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Syracuse University Women in Leadership Spring Forum to Host Speaker Panel April 3

Monday, March 18, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

The Syracuse University Women in Leadership Spring Forum will present a speaker panel on leadership preparation, mentorship and career encores on Wednesday, April 3, in the Regency Ballroom of the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center. The panel will…

Arts & Culture

Vanessa Williams Performance Supports Scholarship for Black and Latino Students

Monday, March 18, 2019, By Kevin Morrow

Syracuse University’s Office of Multicultural Advancement is hosting a benefit concert featuring award-winning singer and stage, television and film actress Vanessa Williams ’85 on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research…

Campus & Community

Student Association Leaders Make Their Case to Congressional Leaders in Washington

Monday, March 18, 2019, By News Staff

Seven members of the Syracuse University Student Association were recently in Washington, D.C., to take part in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Student Advocacy Days. The event, held annually, provides an opportunity for students to learn about federal government issues…

STEM

TEDx Syracuse University Conference Announces 2019 Speakers

Friday, March 15, 2019, By J.D. Ross

The student organizers of the TEDx Syracuse University conference have announced the speakers who will be presenting at the annual event on April 6. The conference will give eight speakers a chance to share ideas worth spreading. From education to…

Campus & Community

Recent Graduates Reap Rewards of Liberal Arts Learning

Friday, March 15, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) often go on to graduate school, professional school or the workplace. Thanks to the liberal arts, they have the critical thinking, creative problem-solving and effective communication skills to succeed in almost…

The Relationship Between Social Media and Terror Attacks

Friday, March 15, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the school of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed by several outlets for stories about social media and terror attacks including the Washington Post, NBC News, Wired, BuzzFeed, Motherboard, The Sydney Morning Herald and EuroNews….

Media Tip Sheets

Massive Facebook Outage Reveals Bigger Issue For Social Media Giant

Thursday, March 14, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Today, Facebook officials reported the technical issue that triggered a widespread outage earlier this week had been fixed. The interruption also impacted Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, and is believed to be the biggest interruption ever for the massive social media…

STEM

CASE Welcomes Newest Incubator Company: AgModels

Wednesday, March 13, 2019, By News Staff

CASE is welcoming a new incubator company. AgModels, LLC is a privately held company dedicated to the exploration, evaluation and implementation of advanced information technologies in support of improving agricultural productivity worldwide. For the past 20 years, AgModels has been…

Media, Law & Policy

NPR’s Lakshmi Singh ’94 to Headline Newhouse’s ‘Race and the Media’ Symposium April 2 and 3

Wednesday, March 13, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School will host a two-day symposium exploring issues of race and the media April 2 and 3 in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. The event will feature a panel of recent alumni of color representing the industries…

Arts & Culture

School of Education’s Keith Distinguished Speaker Series Brings Peter H. Reynolds to Syracuse

Wednesday, March 13, 2019, By Allison DeVoe

The School of Education and the Jo-Linda and Dennis Keith Distinguished Speaker Series announce the 2019 speaker, acclaimed author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds. He will visit Syracuse for a two-day residency on Tuesday, March 19, and Wednesday, March 20….