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Missile launch is North Korea’s message: the status quo in US relations is not sustainable

Thursday, July 6, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Frederick Carriere, Research Professor at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and Senior Fellow at the Korean Peninsula Affairs Council, offers insight on the current US-Korea relations and threats poised by North Korea’s ICBM development. Professor Carriere is available to speak…

STEM

Alumni Praises SU’s Efforts in Student Support and Diversity

Friday, June 30, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Priscilla Tyree Williams ’86 holds a unique distinction at Syracuse University. She is the first African American woman to have graduated with a civil engineering degree from SU. Today, she oversees the implementation of the capital improvement program for the…

Live Science

New Research on How Families Handle Children Changing or Quitting Religion

Friday, June 30, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Woosang Hwang, a doctoral candidate in human development and family science, was quoted in a Live Science article Quitting Religion? Mom and Dad Would Prefer a Slow Fade.

Campus & Community

Community Science Outreach Goes Swimmingly

Wednesday, June 28, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Local elementary and middle school students dove head first into science with help from Syracuse biologists—and a few fishy friends. Associate professor Katharine Lewis and lab members brought a bevy of zebrafish to the Westcott Community Center this May as…

Business & Economy

Newhouse Grad Named to NCAA Postgraduate Intern Class

Wednesday, June 28, 2017, By Keith Kobland

An alumna of the Newhouse School has been selected for a postgraduate internship at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Saquandra Heath ’17 is one of 31 students from colleges and universities throughout the United States to be chosen for…

Campus & Community

Zhanjiang ‘John’ Liu Named Syracuse University’s Vice President for Research

Tuesday, June 27, 2017, By News Staff

Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost at Syracuse University, today announced the appointment of Zhanjiang “John” Liu to serve as the University’s vice president for research. Liu’s appointment, which was unanimously approved by the Executive Committee of the Board…

STEM

Jordan Barrett, Astronaut Scholar

Monday, June 26, 2017, By Amy Manley

An undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences is now one of only 17 Syracuse University students who can call themselves an Astronaut Scholar. Jordan Barrett ’18, a rising senior studying physics and mathematics, has just been named a…

Campus & Community

University College Announces New Director of Online Programs

Monday, June 26, 2017, By Eileen Jevis

Tom Downes has been named assistant director of online programs at University College (UC). Downes joins UC from SU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, where he served as an instructional technologist. Prior to his work in the College of…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University, AU Confirm New Three-Year Agreement

Thursday, June 22, 2017, By News Staff

Employees of Syracuse University, who are members of the Adjuncts United Union (AU), approved a three-year contract on May 31 covering approximately 600 University part-time faculty. “Adjuncts United is very pleased to have a newly ratified three-year agreement in place, and we remain committed to working…

Arts & Culture

LLL Professors Rack up National, University Awards

Tuesday, June 20, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Professors in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), based in the College of Arts and Sciences, have received awards for excellence in teaching, research and service. Myrna García-Calderón, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Latino-Latin American…