SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE
The Disability Scoop website, WRVO and the Post-Standard reported on the study co-authored by the Burton Blatt Institute’s Meera Adya, which finds people with disabilities remain largely sidelined in American politics. The size of the disability population means it is an important voting bloc and potential swing group.
The Post-Standard CNY Business Exchange weekly supplement profiled Terry Brown, the new executive director of the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship in the Whitman School of Management.
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C-SPAN aired the proceedings of a foreign policy and global leadership panel held in Charlotte, N.C. in which Maxwell School Dean James Steinberg participated.
David Cay Johnston, distinguished visiting lecturer in the College of Law, appeared on MSNBC‘s “Ed Show” discussing taxes and the group of Americans who pay no federal income tax. Also Johnston authored a Reuters column on Atlantic City, the spread of legalized gambling and impacts on state and local governments.
Harriet Brown, associate professor of magazine journalism at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, authored a New York Times article on the obesity paradox, discussing links between obesity, fitness and health.
Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, is quoted in WHYY NewsWorks (Wilmington, Del.) and WBGO (Newark, N.J.) reports on local political campaigns and the greater effectiveness of political ads on TV versus the Internet.
Olesya Vernyi, a second-year College of Law student, commented on incomplete, inaccurate disclosure forms for a Baltimore Sun article about review of the ethics and financial disclosure forms required of Baltimore city officials and employees. Vernyi served as a mayoral fellow for the city’s project auditing the forms.
Michael Wasylenko, senior associate dean at the Maxwell School and professor of economics, commented for a CNY Central report about the U.S. tax system and the portion of Americans who pay no federal income tax.
Kim Brown, alumni program coordinator in Syracuse University Career Services, is featured in a 9WSYR “Bridge Street” segment on students landing internships.
WAER 88.3 FM has announced that Jaron May, a junior broadcast and digital journalism major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, is the station’s incoming sports director. “We’re excited to have Jaron leading the WAER sports department in…
The Syracuse University Department of Athletics and Hendricks Chapel will present a virtual conversation with athlete and activist Maya Moore on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 8 p.m. ET on Zoom. Registration is free and open to all at mlk.syr.edu. A…
More than 14 events focused on research success will be offered by the Office of Research during the Spring 2021 semester, with more in the planning stages. In collaboration with multiple entities across campus, the office is working to provide…
The 36th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee has announced the 2021 Unsung Hero Award winners. The Unsung Hero awards are given to community members, students, faculty and staff who have made positive impacts on the lives…
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Over the last several weeks, the University has provided a lot of information about return to campus, including related to move-in, testing, quarantining, campus life, etc. We recognize that all this information can be…
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