second part he explained the opportunities it provides for the university and for central New York. He said, “you cannot tell the story of that Greatest Generation without telling the story of Syracuse University and Central New York. This university kicked open its doors — wider than almost any college or university in the nation — and welcomed more than 14,000 returning veterans to this campus.”

In Kocher’s commentary, he discussed the lack of protection being given to places like churches and other religious institutions, which are supposed to be ‘protected areas.’ He said, ‘On a positive note, this description does suggest that Mayorkas wants immigration enforcement officers to think contextually about the broader social impacts of immigration enforcement activities. I suppose if one wanted to be generous, this could be interpreted as a good thing. And it certainly appears to reaffirm and even expand the protections provided under the Morton Memo for immigrants seeking sanctuary.’

In this radio show, Ortiz discussed parents’ instinct to protect their children and how this will encourage them to allow their young children to get vaccinated. She said, “Parents will inherently want to protect their children even more than they want to protect themselves,”��she said.��“Those are the potential for misinformation that happens to that emotional response. I think it’s even more powerful that we have to be careful.”

Martinis discussed how Britney Spears’ father was financially compensated for her time on tour, regardless of the state of Britney’s mental wellbeing while on tour, and his compensation was never opposed in court. Martinis said, “In my experience, the vast, vast, vast majority of unopposed motions are granted because again, if someone had a problem they’d have objected. Unless, of course, they didn’t know they had a right to object.”

In the story for Deseret News, Phillips discussed how horror movies may provide a bad impression on those considering enacting violence. He said, “Once you start getting into the head of, you know, the sociopath, the anti-social person, the revolutionary, that’s when we suddenly think that this image of violence can be inspiring to the wrong kind of people.”

Doctor Genovese discussed the misconceptions of domestic violence and the dangers behind generalizing what this kind of violence may look like. She says, “Domestic violence typically occurs behind closed doors and may be hidden from loved ones and others outside the relationship. Therefore, being aware of the subtle signs of abuse is essential.”

Reeher discusses the race for New York Governor, saying, “incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul has an edge. But that could change with a divisive contest between a candidate with left-favorable views and one who wants to position themselves more moderately.”

Professor Beth Egan discussed Facebook’s recent ad launch, featuring a unique strategy that does not feature any product or service but instead spotlights an employee, Jack. Egan explores the motivation behind this advertising, saying that this ad may have aimed to get Zuckerberg’s “face out of the limelight.” She went on to say, Zuckerberg has “become so demonized through all the Congressional hearings and everything that they’re trying to put on this friendly face.”

Chock explains kid’s relationship to social media, saying, “There’s this fear of missing out – FOMO – and you see it with a lot of children and adults, as well, where there is this concern that you see something on social media … and you feel like everyone knows what’s going on, and you don’t.”

Kmush, an epidemiologist, addressed concerns related to small children receiving a vaccine dose. She said, ��“Vaccines are different than medication in the dosing strategy and it has more to do with the maturity of the immune system rather than weight or metabolism.”

Grygiel discusses Mark Zuckerberg’s current power over the Facebook/Meta brand and the implications of this transition to the ‘metaverse.’ Grygiel says, “No matter what Mark Zuckerberg calls it, it will remain Zuckerberg Inc. until he relinquishes some power and yields to functional corporate governance.”

Faricy discussed the possibility of Attorney General Letitia James running for Governor of New York. He says, “I think a lot of ambitious Democratic politicians see this as an opportunity to run against someone who although Governor and has the power of being Governor, isn’t that well-known.”

In Nevitt’s commentary, he discusses new climate security reports and the current issues with the Paris Climate Accord. ‘The Paris climate agreement binds 190 nations to a process that relies heavily on voluntary reporting without a clear, legally enforceable mechanism. The agreement sets a goal of “limit[ing] the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels” and “holding the increase in global temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius.”’

Niederhoff explains how the pandemic has led to severe issues within the supply chain. She says, ‘Halloween��costumes are shipped in late summer, and retailers can’t necessarily capture late-breaking trends in a cost-effective way. Sourcing and producing a costume typically takes three months at a minimum if a company is willing to pay for some speed. Under current conditions, this would need to have been done six to nine months in advance.’

With the current backlog of shipping containers at U.S. ports, people are beginning to question why this is happening. Some have developed theories that ships stuck out at sea are banned from doing business on U.S. soil. In the USA Today article, Penfield responded to these theories, saying, “To my knowledge, none of the ships in the ports are carrying containers from companies banned from doing business in the U.S. Honestly, that would make no sense.”

Kmush discusses how vaccines will affect the immune systems of individuals of different ages, saying, “Vaccines are different than medication in the dosing strategy and it has more to do with the maturity of the immune system rather than weight or metabolism.”

]]> /blog/2021/10/25/the-controversy-over-vaccine-mandates-for-u-s-workers/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:52:08 +0000 /?p=171243 , associate professor in the College of Law, was quoted by����and�� about vaccine mandates. In the MedPage Today article, Dorfman discussed the vaccine mandate for workers, and religious exemptions. He said, individuals must “provide reasonable accommodation to employees sincerely holding religious beliefs,” ‘as long as they do not create an “undue hardship” for the employer.’

In the Capital News Tonight story, Reeher discusses Ben Walsh running as an independent in the Syracuse mayoral race. He says, “Ben Walsh is not just any independent. He is an independent with very high name recognition. It’s a very well-known name. A very respected name. And Ben Walsh, prior to being elected as an independent, was someone who had extensive experience working for city government.”