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Ted Lasso is back. Do Americans care about soccer, I mean, football?
The third season of Ted Lasso has begun. The incredibly popular Apple+ show about an American college football coach recruited to bring his coaching talents to an English soccer (I mean football) club. Vlad Dima, a professor at Syracuse University….
Renée Crown University Honors Program Presents ‘The Value of Beauty and Beauty in Science’ Symposium
Is there beauty in science? What insights can arise from viewing scientific theories through a lens of beauty? How does such perspective bring value to individuals and society? These are among the interdisciplinary questions to be explored at the Renée…
The More We Disrupt Wildlife Habitats, the Greater the Threat of Future Pandemics
Robert Wilson is associate professor of director of undergraduate studies in the Geography and the Environment Department at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School. He teaches classes on animals and society and environmental history and talks (below) about the role of animals,…
No Changes to University Operations; University Will Continue Monitoring Travel Conditions for Today, March 14, 2023
[Update (3:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 14): Due to the inclement weather, campus transportation services will be reduced throughout the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, March 14. Both the Orange and Blue ’Cuse Trolley routes will stop running at 4:30 p.m….
School of Education Announces Annual Atrocity Studies Lecture on ‘Gathering Evidence of Atrocities’
The 2023 Atrocity Studies annual lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education—will address how war crimes, crimes against humanity and other atrocities are documented across the globe and the implications of this evidence for international courts and justice. The…
Social Workers United’s Spring Donation Drive To Support Q Center
Social Workers United from the School of Social Work at Falk College has selected the Q Center at ACR Health as the beneficiary of its annual Spring Donation Drive. The Q Center, which has locations in Syracuse, Utica and Watertown,…
Banning TikTok: national security or national censorship?
At least 25 US states have banned the popular social media site TikTok, mainly on state-owned devices and bills have been introduced in Congress for the federal government to do the same. The reason is national security fears of the…
School of Education Welcomes Educational Leader Nkenge A. Bergan ’95 as 2023 Convocation Speaker
Syracuse University School of Education is pleased to announce that Nkenge A. Bergan ’95, Board of Visitors member and an expert in educational leadership and school climate training, will address graduates at its 2023 Convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 13,…
Onondaga Historical Association Tour Helps Social Work Students Discover a City ‘Shaped By Its Unfair Past’
“History, as nearly no one seems to know, is not merely something to be read. And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we…
Prominent Authors and Commentators Michael Eric Dyson, John McWhorter to Speak on ‘Fostering a Diverse and Healthy Democracy’
Two prominent media commentators and thought leaders who express divergent views regarding free speech surrounding race and the portrayal of racial identity will visit campus Friday, March 31, to take part in a University-hosted lecture. Michael Eric Dyson, of Vanderbilt…