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Open Letter from University College Dean Bea González

Friday, November 7, 2014, By News Staff

November 6, 2014 To Members of Campus Community, I’m writing with an update on my ongoing conversations with student representatives of THE General Body as they enter the fourth day of their presence on the ground floor of Crouse-Hinds Hall….

Health & Society

CSD’s Newest Faculty Member Awarded $557,000 NIH Grant

Wednesday, November 5, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Jonathan Preston G’02, G’08 may be new to the Syracuse University faculty, but he’s no stranger to the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Preston first stepped onto campus as a graduate student 13 years ago. Today, he is…

Chancellor Syverud Visits with Students Keeping Presence in Crouse-Hinds Hall

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, By News Staff

After returning from New York City, where he was meeting with alumni, Chancellor Kent Syverud stopped by the lobby of Crouse-Hinds Hall Tuesday afternoon to speak with students who are keeping a presence on the ground floor of the building…

Health & Society

Jennifer Wilkins Updates First U.S. Regional Food Guide

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, By Michele Barrett

Thanks to farmers’ markets, farm-to-school programs and community-supported agriculture, locally grown foods are more readily available—and more in demand. People want to know where their food comes from. How is it grown? What steps are involved in its processing? Evidence…

STEM

Geologist Reveals Correlation Between Earthquakes, Landslides

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A geologist in the College of Arts and Sciences has demonstrated that earthquakes—not climate change, as previously thought—affect the rate of landslides in Peru. The finding is the subject of an article in Nature Geoscience (Nature Publishing Group, 2014) by…

STEM

Syracuse Scholar: Nick Danyluk

Monday, November 3, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

When the installation of Windows 8 was complete on Nick Danyluk’s laptop, he discovered with disappointment that the interface was geared toward monitors with touch screens, which was not something his computer featured. In this scenario, most people would seek…

Annual Auction to Aid Syracuse Public Interest Network to Be Held Nov. 7

Monday, November 3, 2014, By News Staff

The Syracuse Public Interest Network (SPIN) will host its 22nd annual Public Interest Auction on Friday, Nov. 7, at the College of Law’s Dineen Hall. The event begins at 6 p.m. and includes both silent and live auctions for items…

Media, Law & Policy

iSchool Faculty Recall their Part in Digital Journalism Shift of 1994

Monday, November 3, 2014, By J.D. Ross

In 1994, when the World Wide Web was still in its infancy, and the most popular web browser was Mosaic, it wasn’t easy to find news outlets online. In fact, there were just a few thousand websites of any kind….

NPR Host and Author Michele Norris to Keynote 30th Annual MLK Celebration

Friday, October 31, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Michele Norris, National Public Radio host and special correspondent and creator of the Race Card Project (which involves people constructing six-word essays about race, which they then write on postcards), will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 30th annual…

Q&A: Political Communication Expert Guy Golan Talks about Polls

Thursday, October 30, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Guy J. Golan, associate professor of public relations at the Newhouse School, is a former political campaign professional who specializes in international political communications. With midterm elections coming up in less than a week, we asked him about the state…