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Veterans

University Celebrates Entrepreneurial Spirit and Commitment to Veterans at 12th Flagship Business Intensive

Tuesday, July 30, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Last week, 25 veterans from 17 states advanced their goal of business ownership by attending classes, networking events and presentations to learn the fundamentals of running a business from accomplished entrepreneurs and professors as part of Syracuse University’s Institute for…

Billboard.com

Why Are Celebrities Obsessed with Smiley Faces in Fashion?

Saturday, July 27, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Bob Thompson, Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by Billboard for the article “Why Justin Bieber, J Balvin and more are obsessed with smiley faces in fashion.” In…

Truthout.org

Law Professor Writes Op-Ed about Trump Investigation

Thursday, June 27, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

David Driesen, University Professor at the College of Law, wrote the Truthout op-ed “Trump’s persecution of his investigators follows authoritarian playbook.” In the article, Driesen states claims that “Trump is using the law as a weapon to defeat opponents, while…

Campus & Community

Students, Alumnae to Study Around the World on Critical Language Scholarship

Monday, June 17, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Four Syracuse University students and alumnae have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship and are traveling to points around the globe this summer to immerse themselves in language study. They are Samar Al-Any ’19 (Arts and…

STEM

Cybersecurity Workshops Draw Faculty from Across the Globe

Wednesday, June 12, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

A cyberattack is happening right now. At every moment of every day, increasingly sophisticated hackers are trying to gain access to the networks of businesses and institutions around the world. To combat them, College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor…

STEM

Professor Emerita Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Monday, June 3, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Professor Emerita M. Cristina Marchetti has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of her original research into soft and living matter. The theoretical physicist is part of a 100-person cohort, 40 percent of whom are women—the most elected…

Veterans

O’Donnell Honors Family Heritage in Military Service, Now Serves Fellow Veterans Through Social Work

Tuesday, May 7, 2019, By Valerie Pietra

Everyone remembers where they were when they first heard the news. It was a day that lives were changed forever. Yet in the midst of devastating loss on Sept. 11, 2001, many responded in the spirit of courage and hope….

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Names Advocacy Honors Society after Professor Emeritus Travis H.D. Lewin

Wednesday, May 1, 2019, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law has named its student-run advocacy competition organization the Travis H.D. Lewin Advocacy Honors Society. In doing so, the college honors the faculty member who was instrumental in creating what was, in the early 1970s, a groundbreaking…

Campus & Community

Make-A-Wish Central New York Named Beneficiary of Sport Management Club’s 15th Annual Charity Sports Auction

Monday, April 29, 2019, By News Staff

The Sport Management Club announced Make-A-Wish Central New York as the beneficiary of its 15th Annual Charity Sports Auction. The auction will take place in conjunction with a Syracuse University men’s basketball game; the date, which has yet to be…

Media, Law & Policy

INSCT Welcomes Five National Security Experts as Distinguished Fellows

Monday, April 29, 2019, By Martin Walls

The Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT)—a collaboration between the College of Law and the Maxwell School—has added five senior national security experts to its academic and advisory leadership team. These distinguished fellows—drawn from the upper echelons of the…