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Campus & Community

National Pan-­Hellenic Council, University Union Join Forces for ‘Cuse for Good: Social Justice’

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By News Staff

University Union and the National Pan-­Hellenic Council (NPHC) have partnerred for a day of social justice sponsored by the Student Association. The event aims to create an environment in which the Syracuse University campus and Syracuse community can come together…

Business & Economy

Ed Pettinella G’76 MBA Establishes Second Endowed Professorship to Help Attract, Retain Exceptional Faculty

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By Alison Kessler

Syracuse University Trustee Edward “Ed” Pettinella G’76 MBA attributes his extraordinary 43-year career to two management principles: consistently hiring and retaining people who are ambitious, talented and motivated, and ensuring that the right people are in the right positions. The…

Media, Law & Policy

‘StoryCorps’ to Feature SU Alumna Dr. Sharon Brangman ’77

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Physician Dr. Sharon Brangman ’77 and her daughter Dr. Jenna Lester will be the subject of a “StoryCorps” interview, to be broadcast on NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Friday, Jan. 26 at 6:20 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. EST. This interview is…

STEM

Engineering & Computer Science Student Named Miss Upstate New York; Promotes STEM to Young Women

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

Emily Mahana ’18 had never entered a major pageant, but the senior civil and environmental engineering major from Cicero, New York, had always enjoyed watching them on television. “It’s my senior year, why not do something crazy?” thought Mahana. She reached…

Campus & Community

Boston Immersion Trip: Application Deadline Feb. 7

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By Rachel Friedman

Career Services is now accepting applications for its annual Boston Immersion trip. The trip, from Monday, May 14, to Thursday, May 17, provides 16 undergraduate students the opportunity to network with alumni and employers in the areas of finance, advertising,…

Arts & Culture

Hip-Hop Professor, Rapper A.D. Carson to Visit Syracuse Feb. 5 for Black History Month

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The University observes Black History Month with a visit by A.D. Carson, a hip-hop scholar who created a popular rap album to defend his Ph.D. dissertation at Clemson University. Carson, assistant professor of hip-hop and the global South at the University of…

STEM

Pinpointing a Perpetrator

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Amy Manley

Students in the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute are the first in the world to utilize the DEPArray NxT, created by Italian company Menarini Silicon Biosystems, in a forensic setting. Originally developed to aid in cancer research, students and faculty at…

CNet.com

How Trump and Social Media Have Changed Politics

Saturday, January 20, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

CNET.com recently took a look at how social media has helped shaped politics, specifically in regards to President Trump’s actions on Twitter. For the article, they interviewed Newhouse professor Jennifer Grygiel, who discussed the Russian election scandal, and how it…

Campus & Community

Professor Lawrence Mason Appointed as University’s Remembrance and Lockerbie Ambassador

Friday, January 19, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Lawrence Mason Jr., professor of multimedia, photography and design in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, as the first Syracuse University Remembrance and Lockerbie ambassador. In this new capacity, Mason will play leadership roles…

Arts & Culture

Rolling Appointed to NAEA National Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Thursday, January 18, 2018, By Erica Blust

The National Art Education Association (NAEA) has selected James Haywood Rolling Jr., dual associate professor of art education in the School of Education and the College of Visual and Performing Arts, to serve on its newly formed National Task Force…