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Second Annual Syracuse Ramadan Dinner Planned June 9

Thursday, May 31, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

The second annual Syracuse Ramadan Dinner will be held Saturday, June 9, at 7 p.m. at Manley Field House. Iftar (Ramadan dinner) will be served after remarks and a presentation on Islam and Ramadan. Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol will…

Media, Law & Policy

No Light Matter – Killing ‘Roseanne’ Show Was Inevitable

Wednesday, May 30, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

On May 29, ABC announced it was canceling its rebooted “Roseanne” sitcom after Roseanne Barr made racist statements on Twitter. Eunkyu Lee is a professor of marketing at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management. From a marketing and branding standpoint, he…

STEM

Stripling Elected to Board of Freedom to Read Foundation

Tuesday, May 29, 2018, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor of Practice and Senior Associate Dean Barbara Stripling has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF). She will begin her term in June after the organization’s…

Campus & Community

Indigenous Student Graduation Reception Honors Students at Its 15th Annual Event

Tuesday, May 29, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

The Office of Multicultural Affairs’ Native Student Program celebrated graduating Indigenous students during the 15th annual Indigenous Student Graduation Reception on May 5. The University’s Indigenous students earned 17 bachelor’s degrees, four master’s degrees, one J.D. and one Ph.D. It…

The Week

The New Way to Successfully Crowdfund

Friday, May 25, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Makana Chock, an associate professor of communications at the Newhouse School, recently spoke with The Week about the future of crowdfunding, and how some companies are succeeding in earning more donations thanks to evoking feelings and emotions within donors. “There…

Campus & Community

Summer Update #3

Thursday, May 24, 2018, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: With Commencement ceremonies behind us, we are focused on the work ahead to prepare for the next academic year. Chancellor Syverud promised that he and other senior leaders would provide updates on our ongoing work…

Health & Society

Bioengineering Seniors Team Up with Upstate Medical University to Design NICU Infant Sleep Monitor

Wednesday, May 23, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

Premature newborns often require special care from nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) as their tiny bodies develop. Nurses want babies to sleep on their backs before they go home, but while they are in the NICU, Associate…

STEM

Scientists to Host Live Lava Flow Demonstration

Wednesday, May 23, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

What: Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting and displaying explosive activity for more than two weeks. In one of the most recent eruptions, 1,100°C (2000°F) lava was seen gushing from multiple fissures, sending sulfur dioxide, methane gas and flames into the…

Campus & Community

David M. Van Slyke Reappointed Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Tuesday, May 22, 2018, By News Staff

Today’s announcement follows a comprehensive decanal review that took into account the feedback of Maxwell faculty and staff, the Maxwell Advisory Board and the Maxwell Faculty Council. Van Slyke’s appointment was approved by the Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee.

Veterans

Navigating Benefits and Services Remains a Top Challenge for Veterans, Families

Monday, May 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

This month House lawmakers approved a $52 billion legislative package that would revamp the way the Department of Veterans Affairs pays and provides health care for veterans. Nick Armstrong is the senior director for research and evaluation at Syracuse University’s…