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Campus & Community

Open Enrollment and 2018 Benefits Plan Design Information Now Available

Monday, October 2, 2017, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University faculty, staff and other eligible individuals make their benefit choices for the coming year, begins Monday, Oct. 30, and continues through Friday, Nov. 10. This is the only time of year when participants…

STEM

Acuna Launches Beta Version of Tool for Research and Funding Discovery

Monday, October 2, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Last fall, School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Daniel Acuna was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation titled “Improving grant reviewing and scientific innovation by linking funding and scholarly literature.” One of the goals of the two-year…

STEM

Invention Designed by SU Engineering Students Selected as a Finalist for the James Dyson Award

Monday, October 2, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Your favorite clothes may be polluting the world’s water supply. Synthetic clothing including polyester, acrylic and nylon fabrics release millions of microfibers every time they are washed. Even though they are too small to be seen by the naked eye,…

Media, Law & Policy

Statement from Newhouse School Dean Lorraine Branham on the Passing of S.I. Newhouse Jr.

Sunday, October 1, 2017, By News Staff

This morning, we at the Newhouse School mourn the passing of one of our greatest friends and supporters, S.I. Newhouse Jr. Mr. Newhouse was the son of Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., our school’s namesake, whose first gift to Syracuse University…

Media, Law & Policy

Rhetoric at the UN, Similar to The Apprentice?

Sunday, October 1, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University, who is also teaching a class this semester on President Trump and popular culture, is available for comment on the recent speech by President Trump at the United Nations. “It…

USA Today

Navigating Columbus Day Sales

Sunday, October 1, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

With Columbus Day right around the corner, many shoppers are gearing up to hit the sales and save some cash. Whitman School of Management Assistant Professor of Retail Practice Ray Wimer, spoke with USA Today about the sales. One way things have…

The Hill

Draining The Swamp Has Hit Some Snags

Saturday, September 30, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

You heard the saying throughout the entire Trump campaign, “drain the swamp!” However, nearly a year later, this is proving tougher done that said. In an article for The Hill, Maxwell Professor Grant Reeher commented on this, detailing the problems…

Media, Law & Policy

How Fake News is Damaging Democracy

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

An assistant professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, Jeff Hemsley and his PhD students actively research the viral spread of fake news or other categorizations of viral information. In the wake of the mass shooting in…

Arts & Culture

SYRFILMFEST 2017 Opens Oct. 19 with Film by Renowned Israeli Director Bat-Adam

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The 14th annual Syracuse International Film Festival (SYRFILMFEST) will open Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Palace Theater with a new film from Israel, “The Road to Where,” and a Skype session with the film’s writer/director, renowned Israeli filmmaker Michal Bat-Adam….

Campus & Community

Teach-In to Explore Linkages Between Charlottesville Rally, Everyday Racism Oct. 3

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The “Unite the Right” rally, which took place last month in Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving three dead and dozens injured, is the focus of an upcoming teach-in at Syracuse University. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, an interdisciplinary panel of Syracuse professors will…