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Campus & Community

Virtual Fulbright Program Offers Unique Learning Experience

Tuesday, September 1, 2020, By Eileen Jevis

The Fulbright program is a widely recognized and prestigious international exchange program that offers accomplished students and scholars from around the world the opportunity to study, teach, conduct research and exchange ideas. Scholars travel to the United States to immerse…

Campus & Community

Remembering Kenneth Miles: A Beloved Orange Leader Who Left a Rich Legacy

Friday, August 28, 2020, By Eileen Korey

The sudden death of former Syracuse University administrator and philanthropist Kenneth Miles has brought shock and sadness to many who recall his extraordinary service to student-athletes, and especially students of color, during his tenure here. Miles joined the Syracuse University…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Professor: ‘Speakers at the Republican National Convention should denounce foreign interference in our democracy’

Tuesday, August 25, 2020, By News Staff

The Justice Department’s independent inspector general found that law enforcement officials had sufficient basis to open the Russia investigation and acted without political bias. Last week, a sprawling report released by a Republican-controlled U.S. Senate panel covered three years of investigation into…

Campus & Community

Joint Statement from Karin Ruhlandt, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and John Liu, Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost

Tuesday, August 25, 2020, By News Staff

Syracuse University unequivocally condemns racism and xenophobia and rejects bigotry, hate and intolerance of any kind. The derogatory language used by a professor on his course syllabus is damaging to the learning environment for our students and offensive to Chinese,…

The Washington Post

“A trailblazer: Indian Americans react with joy, pride to Harris’s VP nod.”

Wednesday, August 12, 2020, By Lily Datz

Prema Kurien, professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and founding director of the Asian/Asian American Studies Program at Syracuse University, was interviewed by The Washington Post for the story “A trailblazer: Indian Americans react with joy, pride to Harris’s…

STEM

Will Murder Hornets Become Invasive Species? A&S Biology Professor Weighs In

Saturday, August 8, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

Officials in Washington state have caught “murder hornets” for the first time. The Asian giant hornet has been an environmental concern all spring and summer. They measure more than 2 inches long and can be especially dangerous to honeybees. Officials…

Campus & Community

Important Syllabus Reminders

Monday, August 3, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues: Let me start this “syllabus reminders” email with a thank you. What a year 2020 has been, and we are barely halfway through it. You migrated your classes online last spring with little advance notice. Those of you…

Campus & Community

Audio Documentary Highlights Career of Professor Sarah ‘Sally’ Short

Friday, July 31, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ “Sound Beat: Access Audio” and Falk College recently partnered to produce a vibrant audio documentary featuring Professor Emerita Sarah “Sally” Short, an academic trailblazer in nutrition and proud Orange alumna whose dedicated teaching career at Syracuse University…

STEM

Professor Moves Renowned Cybersecurity Workshop Online

Thursday, July 30, 2020, By Chris Barbera

When his National Science Foundation grant expired, electrical engineering and computer science Professor Kevin Du figured his pioneering security education (SEED) cybersecurity workshop that he had run since 2015 had come to an end. Du had always intended the workshops…

Media, Law & Policy

US Intelligence Warns of Foreign Election Interference

Wednesday, July 29, 2020, By Lily Datz

With less than 100 days to go before the U.S. election, U.S. intelligence officials are warning of attempted interference by Russia, China and Iran, according to an update from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Corri Zoli is an Associate…