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Arts & Culture

MFA Design Degree Candidates to Exhibit ‘Questioning’ at 914Works

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Erica Blust

Master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degree candidates in design from the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design will exhibit their work in “Questioning” May 1-13 at 914Works, 914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. An opening reception will be held…

STEM

To Tackle Heart of Great Barrier Reef Troubles – Target Climate Change

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Australia has pledged more than $350 million to help protect and preserve the Great Barrier Reef – which is increasingly experiencing “shocking” amounts of coral bleaching. The new funding will be the single largest investment for reef conservation and management…

Campus & Community

Social Work Professor Keith A. Alford Receives 2018 InterFaith Leadership Award

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Michele Barrett

In acknowledgement of a professional and personal life devoted to social justice and social transformation in building a civil community, Keith A. Alford will receive the 2018 InterFaith Leadership Award at the “Creating a Civil Community” celebration on May 1…

Campus & Community

Syracuse ROTC Students Achieve Prestigious Placements

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

Two Syracuse University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets have achieved prestigious honors; Cadet Bethany Murphy has been awarded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship and Cadet Battalion Commander Ashlynn Borce has been accepted…

Campus & Community

Disability Caucus and Campus Conversation about Disability Justice Tonight

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Tonight, April 30, the campus community is invited to an accessible campus conversation about what is meant by “disability justice,” “ableism” and “intersectionality.” Priya Penner, Disability Student Union (DSU) president; Jennith Lucas, DSU vice president; Diane Wiener, director of the…

CBS News

Facebook Testimony Raises More Questions

Sunday, April 29, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Facebook’s CTO recently testified in front of the British Parliament, and when all was said and done, it may have left more questions than answers. This specifically was acknowledged after the official did not read the terms and conditions aspect…

STEM

Syracuse University Team Wins 2018 National Cyber Analyst Challenge

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

A team of Syracuse University students was awarded first place and $20,000 in the National Cyber Analyst Challenge (NCAC) at Temple University in Philadelphia in April. The team was comprised of cybersecurity graduate students Priyank Thavai and Sirisha Prakash from the College of…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud, Syracuse University Leadership to Visit Alumni in China

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Chris Velardi

Chancellor Kent Syverud headlines a team of University leadership traveling to China to participate in a series of programs for University alumni, students and families during the month of May. “Syracuse Around the World” will be held in Hong Kong…

Radio Australia

Has Digital Age Altered Perception of Reality?

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

In this ever-updating digital age, some are wondering whether we’re losing our grip on what’s real and what isn’t. Radio Australia wrote a piece on this line of thinking, quoting pop culture expert, Trustee Professor and director of the Newhouse Bleier…

Forbes

Expert Kohn on Elderly Financial Literacy

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Research by Nina Kohn,  the David M. Levy Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research at Syracuse University’s College of Law, was recently cited in the Forbes article, “Vast Majority Of Elder Financial Abuse By Guardians Can Be Prevented, Experts Tell…