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iSchool Researchers to Study Election-Related Misinformation on WhatsApp

Monday, November 19, 2018, By J.D. Ross

A pair of researchers from the Center for Computational and Data Science (CCDS) at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have received a research award from the Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging service to study the issues of misinformation transmitted over the…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Invest $1 Million Annually to Expand Undergraduate Research, Creative Opportunities

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced the commitment of $1 million annually to support a new Center for Undergraduate Research, the collaborative vision of students, faculty, staff and administrators to strengthen the University’s position as a preeminent and inclusive student-focused research institution….

Veterans

Veterans Week Ceremony Honors Service Members, Including High-Ranking Alumna

Saturday, November 10, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

On Friday, Nov. 9, members of the public and the Syracuse University community gathered to honor United States military veterans and victims of all wars during the University’s annual Veterans Day ceremony in Hendricks Chapel. Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen….

Campus & Community

Internationalization Council to Examine Strategies for Enhanced Partnerships with China

Tuesday, October 16, 2018, By Carol Boll

The Internationalization Council at Syracuse University begins its third year of work this fall with a focus on developing and recommending elements of a comprehensive China strategy for the University. Leading the effort this year will be co-chairs Steven Bennett,…

Campus & Community

Register for the Kindness in Action Challenge for Faculty and Staff

Friday, October 5, 2018, By News Staff

Kindness is contagious. When we are kind, we inspire others to be kind, and it creates a ripple effect that spreads outward to our coworkers, family, friends and even strangers. Kindness to both ourselves and others, can have a positive…

Campus & Community

Being the Stories We Tell: Syracuse Symposium Organizers Use Fall Events to Probe Individual, Collective Power of Storytelling

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium—a program of the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S)—continues its yearlong look at “Stories” with a spate of October events. The lineup includes the exhibition “Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer”; a lecture by geographer Nicolas…

Campus & Community

Dawit Negussey Appointed Graduate Dean’s Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, By News Staff

Peter Vanable, dean of the Graduate School, today announced the appointment of Dawit Negussey as the Graduate Dean’s Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion. In this new role, Negussey will assume broader responsibility for promoting the Graduate School’s diversity and…

Campus & Community

SoulSearch Launches and SoulScape Returns: Retreat Applications Open

Thursday, September 27, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

As part of the enhanced first-year experience at Syracuse University, the Office of Health Promotion launches new mindfulness programming for first-year and transfer students: SoulSearch. SoulSearch is a free, one-day personal development retreat that aims to provide a day of…

Campus & Community

Information Session for Soros Fellowships Is Monday

Thursday, September 20, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

In April, 2018, Anthony Veasna So was named one of 30 nationwide recipients of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. For So, a graduate student in the Creative Writing Program in the College of Arts and Sciences,…

STEM

Syracuse University Startup SparkCharge is a Finalist in 43North $5 Million Competition

Friday, September 14, 2018, By News Staff

43North has announced 18 finalists for its 2018 $5 million startup competition. One was created at Syracuse University. SparkCharge founder and CEO Josh Aviv ’14, G’17, will compete against competitors hailing from across North America in two rounds of live…