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STEM

Syracuse Savors Role in 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Physicists in College of Arts and Sciences instrumental in LIGO’s historic detections of gravitational waves

Media, Law & Policy

No News Is Bad News: The Newhouse School Will Host News Engagement Day Oct. 3

Monday, October 2, 2017, By News Staff

Ignorance is not bliss; no news is bad news. Now more than ever there is a need for truthful, accurate news to help the public to formulate their own opinions on trending issues and topics dominating society. To show how…

STEM

Acuna Launches Beta Version of Tool for Research and Funding Discovery

Monday, October 2, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Last fall, School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Daniel Acuna was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation titled “Improving grant reviewing and scientific innovation by linking funding and scholarly literature.” One of the goals of the two-year…

Media, Law & Policy

Statement from Newhouse School Dean Lorraine Branham on the Passing of S.I. Newhouse Jr.

Sunday, October 1, 2017, By News Staff

This morning, we at the Newhouse School mourn the passing of one of our greatest friends and supporters, S.I. Newhouse Jr. Mr. Newhouse was the son of Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., our school’s namesake, whose first gift to Syracuse University…

Media, Law & Policy

How Fake News is Damaging Democracy

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

An assistant professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, Jeff Hemsley and his PhD students actively research the viral spread of fake news or other categorizations of viral information. In the wake of the mass shooting in…

The Atlantic

Questions about Trump’s New Tax Plan

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

With the introduction of the new Republican tax plan, political analysts say that Trump broke some promises. The President had said the plan would not be beneficial to the rich, though the plan seems to do just that. The Atlantic…

Media, Law & Policy

Smullen on the state of the State

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Maxwell Senior Fellow in National Security and Director of National Security Studies, professor Bill Smullen offers his thoughts on the current state of the State Department. “As the Nation’s chief diplomat, a Secretary of State must be active and visible in forming…

Campus & Community

William Coplin, Marcelle Haddix Named 2017 Judith Seinfeld Scholar Awardees

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Carol Boll

William D. Coplin of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Marcelle Haddix of the School of Education have received 2017 Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Scholar awards in recognition of their outstanding work as scholars and teachers. Endowed by alumna…

Health & Society

LGBT Resource Center to Host Coming Out Month 2017

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

The LGBT Resource Center presents the annual Coming Out Month celebration throughout the month of October. The celebration coincides with National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and features lesbian, gay, trans, queer, bisexual and asexual-themed programming. Some of the…

Business & Economy

Professor Robert Ashford’s ‘Inclusive Capitalism’ Gains International Support

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Martin Walls

According to Robert Ashford, Bond Schoeneck & King Distinguished Professor in the College of Law, “In the time needed to read this article, the wealthiest 1 percent of the American people will have acquired more capital wealth with the earnings of…