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Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents ‘The House of the Spirits’

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama presents “The House of the Spirits,” an adaptation of Isabel Allende’s novel written by playwright Caridad Svich. Svich’s adaptation is a theatrical response that works to capture the feel of Allende’s magical realism. “The House of the…

Arts & Culture

Design Students’ Project Confronts Social and Political Problems, Solutions

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Erica Blust

Through the process of design thinking, junior communications design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design are confronting some of the social and political problems of our time through the project “CONFRONTED.EDU/an education in social…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse Experts Available for Comment on Trump’s Asia Trip

Monday, November 6, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Syracuse, NY…From now until next week, President Donald Trump and members of his administration will be in East Asia touring five countries. He will be meeting with world leaders and engaging in some of the most important issues of today….

USA Today

The Future of the Japanese Military

Monday, November 6, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

As tensions continue to escalate between the United States and North Korea, it is easy to overlook other military entities involved in the situation. Such is the case with Japan, who has a military force that should not be forgotten,…

STEM

iSchool and Whitman School Welcome First Cohort of Students to Online Program in Applied Data Science

Monday, November 6, 2017, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management together welcomed the first cohort of students to the online master’s program in Applied Data Science. The new online offering teaches an interdisciplinary curriculum developed by…

Wired

How Russian Ads Influenced So Many

Friday, November 3, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

During election season, Russian ads on Facebook and social media influenced many voters in crucial states. However, these ads were very graphically unnapealing and unprofessional. How then, did they work so well? Newhouse Professor Jennifer Grygiel answered this question for…

Campus & Community

Open Enrollment Resources and Office Hours Continue Through Nov. 10

Friday, November 3, 2017, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University faculty, staff and other eligible individuals make their benefit choices for the coming year, continues through Friday, Nov. 10. This is the only time of year when you may elect or change your…

STEM

Researchers Combine Experimentation, Simulation to Understand Chronic Infections

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

People who suffer from chronic infections, such as Lyme disease, are forced to resign themselves to the fact that they will live with the disease for the rest of their lives. Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science are taking…

Media, Law & Policy

Republican Tax Plan is “An Interesting Start”

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

A professor of practice at Syracuse University, John Petosa has a private accounting and legal practice that focuses on tax preparation, tax representation before the IRS and New York state, real estate law, business law and estates and trusts. Petosa calls the…

STEM

Arents Winner Mary Spio ’98 Brings Virtual Reality to Everyday People

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

As Neil Armstrong took his infamous “one small step” onto the surface of the moon, Mary Spio’s world took a giant leap forward. Decades removed from the actual event, as a child in Ghana, Spio watched a lunar landing documentary…