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Ten Students Complete Monthlong National Science Foundation-Funded Trauma Research Program
Ten student-veterans and traditional students recently completed the monthlong 2018 Trauma Research Education for Undergraduates (REU) Program hosted by Falk College. To enhance skills for conducting trauma research while increasing their ability to gain admission to competitive graduate programs, participants…
Erika Wilkens Named Executive Director of Syracuse Abroad
Syracuse University has announced the appointment of Erika Wilkens as assistant provost and executive director of the University’s Syracuse Abroad program. Wilkens, who has served since last December as special assistant for global engagement to the senior vice president for…
Inaugural Syracuse University Alumni Awards Celebration set for Orange Central
Orange Central, Syracuse University’s annual homecoming and reunion weekend, is a special time when alumni and their families come home to ’Cuse to celebrate school spirit, catch up with old friends and professors, and honor our outstanding alumni. This fall,…
Band on the Run: Syracuse University Brass Ensemble Soaks in Spirit of Bluegrass State
When James T. Spencer, director of the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), turned to accept the applause at the 2018 Great American Brass Band Festival (GABBF) in Danville, Kentucky, he joked to himself, “Now what do we do for an…
Stacking Supreme Court Undermines Court’s Democratic Legitimacy
President Trump’s choice for Supreme Court was revealed Monday night. We have reaction from two Syracuse University faculty members. Thomas Keck is a political science professor and Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship…
Falk Professor Named NSCS National Advisor of the Year
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), the nation’s preeminent honors organization for first- and second-year students, named Karen Kirkhart the Laura Taddeucci Downs National Advisor of the Year. Kirkhart, a professor at the School of Social Work in Falk…
Immigration Debate Intensifies After Picture Of Terrified Girl Goes Viral
Seth Gitner, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the CNET article “In the immigration debate, one picture powers thousands of tweets.” Gitner comments on the image of the two-year-old Honduran girl crying,…
EU Legislators Debate Controversial Copyright Proposal – How Has US Handled?
For the moment, the EU has rejected a copyright law proposal that would have put more responsibility on websites to check for copyright infringements and made online platforms pay for linking to news stories. Law professor Shubha Ghosh is director…
Tropic of Squalor: New Book by Peck Professor Mary Karr Highlights Irreverent Brand of Poetic Faith
“Before I believed in God, I believed in poetry,” confesses Mary Karr, speaking by phone from the Upper East Side, where she is dress shopping for the funeral of her friend and fellow writer Philip Roth. “Even when I was…
Air Conditioning Will Remain on 24/7 in Campus Buildings through July 5
With the high forecasted temperatures, campus buildings will be scheduled to maintain occupied set-points 24/7 through Thursday, July 5. Typically, systems are shut down overnight and on the weekend to conserve energy but will remain on continually to allow indoor…