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Dialing in on the debate
As political pundits decide which of the presidential candidates won Tuesday night’s town hall style debate, Frank Biocca already knows. “We can see immediately in the dials,” Biocca says, “when a candidate is doing badly.” He’s not referring to television…
SU alumnus named a National Book Award finalist
Syracuse University alumnus Steve Sheinkin ’90 has been named a finalist in the Young People’s Literature category of the 2012 National Book Awards. A former international relations major in The College of Arts and Sciences, Sheinkin was nominated for “Bomb:…
‘Emilio Sanchez: No Way Home’ opens Oct. 15 at Palitz Gallery
Exhibition honors Hispanic Heritage Month In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, the Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery at Syracuse University’s Lubin House is presenting “Emilio Sanchez: No Way Home. Images of the Caribbean and New York City.” The exhibition contains…
Bahraini journalist Lamees Dhaif honored by SU’s Newhouse School with Tully Free Speech Award
Lamees Dhaif, an independent Bahraini journalist and human rights activist, will come to Syracuse University on Monday, Oct. 15, as the recipient of the 2012 Tully Award for Free Speech. The award, presented annually by the Tully Center for Free…
Environmentalist Bill McKibben kicks off 2012-13 University Lectures series Oct. 10
Bill McKibben, one of America’s best known environmentalists, will kick off the 2012-13 http://lectures.syr.edu”>University Lectures season on Wednesday, Oct. 10. McKibben will speak on “350: The Most Important Number in the World” at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The lecture,…
Study on self-healing curved crystals published in ‘Nature Materials’
In a paper just published in Nature Materials, a team of researchers including Syracuse University physicist Mark Bowick has succeeded in creating a defect in the structure of a single-layer crystal by inserting an extra particle, and then watching as the crystal “heals” itself.
Revitalization of Lincoln Supply warehouse earns LEED® platinum rating
The revitalization of the former Lincoln Supply warehouse in Syracuse’s Near Westside neighborhood to create apartments and offices has earned a platinum rating in a new version of the LEED® system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The…
Researchers work to fingerprint hydrofracking water quality
Mary Beth Jones of Apalachin, N.Y., lives near “ground zero” of the hotly contested hydrofracking debate swirling across New York State. Her land sits above the gas-rich Marcellus Shale, and like many of her neighbors, Jones is concerned about risks…
Author to present ‘Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women’
Jennifer L. Pozner, author of “Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth about Guilty Pleasure TV” (Seal Press, 2010), will speak Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater on “Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women.” A…
Journalist Scott MacFarlane ’98 will discuss ‘getting the story and getting the job’
Getting the story and getting the job. For journalists, the strategies for each are strikingly similar, says Cox Television correspondent Scott MacFarlane ’98 (@MacFarlaneNews). Come hear him speak at the Newhouse School on Monday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. in…