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Campus & Community

Syracuse, ESF Announce Partnerships with Initial Focus on Water and Environment

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University and the College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) today announced plans to strengthen collaborations between the two institutions in areas of shared research strengths and strategic priorities. The plan builds on a number of longstanding existing partnerships…

Campus & Community

Spring Lineup Announced for University Lectures Series

Tuesday, January 30, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

The spring University Lectures series features an internationally known expert in aerial robotics, a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The New York Times and a renowned evangelist for construction and operation practices of buildings that advance human health and well-being.

Agence France-Presse

Facebook’s Dive Into Local News

Monday, January 29, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Social media platform Facebook is adding a new aspect to its user’s news feeds: local news coverage. This is to combat the fake news epidemic that struck the site as a part of the most recent Presidential election. While Facebook…

Arts & Culture

Road to Oz Leads to Russia

Monday, January 29, 2018, By Renée K. Gadoua

L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” stands as one of America’s most beloved children’s stories, with endless spinoffs and familiar pop culture references. Mention “Wicked Witch of the West” or “Yellow Brick Road” and most people—especially in Central…

Media, Law & Policy

Kimberly Grinberg Prepares for an International Conference on US-Mexico Drug Policy

Friday, January 26, 2018, By Martin Walls

Third-year law students are busy enough in the spring semester, preparing for final exams, studying for the bar exam, lining up job interviews and looking ahead to Commencement. But in the middle of this crowded schedule, Kimberly Grinberg, a joint…

Arts & Culture

Professor Randall Korman’s Closing Chapter: Six-Lecture Series on the Architectural Façade

Friday, January 26, 2018, By Elaine Wackerow

Randall Korman—highly respected professor, former associate dean, founder of the Florence and London programs, and architect. Korman joined the Syracuse Architecture faculty in 1977, and, over the next 40 years, he became one of the school’s most important and influential administrators…

Business & Economy

Student Venture Ravle Advances to Semi-Final Round of Student Startup Madness

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Student startup Ravle, founded by Syracuse University students Tay Lotte ’19 (creative leadership, University College) and Kevin Rieck ’19 (knowledge management, University College), has been selected to advance to the semi-final round of the 2017-2018 Student Startup Madness Tournament, held…

New York Times

John Caputo Interviewed about President Trump

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

The New York Times recently released an article entitled “Is President Trump a Stealth Postmodernist or Just a Liar?” In the piece, they interviewed Arts and Sciences emeritus professor John Caputo, who shared his thoughts on the situation. “In postmodern…

Business & Economy

Ed Pettinella G’76 MBA Establishes Second Endowed Professorship to Help Attract, Retain Exceptional Faculty

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By Alison Kessler

Syracuse University Trustee Edward “Ed” Pettinella G’76 MBA attributes his extraordinary 43-year career to two management principles: consistently hiring and retaining people who are ambitious, talented and motivated, and ensuring that the right people are in the right positions. The…

Campus & Community

Invest Syracuse Progress: Enhancing Mental Health Services

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Following significant discussion between University and Student Association leaders, the Counseling Center is piloting extended hours of operation for the spring 2018 semester. This semester, searches will also begin for four additional staff therapists and a psychiatrist.