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Media, Law & Policy

Jason Zengerle Wins Newhouse’s Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting

Tuesday, March 26, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Journalist Jason Zengerle is the 2019 winner of the Newhouse School’s Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. The prize was awarded at a ceremony March 25 in Washington, D.C. NPR’s Lakshmi Singh ’94, an alumna of the Newhouse School,…

Campus & Community

The SOURCE Creates New Opportunities for Undergraduate Research

Monday, March 25, 2019, By Mary Elizabeth Horsington

Bird Library’s Peter Graham Scholarly Commons was filled with an animated collection of students, faculty and administrators last Thursday evening. The standing-room-only crowd gathered for the dedication of Syracuse University’s new Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement, which will…

STEM

University Lectures Hosts Silicon Valley Pioneer, LGBTQ Advocate Lynn Conway

Monday, March 25, 2019, By Kevin Morrow

The University Lectures series continues with Lynn Conway, professor emerita of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, on Tuesday, March 26. Conway’s presentation, “An Invisible Woman: The Inside Story Behind the VLSI Revolution in Silicon Valley,”…

Campus & Community

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this April

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Shannon Andre

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, is hosting a series of events in April in collaboration with students, faculty and staff…

Media Tip Sheets

Catastrophic Crop, Cattle Loss From Midwest Floods Will Soon Lead To Severe Supply Disruption

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

The “bomb cyclone” that hit several Midwestern states triggered devastating flooding in most of Nebraska, leaving behind more than $1 billion worth of flood damage. Floodwaters have begun to recede in Iowa and Nebraska, while residents in northwestern Missouri are…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Invites Campus Community to Dinner Discussion on Spirituality, Loss And Grief

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

Nearly 30 percent of college students have experienced the loss of a family member or close friend over the past year, according to statistics from Actively Moving Forward, an organization that supports young adults who are grieving. In addition, millions…

STEM

Next Smart Cities Seminar to Focus on Citizen Science

Friday, March 22, 2019, By J.D. Ross

The fourth installment in a two-year series of working seminars and meetings that will explore the broad space of “smart cities” has been scheduled for March 27 and will examine the use of community-based science programs as effective data collection…

Campus & Community

Building Personal Connections to Help Students ‘Get to a Good Place Academically, Socially and Emotionally’

Friday, March 22, 2019, By Brandon Dyer

When School of Education Senior Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Services Amie Redmond was an undergraduate, she struggled with the stress that comes with leaving home for the first time. She was fortunate to have a faculty member take…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents ‘Robert Benjamin: River Walking’

Thursday, March 21, 2019, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work presents Robert Benjamin’s “River Walking,” a solo exhibition of photographs and poems spanning four decades, in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery through July 27. The opening reception will be held on Friday, March 22, from 5-7 p.m., featuring…

STEM

Student Spotlight—Charity Luster ’19

Thursday, March 21, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Charity Luster ’19 loves proving doubters wrong—and she’s very good at it. She is the president of the Syracuse chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and works to open doors and encourage underrepresented groups to enter STEM…