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CBS News

After Cambridge Analytica Revelations, Facebook Needs to Be Held Accountable

Monday, March 19, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

Facebook’s leadership needs to explain its use of data to lawmakers in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Jennifer Grygiel, a social media expert and assistant professor of communications at New Syracuse University, told CBS News on Sunday. Cambridge…

STEM

Researchers Close to Understanding Disease Mechanisms of ALS

Thursday, March 8, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are making strides in understanding the disease mechanism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Carlos A. Castañeda, assistant professor of biology, chemistry and interdisciplinary neuroscience, and Thuy…

Campus & Community

Students Travel to Albany to Advocate for Student Aid

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Hundreds of young people voiced their support of student funding during the recent New York Student Aid Alliance Advocacy Day in Albany. Anthony Obas ’20 made sure he was one of them. “Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to go last year,…

Health & Society

Al-amin Muhammad, Rescue Mission Alliance to Receive 2018 Rubenstein Social Justice Awards

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, By Michele Barrett

In commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month during March, the School of Social Work in Falk College will present its annual Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award program on Monday, March 19, at 6:45 p.m. in Grant…

STEM

Pi Day 2018: Bite-Sized Pieces of Nerd Culture Highlight Larger Trend

Monday, March 5, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Pi Day will be celebrated on March 14, 2018. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159….

Campus & Community

Eldawy, Letona Named as Finalists for Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Friday, March 2, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Truman Scholarship is awarded to approximately 55-65 college juniors each year in recognition of community service, academic accomplishment and commitment to a career of public service.

Business & Economy

Deadline Extended for Summer 2018 Invent@SU Program

Thursday, March 1, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

This summer, Invent@SU returns to transform undergrads into inventors as they design, prototype, and pitch original devices. The program is open to all Syracuse University undergraduate students. Now, students have a second chance to be a part of the program. The application deadline for the…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Officially Certified as Gluten-Free

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By Greta Bush

Syracuse University’s Food Services has earned an official gluten-free certification. It joins the ranks of other schools who have received this certification by Kitchens with Confidence, the leading allergen and gluten-free auditing and accreditation firm. Four of the University’s dining…

Media, Law & Policy

Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 and the Impact on Unions

Monday, February 26, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

Professor Thomas Keck, the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at the Maxwell School, offers insight on the Janus vs American Federation, State, Country and Municipal Employees case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. “Janus v. AFSCME…

The Hill

Expert Reeher Warns of Hyperpolarization Amidst Russia Investigation

Sunday, February 25, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

While investigations into potential Russian meddling continues, the widening political gulf is fertile ground for outside interference, says Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs professor Grant Reeher in The Hill. He warned that “a state of hyperpolarization makes it much easier…