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Campus & Community

Neal Powless G’08 to Head University Ombuds Office

Friday, January 18, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced the appointment of Neal Powless G’08 to the post of University ombuds. In this role, Powless will serve the campus community as a neutral, independent, informal and confidential resource for faculty, staff and graduate students who…

Campus & Community

Spring 2019 Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Begins Jan. 22 with Discussion on Trevor Noah’s ‘Born A Crime’

Friday, January 18, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

An in-depth discussion of Trevor Noah’s “Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” will kick off the University’s spring 2019 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,”…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Names Five Martin Luther King Jr. ‘Unsung Heroes’

Thursday, January 17, 2019, By News Staff

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee has announced the 2019 Unsung Hero Award winners. The awards are bestowed annually on people who, in the spirit of King’s “beloved community,” have made a positive difference in the lives of others,…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse University at Sundance

Thursday, January 17, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

When the Sundance Film Festival convenes in Park City, Utah later this month, Syracuse University will be well represented. For the fourth year, a group of 10 film students—five from the Newhouse School and five from the College of Visual…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘A Stirring Song Sung Heroic’; Photography by William Earle Williams

Wednesday, January 16, 2019, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Art Galleries presents “A Stirring Song Sung Heroic, African Americans From Slavery To Freedom, 1619 To 1865,” now on view.  This critically acclaimed exhibition features over 80 contemporary photographic works by artist and curator William Earle Williams,…

Campus & Community

Engaging the Public Media Audience, Serving the Community While Preparing Students for Careers in News and Sports Journalism

Tuesday, January 15, 2019, By Eileen Korey

Joe Lee hears voices every day. Voices from the past. They don’t haunt him. They make him smile and his heart swell with pride. They are the voices of the broadcast elite, recognized around the world because they have become…

STEM

Become a Leader in Cybersecurity this Fall

Tuesday, January 15, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

In today’s hyperconnected world, cyber attacks on our institutions and personal information are increasing. Governments and industries alike need well-trained experts to protect us. This fall, the Cybersecurity Semester (CSS) returns to Syracuse University to teach computer science and computer engineering students…

STEM

Syracuse University Student Ventures Advance in National Round of Student Startup Madness

Monday, January 14, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University student startups OptechVR—co-founded by Whitman first-year student Matt Shumer and Newhouse first-year student Sam Hollander—and Tableau Media—a venture by Hanna Seraji, an anthropology, women’s and gender studies and communication and rhetorical studies major, along with SU alumna Gabriela…

STEM

Demonstrating Green Building Technologies in China

Thursday, January 10, 2019, By Jay Cox

When College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang set out to develop a software platform that would integrate and optimize the design of green buildings, little did he know it would lead to an international collaborative project…

Veterans

Syracuse University Shows Strong Presence at Student Veteran National Conference

Wednesday, January 9, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Recently, a group of Syracuse University students, composed of 17 student veterans, two ROTC cadets, one military spouse and two students from the University Student Association, attended the Student Veterans of America (SVA) National Conference in Orlando, Florida. The student…