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STEM

Alumnus Endows Undergraduate Research Award to Honor Big Thinkers

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Eileen Korey

A newly endowed fund set up to support undergraduate interdisciplinary research recognizes the importance of connecting diverse fields of thought in generating new ideas. It also reflects the experiences and passions of William Hrushesky ’69 who graduated cum laude with…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Adds 4 New Board of Advisors Members

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Robert Conrad

Syracuse University College of Law has appointed four new Board of Advisors members: Peter Carmen L’91, Prashanth (PJ) Jayachandran G’98, L’98, Benita Miller L’96 and David Wales L’95. These appointments reflect the heft of the College of Law’s alumni and…

WSYR-TV

“Why should Americans care about the Russia-Ukraine conflict?”

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Lily Datz

Brian Taylor, professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the WSYR-TV segment “Why should Americans care about the Russia-Ukraine conflict?” Taylor, an expert on Russia politics, explained the background behind why Russia may soon invade Ukraine…

STEM

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Receives 2021 Shannon-Nyquist Technical Achievement Award

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Alex Dunbar

Pramod K. Varshney, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been selected to receive the prestigious 2021 Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Signal Processing Society for outstanding contributions in the fields of distributed inference…

AdAge

“5WPR Secretly Bought — and Scrubbed — a PR News Site to Tout Itself and Bash Rivals”

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Lily Datz

Anthony D’Angelo, professor of practice of public relations and director of communications management in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the AdAge story “5WPR Secretly Bought – and Scrubbed – a PR News Site to Tout Itself and Bash Rivals.”…

Media Tip Sheets

Insight on the diplomacy happening between Russia and Western Allies

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters looking for third-party experts related to issues around diplomacy and the ongoing tensions between Russia and Western European countries and the US, please see comments from Steven Pike, assistant professor of public relations at the Newhouse School at Syracuse…

Radio Free Europe

“Eyeing Ukraine, Putin Huddles In A Tight Hawkish Circle”

Tuesday, February 15, 2022, By Lily Datz

Brian Taylor, professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Radio Free Europe story “Eyeing Ukraine, Putin Huddles In A Tight Hawkish Circle.” Taylor, an expert on Russian politics, explained that historically it has been difficult…

Campus & Community

Libraries Participating in Open Access Pilot

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

On Feb. 3, Syracuse University Libraries became a participating institution in the open access pilot agreement between NERL and Elsevier. Syracuse University Libraries is one of 13 NERL libraries, a consortium of America’s leading research institutions, participating in a novel…

Media Tip Sheets

Looming Longshoreman Strike Threatens Energy, Semi-Conductor Chips

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Lily Datz

Supply chain expert Pat Penfield, from Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management, offers thoughts on the impact of a possible strike by port workers and what it might mean when coupled with current strain on the world’s supply chain of…

Arts & Culture

Professor Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Contributions to Linguistic Theory, Turkish Linguistics

Sunday, February 13, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

Jaklin Kornfilt, professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cyprus for her contributions to theoretical and Turkish linguistics. The honorary doctorate is the highest honor conferred by the…