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Wired

FISA Expert William Banks Comments on Nunes Memo

Saturday, February 3, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

The highly anticipated release of the Devin Nunes memo left many wanting more. William C. Banks, the founding director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism and FISA law expert, broke down the memo in this Wired article entitled, “Reading Between…

STEM

Moving the Needle

Friday, February 2, 2018, By Rob Enslin

George M. Langford is famously soft-spoken, but do not expect the dean emeritus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) to slip quietly into retirement. On the contrary, he is about to make the biggest noise of his career. In…

Campus & Community

SU Begins 2018 RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition

Friday, February 2, 2018, By News Staff

Beginning on Sunday, Feb. 4, the Syracuse University community will participate in RecycleMania, the eight-week national recycling and waste reduction competition with colleges across the United States and Canada. In the spirit of the competition and to improve the University’s…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Jenny Saluti Elected to National Portfolio Day Association Board

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Erica Blust

Jenny Saluti, director of recruitment and admissions in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of the National Portfolio Day Association (NPDA) at its recent annual conference…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium to Host Disability, Transformative Justice Organizer Feb. 7-8

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong examination of “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed writer, educator, and disability and transformative justice organizer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the Toronto- and Seattle-based activist will present a multidisciplinary performance titled “Bodymap” from 4-5:30…

STEM

Biology Professor Receives NIH Grant for Study of Genes Critical in Development

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Eleanor Maine’s research team was identifying genes important for development of the germline of their study organism when they made an interesting discovery about a specific pair of genes. The two genes, they determined, are critical for germline survival….

Campus & Community

U.S.-UK Fulbright Awards Give Students Life-Changing Experiences

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By News Staff

Newhouse senior Hannah Butler spent the summer of 2016 as a student cultural ambassador through the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission’s UK Summer Institute program. A public relations major with minors in English and marketing, she participated in the Fulbright-Scotland Summer Institute….

Veterans

Application Cycle to Become a 2018 Tillman Scholar Opens Today

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

Ryan Gross ’18 became the first student veteran to become a Syracuse University Tillman Scholar in 2017. The Tillman Scholarship assists veterans and military spouses pursuing academic degrees. Gross is a student veteran in the master of public administration program…

Campus & Community

Alumni Memories Welcomed for Book Celebrating Syracuse University’s 150th Anniversary

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

In honor of Syracuse University’s 150th anniversary year in 2020, a book has been commissioned to celebrate the University’s history, stories and people—including short essays by Syracuse alumni reflecting on their own Orange experience. “Forever Orange: The Story of Syracuse…

Campus & Community

Black History Month Celebration Begins Thursday

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Syracuse University’s annual Black History Month celebration begins Thursday, Feb. 1, with an opening reception event from noon-3 p.m. in the Schine Student Center Jabberwocky Café. The month-long celebration includes performances, thought-provoking lectures and dialogues, art exhibitions, music and other…