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Media, Law & Policy

Expert Commentary: The Implications of Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Attorney John Wolohan, a professor of Sports Law in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University, is available to speak to the issues surrounding Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Supreme Court will hold oral arguments on Monday, December 4…

Campus & Community

University Conduct Board Accepting Student Applications

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

The University Conduct Board (UCB), within the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities in the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, is currently accepting undergraduate and graduate student applications. The UCB has jurisdiction to hear and resolve cases involving…

Campus & Community

Forty School of Education Students Installed into Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

A student-led initiative has established a chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education, at the School of Education. Forty students were initiated as charter members of Alpha Delta Iota chapter at the installation ceremony in November….

Business & Economy

Blackstone LaunchPad Hosts Syracuse Qualifier for Hult Prize Competition

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library will host a Dec. 11 campus qualifier for the Hult Prize, the world’s largest student competition for the creation of new social businesses. Known as “The Nobel Prize for student startups,” the Hult Prize…

STEM

Classification Researcher to Headline Syracuse Symposium Dec. 4-5

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Belonging” with a visit by a leading expert in classification science. On Monday, Dec. 4, Melissa Adler, assistant professor of information and media studies at Western University in London, Ontario, will discuss “Consequences…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Ethnomusicologist Lands Literary Honors

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Bianca Laury

A new book by an ethnomusicologist in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is earning critical acclaim. Sydney Hutchinson, associate professor of music history and cultures, is the author of “Tigers of a Different Stripe: Performing Gender in Dominican…

STEM

Physics Alumnus Wins Major Dissertation Award

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Rob Enslin

An alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is being recognized by the American Physical Society (APS). Nathan Jurik G’16, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Oxford (U.K.), is the 2018 recipient of the Mitsuyoshi Tanaka…

Campus & Community

Search for Next Honors Program Director Continues Nov. 30

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Professor Chris E. Johnson is first of three finalists to participate in public forums The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has narrowed down its search for the next director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program to three…

New York Times

New York Times Reviews Yaffe’s Joni Mitchell Bio

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

The New York Times recently reviewed Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor David Yaffe’s biography on Joni Mitchell, entitled Reckless Child. The 420-page piece was recently released and has garnered reviews from many national sources. As “Restless Daughter” tracks Mitchell’s musical…

STEM

Students Pursue Research at Sites across Country through NSF-Funded Program

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Mathematics major Danika Van Niel ’18 conducted original research in algebraic geometry last summer within the Mathematics Department at Purdue University. In the process, she learned what a career in mathematics research involves—and discovered more about herself. “I learned about…