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Veterans

Syracuse University Shows Strong Presence at Student Veteran National Conference

Wednesday, January 9, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Recently, a group of Syracuse University students, composed of 17 student veterans, two ROTC cadets, one military spouse and two students from the University Student Association, attended the Student Veterans of America (SVA) National Conference in Orlando, Florida. The student…

Media Tip Sheets

What to Expect with President Trump’s Speech on the Government Shutdown

Tuesday, January 8, 2019, By Ellen Mbuqe

Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University, is available to discuss President Trump’s primetime speech on the partial government shutdown. Prof. Phillips taught a class about the rhetoric of President Trump and popular culture and offered four…

STEM

Physicist Gabriela González G’95 Reveals How Syracuse Prepared Her to Make Science History

Friday, January 4, 2019, By Rob Enslin

For Gabriela González G’95, life is a honeymoon—to quote a recent country hit. No sooner had the renowned physicist returned from her own honeymoon than she and her husband, fellow Argentinian theorist Jorge Pullin, moved the party to Syracuse in 1989. Swapping…

Media, Law & Policy

Professor Awarded NEH Fellowship to Study Democratization of Islamic Laws

Friday, January 4, 2019, By Rob Enslin

A Syracuse University professor has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship, supporting research into the complex interplay between democracy and Muslim Family Laws (MFLs) in non-Muslim-majority countries. Yüksel Sezgin, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell…

STEM

Capstone Project Funds Local ‘Girls Who Code’ Chapter

Friday, December 21, 2018, By Diane Stirling

A capstone class project for a team of School of Information Studies (iSchool) students, working with an iSchool alumna at the Onondaga Free Library, has initiated a Girls Who Code chapter and an introduction to tech careers and coding skills for 11 Syracuse girls.

STEM

ISchool Professor Lee McKnight Contributes to Pew Research Report on Future of Artificial Intelligence

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Lee McKnight has contributed his opinions on the changes coming to the artificial intelligence (AI) field in a recently published Pew Research Center report titled “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans.” Published…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Retains Top-Tier Research Ranking in Latest Carnegie Classification

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University has once again earned a position in the top tier for research activity among all doctoral universities in the nation, according to the newly released Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Included among 120 R1 doctoral universities,…

Campus & Community

Katie Berrell: A Scholar’s Special Journey Through Remembrance

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Even though he passed away nearly a decade before she was born, Steven Russell Berrell has always been a strong presence in the life of his niece, Katie, a Syracuse University senior. His smile radiates from the family pictures in…

Media, Law & Policy

Guiding Syracuse Students Along Their Path to Becoming Media Entrepreneurs

Tuesday, December 18, 2018, By Eileen Korey

Though Sean Branagan ’80 aspired to be a magazine writer when he entered the Newhouse School, he discovered his calling elsewhere—in the fast-evolving field of digital media and interactive marketing. A self-described “instigator, entrepreneur, educator and startup coach,” Branagan brought…

Arts & Culture

All Hands on Deck: VPA Senior’s Involvement on Campus Springs Him Into ‘Elf the Musical,’ New York City and Beyond

Monday, December 17, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Behind the scenes of every production is a team making it all happen. An organized chaos of choreographed disarray moves to give the audience the experience and “wow” moments for which they attend the theater. Samuel Arencibia, a senior in…