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Professor Tej Bhatia Gives Plenary Addresses at Two Conferences
Tej K. Bhatia, professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of South Asian Languages, has given plenary addresses at two distinguished conferences this fall. The first was at the 2016 Indo-French International Conference on Hindi…
Professor Vir Phoha Discusses Cyber Security During the Holiday Season
Vir Phoha, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, appeared on CNY Central to discuss cyber security during the holiday season.
Journal Devotes Special Issue to CRS Professor’s Book on Anti-Semitism
The Journal of Communication and Religion has released a special issue [39. 2 (2016)] devoted in its entirety to the book “Confronting Anti-Semitism: Seeking an End to Hateful Rhetoric” (Troubador, 2011) by Amos Kiewe, professor of communication and rhetorical studies…
Professor Elizabeth Cohen Discusses Sanctuary Cities
Elizabeth Cohen, Associate Professor of Political Science, was quoted in a Politifact article “Santa Fe mayor defends sanctuary cities, says studies don’t show increase in crime.”
Professor Roy Gutterman Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor
“In some ways I don’t think [the incoming Trump administration] wants to interact with the institutional press, which is a huge problem,” says Roy Gutterman, director of the Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University in New York. “Our independent press is an integral part of our democracy, it has been since the beginning of our country, and the public really needs to know what’s going on.”
Four Questions with Professor of Linguistics Jaklin Kornfilt
Linguistics Professor Jaklin Kornfilt, a member of the Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) faculty since 1983, specializes in syntactic theory, theoretically informed linguistic typology, and the syntax—morphology interface, with special emphasis on the syntax and morphology of Turkish and of…
Professor Ian Hosein, Students Develop Technology to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency
Solar technology—capturing the power of the sun to produce electricity—has been around in some form since the 19th century. There is currently 31.6 gigawatts (GW) of total installed solar capacity in the United States, enough to power 6.2 million American…
Two Professors Named to Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure
Two members of the Syracuse University faculty have been selected to fill vacancies on the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure. Appointed by Provost Michele Wheatly to two-year terms were Gwendolyn Pough, professor in the Department of Women’s Studies…
Reaction from Professor Bill Banks on the Passing of Janet Reno
Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, passed away this morning at the age of 78 due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease, according to Reno’s sister. We asked College of Law Professor Bill Banks for his…
Philosophy Professor’s Book Proposes New Solutions for Deeply Puzzling Problems
For his third book, Philosophy Professor Andre Gallois provided a new twist on philosophical problems dating back to ancient civilization. Gallois recently answered questions about his work, which is titled “The Metaphysics of Identity.” Q. What is the book about,…