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Veterans

IVMF Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant

Wednesday, August 23, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) announced it has received an inaugural $20,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. Through the grant, IVMF will support its STEM curriculum—science, technology, engineering and…

Campus & Community

Fall Lineup Announced for 17th Season of the University Lectures

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The 17th season of Syracuse University’s premier speaker series begins Sept. 14 with Soledad O’Brien and continues Oct. 3 with David Greene, followed Nov. 9 by Jill Lepore.

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Welcome Increasingly Diverse, Academically Competitive Incoming Class

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Later this week, Syracuse University will welcome to campus about 4,000 students ready to begin their academic life here, make lifelong friends and become part of an inclusive, challenging and stimulating learning community.

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents Suné Woods: ‘To Sleep With Terra’

Monday, August 21, 2017, By News Staff

Light Work will present “To Sleep With Terra,” featuring the work of photo-collage and multi-channel video artist Suné Woods. This will be Woods’ first solo exhibition with Light Work since her tenure as an artist-in-residence in 2016. The exhibition will be…

Campus & Community

Exploring Syracuse University’s Historic Old Row Towers

Monday, August 21, 2017, By Jesse Menn
Arts & Culture

Going Places

Monday, August 21, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Santiago Quiñones ’90 has a knack for being in the right place at the right time—a quality that has served him well in television and film. Thus, it is fitting that he began his career as a location scout, tasked…

Media, Law & Policy

Hemsley to Speak on Viral Spread of Fake News

Monday, August 21, 2017, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley will speak about the reasons behind the viral spread of fake news on the Internet in a lecture held at the Skaneateles Library on Aug. 24. While social media can be a democratizing…

Scientific American

Professor Karas Montez on U.S. Life Expectancy

Thursday, August 17, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Jennifer Karas Montez, Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Scientific American article, “U.S. Life Expectancy Varies Significantly Based on Location.”

STEM

Student Discovers Tuberculosis DNA in Dental Plaque of Smithsonian’s Anatomical Collection

Wednesday, August 16, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

In a collection of historic skeletal remains at the Smithsonian, microscopic signs of a serious contagion lurk in an intriguing place in a sample of individuals from 100 years ago. Student researcher Soleil Young ’17, a member of the Renée…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Students Win at NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards

Wednesday, August 16, 2017, By Lani Rich

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) held its annual gala in New Orleans on Aug. 12, announcing the winners of its Salute to Excellence Awards, which included three Newhouse School students. According to the NABJ, “The Salute to Excellence…