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Media, Law & Policy

No Light Matter – Killing ‘Roseanne’ Show Was Inevitable

Wednesday, May 30, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

On May 29, ABC announced it was canceling its rebooted “Roseanne” sitcom after Roseanne Barr made racist statements on Twitter. Eunkyu Lee is a professor of marketing at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management. From a marketing and branding standpoint, he…

Campus & Community

University Conduct Board Applications Open

Wednesday, May 23, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

The University Conduct Board (UCB) is currently accepting undergraduate and graduate student applications for the 2018-19 University Conduct Board. The UCB has jurisdiction to hear and resolve cases involving students or student organizations charged with violating the Syracuse University Code…

STEM

Scientists to Host Live Lava Flow Demonstration

Wednesday, May 23, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

What: Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting and displaying explosive activity for more than two weeks. In one of the most recent eruptions, 1,100°C (2000°F) lava was seen gushing from multiple fissures, sending sulfur dioxide, methane gas and flames into the…

Campus & Community

Protect Your Syracuse University Credentials

Tuesday, May 22, 2018, By News Staff

Over the weekend, the University at Buffalo, the largest school in the SUNY system, reported a data breach that affected thousands of UB faculty, staff and student computer accounts. Although there is little detailed information about the breach, UB is…

Health & Society

Facing Another Potential Ebola Epidemic, Use of ‘Experimental’ Vaccine Doesn’t Cut It

Monday, May 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched an immunization campaign to fight Ebola, where numerous cases of the disease have been confirmed. According to reports, the experimental vaccine is not yet licensed but was effective in treatments…

Campus & Community

Fire and Life Safety Services to Conduct Summer Evacuation Drills

Monday, May 21, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Fire and Life Safety Services (FLSS) will conduct the summer evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from Monday, May 21, through Friday, May 25. The building evacuation drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m….

Veterans

To Help Military Spouses Get Jobs, Do More Than Extend Service Tours

Friday, May 18, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

May has been a month to highlight the sacrifice, struggles and service of military spouses. On May 9, President Trump signed an executive order to make it easier for military spouses to secure employment. Friday, May 11 was officially observed…

Campus & Community

Answers about Upcoming Technology Changes to Timekeeping and Core HR Transactions

Friday, May 18, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

In an effort to modernize decades-old timekeeping systems and improve core Human Resources transactions (e.g., iJANs and Appointments), cross-functional teams are working to introduce new, simpler processes and one modern system. The upgrades are planned for launch on July 30,…

Campus & Community

Participate in a Hearing Research Study

Friday, May 18, 2018, By News Staff

The Hearing Lab at Syracuse University is looking for participants 60-85 years of age who think or know they have hearing loss and have never tried a hearing aid. We are studying how to teach people to use and care…

Financial Times

Companies Grapple with Disability Laws

Thursday, May 17, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Peter Blanck, a University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute, recently spoke with the Financial Times about an ongoing issue regarding how companies are dealing with legal problems surrounding those with disabilities. Local laws remain confusing for many,…