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Campus & Community

Faculty Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Workshops Team Hosts Midwinter Institute and Events Jan. 9-10, 2020

Tuesday, December 17, 2019, By News Staff

Given the campus events and faculty conversations of this fall, the Faculty Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Workshops team invites faculty and teaching staff who are on campus just before classes resume in January to participate in one or…

STEM

Doctoral Grad James Howison G’09 Wins U.S. PECASE Research Honors

Monday, December 9, 2019, By News Staff

Earlier this year, James Howison, a 2009 graduate of the School of Information Studies doctoral program, received an email from the Federal Bureau of Investigation asking him for personal information and instructing him not to tell anyone about the message. He…

ProPublica

YouTube Fails In Its Fight Against Disinformation

Thursday, December 5, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Pro Publica article “YouTube Promised to Label State-Sponsored Videos But Doesn’t Always Do So.”

Media, Law & Policy

From ‘Justice for Jenny’ to Justice for All: Burton Blatt Institute Redefines ‘Supported Decision Making’

Thursday, December 5, 2019, By News Staff

Think about all the decisions you make in your life. From where you work, to what you eat, to whom you associate with, to where you live, to politicians you vote for—human lives are ruled by myriad decisions that people,…

Campus & Community

NeuroArchitectureImaging Video Installation to Preview Dec. 5

Wednesday, November 27, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

On Thursday, Dec. 5, at 9 p.m., portions of the glass façade and atrium of Ernie Davis Hall at 619 Comstock Ave. will be transformed into an exhibition that explores the ways neuroscientists and architects “see” and “think” with computationally…

Campus & Community

Library Fines Due? Donate Food Instead!

Wednesday, November 27, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

In the spirit of the holidays, Syracuse University Libraries will participate in “Food for Fines” between Monday, Dec. 2, and Friday, Dec. 13. Patrons with overdue circulation fines can reduce their fines by $1 for each healthy, nonperishable food item…

STEM

Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute Develops DNA Tool

Thursday, November 14, 2019, By News Staff

DNA is everywhere—not just in bodily fluids, such as blood or saliva, but also in traces left by the touch of a finger. If more than one person has been sitting at the same table, for example, traces of each…

Media, Law & Policy

Newly Renamed Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law Expands Mission Toward Emerging Technologies, Intelligence Community

Monday, November 11, 2019, By Robert Conrad

Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law (SPL) is the new name for the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT), a collaboration between the College of Law and the Maxwell School. Founded by Professor of Law Emeritus William…

STEM

Information Technology Services Takes Center Stage at NetApp Insight Conference

Thursday, November 7, 2019, By Eric Ferguson

Thousands of information technology professionals gathered at the NetApp Insight Conference in Las Vegas last week to hear experts from such leading organizations as Centura Health, SAP, DreamWorks—and Syracuse University. Eric Sedore, associate chief information officer with Information Technology Services…

Campus & Community

Annual Poinsettia Sale Benefits Scholarship Funds

Tuesday, November 5, 2019, By News Staff

The Women of the University Community will hold its 21st Annual Poinsettia Sale this year to benefit three endowed scholarships: The Mildred Eggers, Ruth Tolley and Beverly Whaley Scholarship Funds. Florist-grade poinsettia plants are available in three colors—red, pink or…