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Health & Society

Q&A: Associate Professor Thomas Keck on Gay Marriage Ruling

Monday, June 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage across the country Friday, setting off reverberations for broader impacts on equal rights. Maxwell School Associate Professor of Political Science Thomas M. Keck offered some perspective on the 5-4 decision….

Arts & Culture

Amy Massoud G’15 Reaps Praise after Paper Is Accepted by Premier Philosophy Journal

Monday, June 29, 2015, By Amy Manley

A newly minted graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences is receiving some well-deserved praise upon her latest scholarly accomplishment. Amy Massoud G‘15, who just recently earned a Ph.D. in philosophy, has received notification that her most recent paper…

Campus & Community

New Mobile App Launched for Syracuse Welcome 2015

Monday, June 29, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs (FYTP) has announced that Syracuse Welcome 2015 has gone mobile. This year, students and families can download the Syracuse University Guidebook app on their smart phones or tablets and access the Syracuse Welcome…

Campus & Community

Connective Corridor and Visit Syracuse Introduce Interactive Information Network

Monday, June 29, 2015, By News Staff

Visitors and residents now have a new fun and interactive way to access information in the Greater Syracuse Area right at their fingertips. Visit Syracuse and the Connective Corridor have introduced the first round of Tourist Assistance Portals (TAP) to…

Maxwell Professor Gives Perspective on Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling

Friday, June 26, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University Associate Professor of Political Science Thomas M. Keck offered some perspective on today’s historic Supreme Court decision regarding same-sex marriage. “If you take a step back and look at the historical process that got us to this point,…

Health & Society

Q&A: University Professor Carl Schramm on Affordable Care Act Decision

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

In a 6-3 decision that many predicted to be the death knell of so-called Obamacare if it had gone the other way, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld federal tax credits for eligible Americans living not only in states…

STEM

Building a Silver Lining for the Cloud

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

The cloud has become a ubiquitous solution for work and for play. Businesses use it to store, access and share data. The average person uses it for email, social networks or to binge-watch “House of Cards” on Netflix. It is…

STEM

Waste Not: Making the Most of Wireless Resources

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Few things are as frustrating as a phone conversation interrupted by a bad signal. It is a perfect example of a technology’s purpose being nullified by its own limitations. Unfortunately, despite advances, this problem hasn’t been entirely addressed and the…

University Professor Schramm Offers Opinion on King v. Burwell

Thursday, June 25, 2015, By News Staff

University Professor Carl J. Schramm offers the following opinion on the impact of today’s Supreme Court’s decision on King v. Burwell. “Today’s decision in King is the most ‘activist’ decision ever to have issued from the Supreme Court. It makes plain…

Arts & Culture

Pitchers at an Exhibition

Wednesday, June 24, 2015, By Rob Enslin

La Casita Cultural Center, a program of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is accepting submissions for a fall exhibition devoted to Latinos in baseball. Titled “Béisbol at the Heart of Our Latino Communities,” the exhibition will run Sept….