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KPBS (San Diego)

“Veterans Usually Vote Strong Republican, But Polls Suggest That May Change This Year.” 

Thursday, October 29, 2020, By Lily Datz

Rosalinda Vasquez Maury, director of applied research and analytics with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), was interviewed for the KPBS (San Diego) story “Veterans Usually Vote Strong Republican, But Polls Suggest That May Change This Year.” IVMF…

The Pew Charitable Trusts/Stateline

“Pandemic Raises, Lowers Hurdles for Voters with Disabilities.”

Wednesday, October 28, 2020, By Lily Datz

Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law and faculty director of online education in the College of Law, was quoted in The Pew Charitable Trusts/Stateline story “Pandemic Raises, Lowers Hurdles for Voters with Disabilities.” Kohn, an expert in…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 17th Annual Transitions Ceremony; Welcomes Annette Gordon-Reed as Keynote

Wednesday, October 28, 2020, By News Staff

On Friday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. (ET), the campus community is invited to the 17th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony, honoring the successful transition of WellsLink Scholars into their second year at Syracuse University. Registration is required for this first-ever…

Veterans

Army National Guard Member Builds Experience through Defense Comptrollership Program

Monday, October 26, 2020, By News Staff

If money makes the world go around, then military finance officers are a vital link connecting our nation’s military and its commitment to the U.S. taxpayer. For Major Chinedu Nwankwoala, a member of the National Guard, a career in finance…

The Washington Post

“The end of democracy? To many Americans, the future looks dark if the other side wins.”

Sunday, October 25, 2020, By Lily Datz

Michael Barkun, Professor Emeritus of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in The Washington Post story “The end of democracy? To many Americans, the future looks dark if the other side wins.” Barkun, who studies political extremism, says…

Campus & Community

Esports Offers Both Recreational and Educational Opportunities for Students

Friday, October 23, 2020, By Noah Lowy

Earlier this year, at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York, Alpha North Esports and Entertainment hosted the “Battle of the Colleges” esports tournament. Syracuse University’s Rocket League team competed in the tournament and had reached the third-place match….

Campus & Community

STOP Bias Gains Traction, Helps Individuals ‘Be the Change’

Tuesday, October 20, 2020, By Eileen Korey

Recognizing bias, how it manifests itself, how it impacts communities, how to report it and how to stop it is what the STOP Bias initiative is all about. “Whether it’s a single individual or multiple people impacted by one incident,…

Campus & Community

Hillel, STOP Bias Partner for Pilot Training on Addressing Anti-Semitism

Monday, October 19, 2020, By Shannon Andre

Working collectively to address concerns raised by Jewish students last spring, Syracuse Hillel and the STOP Bias program have partnered to develop an anti-Semitism education and prevention training that will be piloted this fall with undergraduate students. The training is…

STEM

NSF Equipment Grants to Fund Acquisition of Two Chromatography-Mass Spectrometers

Sunday, October 18, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

The familiar saying goes, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” But for scientists, understanding those smaller parts is critical to scientific discovery. A method known as chromatography-mass spectrometry lets researchers analyze and study the composition of…

Yahoo News

“America is experiencing ‘truth decay’ at an alarming rate, experts warn.”

Saturday, October 17, 2020, By Lily Datz

Josh Introne, assistant professor in the School of Information Studies, was interviewed by Yahoo News for the story “America is experiencing ‘truth decay’ at an alarming rate, experts warn.” “Truth decay” is characterized by the “diminishing role of facts and…