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Harvard Professor Shane Greenstein to Speak on Internet Commercialization

Wednesday, February 10, 2016, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Lee McKnight has invited Harvard Business School professor Shane Greenstein to the iSchool to speak on his new Princeton University Press book, “How the Internet Became Commercial. Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of…

Arts & Culture

Feminist Scholar Awarded Guest Professorship in Germany

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has returned from a prestigious appointment at Goethe University (GU) in Frankfurt, Germany. Chandra Talpade Mohanty—Distinguished Professor and chair of women’s & gender studies (WGS), as well as Dean’s Professor of…

Media, Law & Policy

Political Science Professor Grant Reeher on the Iowa Caucus

Tuesday, February 2, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Grant Reeher, Professor of Political Science at Maxwell School at Syracuse University and Director of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, offers insight on last night’s Iowa caucuses. “The good news for Bernie Sanders from Iowa last night is…

Health & Society

Education Professor Contributes to Global Study on Childhood Obesity

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

Tiago Barreira, assistant professor in the School of Education’s department of exercise science, is part of a team of researchers who collaborated on The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle, and the Environment.

Health & Society

Claire S. Rudolph, Professor Emerita of Social Work, Dies

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By News Staff

Professor emerita Claire S. Rudolph died Jan. 5 peacefully at home. A resident of Syracuse since 1952, when she and her husband relocated to continue their graduate studies, she earned a Ph.D. in social sciences from Syracuse University and joined…

STEM

Fake a Knee—Professor, Students Develop Device for Joint Repair Research

Friday, January 15, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

When patients undergo traditional knee replacement surgery, the bone and cartilage that make up the knee joint is replaced with one built with metal, plastic and polymers. Along with their natural joint, patients lose a certain quality of life. Risk…

STEM

Physicist Named Brightman Endowed Professor

Monday, January 11, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences is being recognized with a new endowed professorship. Duncan Brown, a world-renowned expert in gravitational wave astronomy and astrophysics, has been named the inaugural Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics. Brown…

Arts & Culture

Professor of Practice David Rezak on David Bowie’s Legacy

Monday, January 11, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

David Bowie, superstar and rock icon, has passed away but his music and style have left an enduring mark on pop culture. David Rezak, a professor of practice in music and entertainment industries and director of the Bandier Program in…

Media, Law & Policy

HRW Validates Caesar Report on Syrian Torture, First Reported by Law Professor David Crane

Thursday, December 17, 2015, By Martin Walls

An 86-page report by Human Rights Watch (HRW)—“If the Dead Could Speak: Mass Deaths and Torture in Syria’s Detention Facilities”—has independently validated details of the abuse of Syrian prisoners that were first brought to light in a 2014 report co-authored…

Arts & Culture

AMH Professor Teams Up with Oberlin Ethnomusicologist on Scholarly Article

Thursday, December 17, 2015, By Amy Mertz

In their recent article, “Collaborative Fieldwork, Stance, and Ethnography,” Deborah Justice, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Art and Music Histories in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Fredara Hadley, visiting assistant professor in ethnomusicology at Oberlin College…