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Media, Law & Policy

Pressure on Trump to “Stay on Script” During U.N. Address

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Syracuse University Professor who teaches class on Trump Rhetoric suggests we will still hear ‘America First’ theme. As President Trump prepares for his first address to the United Nations, a Syracuse University professor believes Trump won’t deviate from his script. Professor…

BBC Radio

Prof. David Yaffe Talks to BBC About New Book

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, By Keith Kobland

David Yaffe, assistant professor of humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by BBC 4 for his new biography about Joni Mitchell for the program “My Muse.”

Harvard Business Review

As Lifespans Increase, Entrepreneurship Grows

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

As birth rates decline and the average lifetime increases, labor markets are being altered in several ways. For Harvard Business Review, Whitman Professor and Bantle Chair in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Maria Minniti detailed these changes in a co-authored piece….

CNY Central

Hurricane Harvey Hits CNY at the Pump

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

While Hurricane Harvey physically ravaged parts of Texas, it still had far-reaching effects that were felt in Central New York: prices at the pump. Refineries in Texas that supply oil to New York were shut down, creating the rise in…

Syracuse.com

Could a New Water Filtration System be on the Horizon for Syracuse?

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

As an algae bloom clouded the typically clear Skaneateles Lake last week, much concern was drawn over the Syracuse tap water, which is unfiltered water from the lake. If the blooms were to persist, the city would be faced with…

Business & Economy

$5,000 Impact Prize for Social Entrepreneurship Debuts this Fall

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A new Impact Prize initiative  is launching at the University. The program will support student entrepreneur teams that devise innovative and implementable solutions to economic or social problems, or civic challenges.  Coordinated by the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University, the Impact…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Abroad Hosts First-Ever Study Abroad Showcase

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By News Staff

On Monday, Sept. 25, Syracuse Abroad will host its first-ever Study Abroad Showcase in the Schine Student Center Atrium from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Students worried about choosing a study abroad program that fits their major or minor requirements are invited…

Campus & Community

Maxwell School Mourns Legendary Teacher, Scholar Ralph Ketcham

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By News Staff

Ralph Ketcham, one of the longest-serving and most beloved and influential professors in the history of the Maxwell School, died on April 26 after a brief illness. He was 89. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, Sept. 25, at 3…

Campus & Community

Nicholson, Williams Named to Leadership Roles in Enrollment and the Student Experience

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Senior Vice President for Enrollment and the Student Experience Dolan Evanovich has announced the appointments of Amanda Nicholson as assistant provost and dean for student success and Ryan Williams as senior associate vice president for enrollment. These appointments follow the announcement…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By News Staff

Being held Sept. 28-30, the festival is part of Syracuse Symposium 2017-18: Belonging and is presented by the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.