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Arts & Culture

SU Libraries to Host Annual Human Library Event April 5; Book Volunteers Needed

Monday, February 13, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries will host its fourth annual Human Library event on Wednesday, April 5, from noon to 4 p.m. in Bird Library. Participants will have the opportunity to talk to “human books”:  volunteers from the Syracuse University community…

Campus & Community

CALL FOR PROPOSALS—Middle Eastern Studies Program

Friday, February 10, 2017, By News Staff

Attention Syracuse University Graduate Students—Middle East Studies (MES) Graduate Student Summer Research Grants This year MES will grant up to three awards (in the range of $1,000 each) to Ph.D. and M.A. candidates from any discipline to support field research…

Campus & Community

South Asia Center Call for FLAS Academic Year 2017-18 Applications

Friday, February 10, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Competition for Academic Year 2017-18. The FLAS Fellowship Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, assists students in pursuing training in order to…

Health & Society

Office of Health Promotion Promotes Culture of Consent on Campus

Friday, February 10, 2017, By Justin Kim

The Office of Health Promotion (OHP) is encouraging students to talk about a “Culture of Consent,” a new conversation series on campus that explores media and interpersonal violence. “’Culture of Consent’ is a program to discuss aspects of our culture…

Campus & Community

Career Services Hosts Nonprofit and Government Career Fair 2017

Friday, February 10, 2017, By Justin Kim

Career Services will host its annual Nonprofit and Government Career Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Panasci Lounge of the Schine Student Center. All students and alumni interested in pursuing opportunities in the nonprofit…

Media, Law & Policy

“A Circumscribed Victory for Opponents of the Executive Order”

Friday, February 10, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, comments on the ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court refusing to reinstate the administration’s travel ban. “The per curiam ruling by the Ninth…

Associated Press

Assistant Professor Jennifer Grygiel on Twitter and Abusive Tweets

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Newhouse Assistant Professor Jennifer Grygiel talks to Associated Press on how Twitter can better manage harassing and abusive material on its platform, it is “a simple fix: Just hire more humans.”  Twitter broadens its campaign against hate and abuse  …

Campus & Community

Coming Back Together Student Co-Chairs Selected

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By News Staff

Planning for the Office of Program Development’s Coming Back Together (CBT) 2017 reunion, held every three years and due this September, is well underway. As anyone who has attended will tell you, the preparation involved is significant because it includes…

STEM

How Machine Learning Is Changing Crime-Solving Tactics

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Modern forensic DNA analyses are crucial to crime scene investigations; however the interpretation of the DNA profiles can be complex. Two researchers from the Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) have turned to computer technology to assist complicated profile…

Health & Society

Registration Open for Financial Wellness Webinar for Faculty and Staff

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Invest 30 minutes to check-in on your financial well-being.  Join us on February 17 for a lunchtime webinar that will help you learn how to create a realistic spending plan as well as help you start to develop a savings…