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Campus & Community

Jade Rhoads Earns Prestigious Pickering Fellowship

Tuesday, May 1, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Jade Rhoads’ interest in pursuing an advanced degree in international affairs and working in the Foreign Service began during her service in the military. Rhoads served active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2005-09—stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, and deployed to Iraq during the years of 2006 and 2008, primarily in the Al Anbar region.

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families and Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Hire Communications Manager

Monday, April 30, 2018, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) expanded their communications team, adding communications manager Leah Lazarz. Lazarz will work to promote visibility and advancement of military-connected students and veterans both at…

STEM

To Tackle Heart of Great Barrier Reef Troubles – Target Climate Change

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Australia has pledged more than $350 million to help protect and preserve the Great Barrier Reef – which is increasingly experiencing “shocking” amounts of coral bleaching. The new funding will be the single largest investment for reef conservation and management…

Campus & Community

Renée Crown University Honors Students to Present Capstone Projects May 2

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

One hundred and twenty two seniors in the Renée Crown University Honors Program will present their capstone projects on Wednesday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hall of Languages.

CBS News

Facebook Testimony Raises More Questions

Sunday, April 29, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Facebook’s CTO recently testified in front of the British Parliament, and when all was said and done, it may have left more questions than answers. This specifically was acknowledged after the official did not read the terms and conditions aspect…

Global Sisters Report

Thompson Details an Outsiders Visit to Motherhouse

Sunday, April 29, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Margaret Susan Thompson, a Maxwell professor of history and political science, recently wrote an article for the Global Sisters Report that detailed her outsider experience of spending time with different motherhouses. Her story also dives into the idea of an…

Washington Post

“Quietly Revolutionary,” The TV Legacy of Bob Newhart

Sunday, April 29, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Newhouse professor and TV expert Robert Thompson recently spoke with the Washington Post about “The Bob Newhart Show.” Even 40 years after it has left the airwaves, the show still influences many others, with Thompson calling it “quietly revolutionary.” For a…

Wallet Hub

Dutkowsky Joins Wallet Hub’s “Ask The Experts” Panel

Saturday, April 28, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Whitman professor Donald Dutkowsky was recently included in an “Ask the Experts” panel from Wallet Hub to discuss unsecured credit cards, and how they could relate to those with a poor credit score. “Perhaps the most important thing to look…

STEM

Syracuse University Team Wins 2018 National Cyber Analyst Challenge

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

A team of Syracuse University students was awarded first place and $20,000 in the National Cyber Analyst Challenge (NCAC) at Temple University in Philadelphia in April. The team was comprised of cybersecurity graduate students Priyank Thavai and Sirisha Prakash from the College of…

PBS News Hour

Service Dog Helps Vision, and Writing

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Stephen Kuusisto, a University Professor of cultural foundations of education in the School of Education, was recently featured in a PBS News Hour story. The video story detailed the relationship Kuusisto recently built with a new service dog, which not only taught…