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Innovation Orange: Assistant Professor Evan Weissman

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Assistant Professor of Food Studies Evan Weissman (from both Falk College and the Maxwell School) conducts research on a topic that impacts every human being: the food system. Weissman’s background is in studying land-use pressure and farmland preservation From the…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Director Domenic Iacono to Step Down in June

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By News Staff

Domenic Iacono, longtime director of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, announced that he will step down from his position at the University as of June 30, 2018. Iacono arrived at Syracuse University in 1977 as the registrar of the Syracuse…

Campus & Community

Search Underway for Director of Renée Crown University Honors Program

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By News Staff

The College of Arts and Sciences has opened a national search for the next director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. The college is actively seeking expressions of interest and nominations for this position. An all-University program administered by…

Campus & Community

Margaret Himley to Conclude Tenure as Associate Provost for International Education and Engagement, Return to Faculty in Fall 2018 Semester

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Over the past six years, Margaret Himley has logged just shy of 150,000 airline miles. As Syracuse University’s associate provost for international education and engagement, she has crisscrossed the globe in her work leading the University’s critical international education initiatives…

Business & Economy

Award-Winning Author, VP of Mozilla, Speaks at Bird Library Sept. 28

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Experienced marketing executive, futurist and award-winning author Alex Salkever will speak about his new book, “Driver in the Driverless Car,” on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. The event is co-sponsored…

LA Times

Facebook’s Power and Reach is Underestimated

Monday, September 25, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Facebook is a social media entity that has become engrossed in nearly everyone’s daily lives across the globe. While this reach connects many, the power of the company has started to become daunting- because nobody can really pin it down….

Media, Law & Policy

We Need to Ensure That Facebook Does Not Contribute to Unraveling Democracies

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Syracuse University social media expert Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, reacts to statements by Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Facebook, on turning over Russian-linked ads to Congressional investigators looking at…

Media, Law & Policy

Why We Care About Jimmy Kimmel

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Last night, Jimmy Kimmel, the host of ABC’s late night show, attacked the latest Congressional bill that would undo much of the Affordable Care Act. Back in May, Kimmel, in a speech that went viral, offered a tearful speech about…

Arts & Culture

Finding Common Ground

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The University is home to faculty-mentored, interdisciplinary research in the humanities.

Campus & Community

Michael Frasciello, Longtime Advocate for Continuous Learning, Appointed Dean of University College

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Michael Frasciello, a respected leader and longtime advocate for continuous learning who was appointed interim dean of University College in January, has been named as the new dean of the college. The appointment, which was recently approved by the Board of Trustees, is effective immediately.