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Media, Law & Policy

Panel on Whistleblowing and Journalism to Be Held April 1

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Over the past several years, the American media have sharply increased their coverage of scandals that have been brought to light by whistleblowers, including NSA spying, banking fraud, contaminated food and nuclear safety risks. The stakes for the public—and to…

STEM

Students Get Challenges, Experience in Cyber Defense Contest

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Diane Stirling

It was a rollercoaster kind of weekend for the 150 college students competing in the 2015 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Hosted this year by the School of Information Studies (iSchool), the regional event pits teams from 10 Northeastern colleges…

STEM

Lessons from the Fishbowl

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Amy Manley

Just before Spring Break, two dozen eighth- and ninth-grade students filed into a biology lab in the Life Sciences Complex, where they were greeted by tanks of petite, striped fish. Their assignment? To study the animals up close. The students…

Media, Law & Policy

Hillary Clinton Speaks at Toner Award Ceremony

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Dan Balz of The Washington Post is the winner of the 2014 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. He was honored at an event Monday night in Washington, D.C., where former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered the…

Campus & Community

University Signs on to ‘Justice and Dignity’ Resolution

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Syracuse University is a signatory of, and participant in, a resolution supporting social justice and human dignity authored by the National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church (NASCUMC). Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Tiffany Steinwert, dean…

Campus & Community

Philanthropy Week Celebration Starts Monday

Friday, March 20, 2015, By News Staff

On Monday, March 23, Syracuse University begins its annual Philanthropy Week celebration, a series of events to raise awareness about the critical role philanthropy plays at the University—and in society as a whole.

Campus & Community

Student Leaders Needed for Community Ambassador Program

Thursday, March 19, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services (OCCS), within the Division of Student Affairs, is seeking student applicants for the 2015-2016 Community Ambassador (CA) program. Students can apply online on the Off-Campus and Commuter Services website. Students must submit their…

Campus & Community

New Student Health Insurance Plan and Policy Introduced

Thursday, March 19, 2015, By News Staff

In accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), Syracuse University will be offering a new student health insurance plan as of Aug. 1. The plan offering coincides with a revised University policy—to be phased…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Syverud to the University Community

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, By News Staff

Dear Members of the University Community: As I wrote to you in early March, the NCAA Committee on Infractions issued a report on March 6 finding that various violations of NCAA rules occurred at Syracuse University. We take the report and…

Campus & Community

Renowned Geologist to Discuss ‘Antarctica’s Ice in Earth’s Climate System’

Tuesday, March 17, 2015, By News Staff

Kathy Licht, associate professor of Earth sciences, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), will discuss her work on the impact of the global climate systems in Antarctica, in a joint presentation of the Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions (WiSE Professions)…