Stories related to the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi which mentioned Syracuse University included a Los Angeles Times article on the reaction of FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, an Associated Press article on plans by the victims’ families to protest the upcoming United Nations speech by Moammar Gadhafi, an article in the Buenos Aires Herald, a reflection in the Huffington Post authored by Nancy Snow, associate professor of public diplomacy at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and coverage by WSYR-AM.
Terry Turnipseed, associate professor of law in the College of Law, authored an op-ed for Jurist on the legal ramifications of adult adoptions as a means toward ensuring rights for same-sex couples.
Vin Crosbie, adjunct professor of visual and interactive communications in the Newhouse School, commented on diminishing anonymity online in a Canadian Globe and Mail article.
Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was quoted in a Detroit Free Press article about a popular new Web site for funny text messages and a Cleveland Plain Dealer story on Hollywood weight watching.
Robert McClure, professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and The College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Associated Press article on New York state politicians and voters.
Cathryn R. Newton, College of Arts and Sciences dean emerita, was featured in a Post-Standard article on the database she created of shipwrecks along the southeastern U.S. coastline.
Syracuse.com reported on veterans in the Whitman School of Management’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities receiving free business suits as part of their commencement.
Greg Victory, director of first year and transfer programs, was quoted in a WSYR-AM report on the arrival of new students for academic year 2009-10 and the opening of Ernie Davis Residence Hall.
Applications are open until Monday, Sept. 22, for the Blackstone LaunchPad’s ’Cuse Tank competition. This year’s annual ’Cuse Tank, a featured event kicking off Family Weekend, will take place Friday, Sept. 26 at 2 p.m. in Bird Library’s Peter Graham…
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs’ new Phanstiel Chair in Leadership brings expertise from top roles in the military, government and private sectors. He also brings enthusiasm for technology that’s rapidly transforming the workforce. Brynt Parmeter served as…
Good afternoon. Welcome to a new year of University Senate. This is my last “first” senate meeting of the year as chancellor. I had to miss the last Senate meeting of this past year, which I regret. I have now…
The Blackstone LaunchPad hosted Ideas Fest, the annual LaunchPad student innovator competition, in Bird Library on Sept. 12. The event drew more than 60 student entrepreneurs from various schools and colleges across campus, and they delivered a 90-second elevator pitch to…
Recognizing that hunger impacts a growing number of Central New York families, the University’s Office of Community Engagement is partnering with the Salvation Army and other local organizations through its Food Insecurity Awareness Initiative to help families access the nutrition…
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