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All Five First Ladies Condemn Family Separation At Border, But What Will That Do?
First Lady Melania Trump and the four First Ladies before her have all come out condemning the family-separation immigration policy. In addition to issuing statements, the First Ladies have relied on traditional and social media to share their perspectives –…
US-Canada Trade Tiff Creating Uncertainty on Both Sides of Border
Relations between the U.S. and Canada continue to grow even colder, following last weekend’s war of words at the G7 Summit and President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau’s escalating trade tiff. Professor Peter Koveos is the Department Chair in Finance…
LGBT Resource Center Names Assistant Director and Program Coordinator
The LGBT Resource Center will welcome Jorge Castillo and Qiao-An (Jo/Joanne) Wang as the new assistant director and program coordinator, respectively. Following a national search, Castillo comes to the LGBT Resource Center from West Virginia University (WVU), where he served…
Biologists Awarded NIH Grant to Study Origins of Brain Disorders
Neuroscientists in the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are using a major grant to study the origins of brain disorders, including epilepsy and stroke. Sandra Hewett, the Beverly Petterson Bishop Professor of Neuroscience and…
Kathrine Switzer’s Words of Wisdom from 2018 Commencement Speech
“Adversity can give you the greatest opportunity,” said Kathrine Switzer, Syracuse University alumna, and the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon in 1967. Switzer had the chance to give a commencement speech to SU’s graduating class. She went into…
Research Study Offers Free Speech Therapy for Children with Speech Sound Disorders
This research study is exploring the effects of different types of treatment that have shown to help children with speech sound disorders, including childhood apraxia of speech. Different teaching methods and different therapy schedules are being tested. Who is Eligible?…
Yates-Richard Wins Ford Foundation Fellowship
Meina Yates-Richard, assistant professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a Ford Foundation Fellowship for the 2018-19 academic year. The post-doctoral fellowship was awarded as part of a national competition to provide one year’s research…
Social Work Professor Keith A. Alford Receives 2018 InterFaith Leadership Award
In acknowledgement of a professional and personal life devoted to social justice and social transformation in building a civil community, Keith A. Alford will receive the 2018 InterFaith Leadership Award at the “Creating a Civil Community” celebration on May 1…
Why China Could Win in the Tariff Talks, according to Professor Mary Lovely
As trade threats between the United States and China continue, President Trump has been facing opposition from within his own GOP. This contrasts with the Chinese government, who have extended greater power to their president, Xi Jinping. For CNBC, Maxwell…
Stanford Professor to Give Volcker Lecture March 26
Raj Chetty, professor economics at Stanford University, will give the Volcker Lecture Monday, March 26, at 4 p.m. in Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium. The title of his talk is “Restoring the American Dream: New Lessons from Big Data.” A…