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Can an “October surprise” still influence voters?

Friday, October 7, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

In the polarized political landscape of America, can an October Surprise still have an impact on voters? This week, two hotly-contested senate races in Georgia and Pennsylvania were the subject of shocking reports, only four weeks before election day. In…

Campus & Community

In Memoriam: Robert ‘Robbie’ Robinson, Former Chief of Public Safety

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, By Eileen Korey

Shortly after Robert “Robbie” Robinson became the University’s chief of public safety in October 1993, he had a “chance encounter” with James K. Duah-Agyeman, who was then the director of the Center for Academic Achievement in the Division of Student…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University’s College Bowl Team Vying For a Spot in the Semifinals

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, By John Boccacino

As the final seconds ticked off the clock of their opening match on NBC’s “Capital One College Bowl,” the Syracuse University team of trivia experts—consisting of Sanjeev Uppaluri ’24, Zoë McCreary ’23, Emma Lambiaso ’24 and alternate Adam Schulman ’25—knew…

Wall Street Journal

iSchool Professor Carl Schramm Argues U.S. Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes When Aiding Ukraine Post-war

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, By Julia Mazzer

Carl Schramm, University Professor in the iSchool, wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal titled “Ukraine Needs Expeditionary Economics, Not USAID.” In his op-ed, he argues that though they are already ready and willing, the U.S. government may…

Media Tip Sheets

Engaging North Korea Diplomatically

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, By Vanessa Marquette

Japan residents were frightened by the ballistic missile North Korea fired over their country the other day. This move by North Korea has many questioning if it was in response to the growing alliance between the U.S. and South Korea,…

Veterans

University Student, Staff Member Concluding Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program at the George W. Bush Institute

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, By Stephanie Salanger

A Syracuse University student and staff member are among 50 scholars and professionals participating in the Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program from the George W. Bush Institute. Student John Nipper, completing his master in public administration (MPA) degree at the Maxwell…

Campus & Community

CUSE Grant Funding Moves Virtual Resilience Writing Project Forward

Tuesday, October 4, 2022, By Diane Stirling

As a master’s student years ago, Lenny Grant did community outreach for his college’s writing center, working with a group of widows aged 75 to 96 as they wrote about their life experiences. Little did he know that he’d take…

STEM

A&S Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Enhance Gravitational Wave Data Analysis

Monday, October 3, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

In 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) observed the first detection of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime created by the cataclysmic collision of two black holes. The Syracuse University Gravitational Wave Group played a leading role in this…

STEM

Mihovilovic Skanata Awarded McKnight Neuroscience Grant for Larval Fruit Fly Brain Research

Friday, September 30, 2022, By Diane Stirling

An assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences has won a prestigious McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience award to advance her two-photon microscopy research on neural activity in the brains of fruit fly larvae. Mirna Mihovilovic…

Veterans

OVMA Connect Offers Veterans a Chance to Build Relationships With Students, Alumni and Mentors in Their Community

Friday, September 30, 2022, By Austin Philleo

In summer 2021, the University’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) announced the launch of OVMA Connect, a mentoring platform powered by PeopleGrove that builds professional networks by connecting student veterans and alumni with career mentors in support of…