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Syracuse University Doctoral Alumna Honored with Top Dissertation Prize in National Competition
Kishauna Soljour ’13, G’19 came to Syracuse University with a passion for storytelling. At first, she thought it would lead to a career in journalism. She never dreamed her academic journey would culminate in a doctoral dissertation that has brought…
Doctoral Grad James Howison G’09 Wins U.S. PECASE Research Honors
Earlier this year, James Howison, a 2009 graduate of the School of Information Studies doctoral program, received an email from the Federal Bureau of Investigation asking him for personal information and instructing him not to tell anyone about the message. He…
Syracuse University Part of $7.5 Million Grant to Support Doctoral Students in Special Education
Syracuse University joins Florida International University (FIU) and Arizona State University (ASU) in securing a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support students pursuing doctoral degrees in special education. The grant, along with matching funds, will…
Students Document the Lives of Central New York Residents as Part of Newhouse’s Annual Fall Workshop
More than 80 graduate, undergraduate and military visual journalism students from the Newhouse School will spend Oct. 3-6 documenting the lives of Syracuse-area residents as part of the school’s annual Fall Workshop. The event is sponsored by the visual communications (VIS) department….
Summer Fellowships Help Doctoral Candidates Focus on Finishing Dissertation
Darci Pauser, a doctoral candidate in the Maxwell School, is examining regional freshwater access from water basins controlled by two powerful Middle Eastern countries. Ashley O’Mara, a Ph.D. candidate in English in the College of Arts and Sciences, is researching…
Wednesday Panel Features Speakers from Lifetime Documentary ‘Surviving R. Kelly’
The interactive panel discussion “Surviving the Silence: A Conversation on Race and Sexual Assault” will occur on Wednesday, April 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with resource…
‘End of Life’ Documentary to Be Screened, Talk with Filmmakers March 3
In “End of Life,” a documentary film that was nominated for the 2018 European Film Awards, filmmakers Paweł Wojtasik and John Bruce explore the challenges of the act of dying. The documentary will be shown Sunday, March 3, at 2…
R. Kelly Indictment the Latest Case Fueled By TV Documentaries
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Reuters story “R. Kelly indictment is latest case fueled by TV documentaries.” In the story, Thompson explains…
Graduate School Announces Award of Newly Established $750,000 Fund for Additional Doctoral Fellowships
Last week, Peter Vanable, dean of the Graduate School, announced the distribution of $750,000 in new funds to expand doctoral program degree conferrals and strengthen the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students. These funds, through the Research Excellence Doctoral Funding…
Syracuse Doctoral Student Earns LIGO Inaugural Award in Detector Characterization
Derek Davis had not been on the Syracuse University campus more than a week in 2015 before being swept up in the excitement of a once-in-a-lifetime discovery that would thrill the astrophysics world and thrust the gravitational-wave research community onto…