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Health & Society

Refugees and Their Changing Family Experience

Monday, June 27, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Refugee families risk their lives to escape war and violence. But what happens when they settle in new homes in different countries free from conflict? Assistant Professor Rashmi Gangamma wants to understand the family experience for refugees in the midst of loss and resettlement.

Health & Society

Q&A: One-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Marriage Equality

Monday, June 27, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

June 26 marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed the right to marry to LGBT couples throughout the United States. Aaron Hoy is a doctoral candidate in sociology in…

Media, Law & Policy

Q& A: Robin Riley on the Significance of Having a Female Presidential Nominee

Thursday, June 9, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

No matter whether you plan on voting for her, Hillary Clinton has accomplished something that no woman before her has. She has become the presumptive presidential nominee of one of the two major U.S. political parties. Robin Riley, assistant professor…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama No. 8 on Hollywood Reporter’s Best Drama Schools List

Monday, May 23, 2016, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama has jumped to no. 8 on the Hollywood Reporter’s (THR) list of the “Top 25 Undergraduate Drama Schools.” For the past two years the department has been ranked no. 13;…

STEM

Syracuse Physicists Help Restart Large Hadron Collider

Friday, May 20, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences are participating in the restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest, most powerful particle accelerator. The High-Energy Experimental Physics Group, led by Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone, has been splitting…

Campus & Community

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Commencement

Friday, May 13, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When John G. Thomas G’69 was completing his Ph.D. at Syracuse University, the last place he thought he would end up was an Army base in San Antonio. “In 30 hours, I went from being a graduate student in the…

Media, Law & Policy

Deans Clarke, Steinberg Leave Lasting Legacy

Friday, May 13, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

As the school year wraps up, College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Dean Ann Clarke and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean James Steinberg are concluding their time leading their respective schools. But their impact as leaders…

Health & Society

Falk College Announces First-of-its-Kind U.S. Undergraduate Degree in Sport Analytics

Wednesday, May 11, 2016, By Michele Barrett

The degree will provide students with a deep understanding of math, statistics, research methodology, sport economics, database management, finance and computer programming integral to sport analytics.

Campus & Community

Commencement 2016: Here’s What You Need to Know

Tuesday, May 10, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Commencement is almost here. Prepare yourself with the facts for all the pomp and circumstance to come.

Campus & Community

‘Sound Beat’ Celebrates Fifth Anniversary on May 6 in Bird Library

Monday, May 2, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The libraries’ public radio show, “Sound Beat,” celebrated its fifth year on the air this spring. To mark the occasion, there will be a celebration in Bird Library’s Learning Commons on Friday, May 6, from 2-4 p.m. On hand will…