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‘After 4 Damaging Years, Biden Must Restore Press Freedom’
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School, wrote an op-ed for Syracuse.com titled “After 4 damaging years, Biden must restore press freedom.” Gutterman, an…
New Online Noncredit Courses Available Through Orange Academy
University College (UC) announces Orange Academy—a set of online noncredit courses that offer high engagement learning opportunities in a low-stress academic environment. Courses are open to adults and high school students. Orange Academy courses will be taught by Syracuse University faculty…
Architecture Faculty Continue to Investigate Robotic Concrete Folding
If you’ve recently visited Slocum Hall, you likely would have seen the cardboard structure standing 10 feet tall, wide and long in the middle of the central atrium space. Dubbed the “Honeycomb Folds Mockup,” the pavilion is part of an…
To Establish a Meditation Practice, Find Community and Be Curious
Meditation is not something you get better at or perfect. It’s a lifelong commitment to curiosity and persistence, says JoAnn Cooke, Buddhist chaplain at Hendricks Chapel. Cooke ’81 leads meditation sessions for the campus community during the week, along with…
Ideas to Counter Isolation Fatigue
Got the isolation blues? To ease the fatigue so prevalent during these pandemic times, to get the better of boredom, you might try a change of perspective or a change of pace. Here are some suggestions. First and foremost, step…
A Record-Breaking Amount of Evictions Is Likely to Occur in January 2021
More American renters could be evicted from their homes in January than in any month ever, as protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic expire unless a last-minute deal is reached to extend them. Between 2.4 million and 5…
These containers used to ship fresh tuna. Now they’ll deliver Covid-19 vaccines.
Burak Kazaz, the Steven R. Becker Professor of Supply Chain Management in the Whitman School, was interviewed for the CNN story “These containers used to ship fresh tuna. Now they’ll deliver Covid-19 vaccines.” Kazaz, who also serves as the Executive…
What’s Next For Facebook? Legal and Social Media Experts Weigh In
Nearly 50 U.S. attorneys general have filed an antitrust suit against Facebook, making it the second Big Tech company to face the legal allegations. The AGs say Facebook’s practice of buying up competitors, such as WhatsApp and Instagram, removes alternatives…
Chancellor Syverud Updates the University Senate on Spring Planning, Searches and Diversity Efforts
In his remarks to the University Senate, Chancellor Kent Syverud provided updates on spring planning, the search for a leader for the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, progress on the provost search and the external review of the…
Hon. James E. Baker Publishes ‘The Centaur’s Dilemma: National Security Law for the Coming AI Revolution’
Of all the areas that may benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) or be damaged by it, national security might be the most important. “Security risk will come first, as states—and perhaps other actors—race to develop and defend against the advantages…