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Student Discovers Tuberculosis DNA in Dental Plaque of Smithsonian’s Anatomical Collection

Wednesday, August 16, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

In a collection of historic skeletal remains at the Smithsonian, microscopic signs of a serious contagion lurk in an intriguing place in a sample of individuals from 100 years ago. Student researcher Soleil Young ’17, a member of the Renée…

CBC The National

Prof. Gadarian on Terrorism and the Media

Monday, July 31, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Shana Kushner Gadarian, associate professor of political science, was interviewed on The National about terrorism and the media.

Business & Economy

Life of Brian

Monday, July 24, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Brian Benedik’s infatuation with radio began on Aug. 2, 1983, when the now-legendary Z100 first roared out of the swamps of Secaucus, New Jersey. “I was in the car with my mother, and was fascinated by what I heard on…

Campus & Community

Adrian Prieto Named Director of Development for University’s Office of Program Development

Tuesday, July 11, 2017, By Carol Boll

The Office of Program Development has announced the appointment of Adrian Prieto as its director of development. The appointment, which took effect Monday, June 26, establishes a dedicated gift officer within the office to cultivate and increase giving among the University’s…

Campus & Community

Zhanjiang ‘John’ Liu Named Syracuse University’s Vice President for Research

Tuesday, June 27, 2017, By News Staff

Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost at Syracuse University, today announced the appointment of Zhanjiang “John” Liu to serve as the University’s vice president for research. Liu’s appointment, which was unanimously approved by the Executive Committee of the Board…

Huffington Post

Director of the Disability Cultural Center Diane R. Wiener on the History of Pride Month

Sunday, June 25, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Diane R. Wiener, Director of the Disability Cultural Center, authored a Huffington Post piece titled “Pride Sunday, 2017.”

Huffington Post

Brian Konkol: An Agenda for Life beyond the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

Monday, June 19, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Incoming Dean of Hendricks Chapel Brian E. Konkol authors an opinion piece for the Huffington Post titled “An Agenda for Life beyond the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.”

STEM

Mathematician Awarded NSF CAREER Grant

Wednesday, June 14, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of a prestigious CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). William Wylie, assistant professor of mathematics and a member of the Geometry/Topology Research Group, is using the…

STEM

University of Naples Confers Honorary Degree on Syracuse Mathematician

Wednesday, May 24, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of an honorary degree from the Federico II University of Naples. Tadeusz Iwaniec, the John Raymond French Professor of Mathematics, received the “Doctor Honoris Causa in Mathematical Engineering”…

The Washington Post

Mehrzad Boroujerdi discusses Iranian elections and possible outcomes

Friday, May 19, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, professor of political science at the Maxwell School, was quoted in a Washington Post story “No matter who wins Iran’s election, he’ll have a fight with the supreme leader.”