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Campus & Community

Orange Central Volunteers Needed

Tuesday, August 13, 2019, By News Staff

The Office of Alumni Engagement needs your help during Orange Central, Sept. 13-15. Some of the highest traffic times at Orange Central Registration Headquarters are still in need of lots of volunteers, especially in the afternoon and evening on Friday,…

Campus & Community

Forever Orange Student Alumni Council Honored

Thursday, August 8, 2019, By John Boccacino

Syracuse University’s Forever Orange Student Alumni Council won CASE’s (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Affiliated Student Advancement Programs 2019 National Network Award for Outstanding Emerging Organization. The council was honored for its work engaging current students and alumni…

Health & Society

Join Guest Speaker Dr. Stephan Alkins for Better Sleep Workshop

Thursday, August 8, 2019, By News Staff

Getting a good night’s sleep may sometimes feel like an impossible goal, but you have much more control over the quality of your sleep than you may realize. Dr. Stephan Alkins will discuss the importance of sleep, the different stages…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Architecture Hosts Summer Programs for Secondary School Students

Tuesday, August 6, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture welcomed future architects from across the nation and around the world to Slocum Hall this summer as part of two programs focused on architectural study. Summer Architecture College Between June 29 and July 26, a total…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Kent Syverud

Monday, August 5, 2019, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: I write to you again following the senseless loss of life from shootings in public places, this time in California, Texas and Ohio. On behalf of our entire Orange community, I extend deepest sympathies to…

Campus & Community

My Summer Vacation

Monday, August 5, 2019, By News Staff

What are you up to this summer? Heading to the backyard pool or a far off land? Big adventure or staycation? Send us a photo. We’ll include it in a gallery on the Syracuse University News site, and one pic…

STEM

Research Paper Wins ‘Best Methods’ Social Media Conference Award

Friday, August 2, 2019, By Diane Stirling

School of Information Studies Associate Professor Lu Xiao has been recognized for research that employs multiple methodologies to examine the factors surrounding a comment’s persuasive power on social media, and the ability of those comments to change viewpoints that have…

Arts & Culture

Why ‘Old Town Road’ Strikes a Chord with Listeners

Tuesday, July 30, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Rapper Lil Nas X’s song “Old Town Road” is now the longest-running No. 1 single in Billboard Hot 100 history. “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, has been No. 1 for 17 consecutive weeks, bumping Luis Fonsi and Daddy…

Campus & Community

Curb Work on College Place to Create Accessible Path

Tuesday, July 30, 2019, By News Staff

Facilities Services will oversee work to add two sidewalk curb cuts northeast of Lyman Hall on the east and west side of College Place to create an accessible pathway. The work is scheduled to begin on Thursday, Aug. 1, and…

Washington Times

Secretary of State Pompeo Softens Rhetoric on Iran

Thursday, July 25, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, professor of political science at the Maxwell School, was quoted in The Washington Times story, “Mike Pompeo softens U.S. rhetoric on Iran: ‘Trump does not want war’.” In the article, Boroujerdi said that “the Iranians do have an appetite…