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SyracuseCoE Invites Proposals for Seed Projects to Support Faculty Research in Environmental and Energy Systems

Monday, June 25, 2018, By Kerrie Marshall

SyracuseCoE is offering funding to support seed projects that strengthen faculty scholarship in clean and renewable energy, indoor environmental quality and water resources. Successful applicants will participate in the SyracuseCoE Faculty Fellows Program, which provides leadership for SyracuseCoE’s core technical…

Business & Economy

What the Trump Administration Gets Wrong on Trade

Friday, June 22, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

The following essay was written by Jason Dedrick, a professor with Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, Kenneth L. Kraemer with the University of California, Irvine and Greg Linden with the University of California, Berkeley. The Trump administration’s tariffs on China have…

Media, Law & Policy

SCOTUS Digital Privacy Decision Will Have Far-Reaching Impact

Friday, June 22, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

The Supreme Court ruled today that law enforcement need to obtain search warrants to access phone location information. This is a landmark decision regarding the way law enforcement officers can utilize technology during evidence gathering and building trials. William Snyder…

Media, Law & Policy

All Five First Ladies Condemn Family Separation At Border, But What Will That Do?

Tuesday, June 19, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

First Lady Melania Trump and the four First Ladies before her have all come out condemning the family-separation immigration policy. In addition to issuing statements, the First Ladies have relied on traditional and social media to share their perspectives –…

PolitiFact

Did Tariffs Affect the Great Depression?

Friday, June 15, 2018, By Essence Britt

Sen. Ben Sasse explains in PolitiFact how the current trade war is “dumb” and “a road we’ve already been down.” Now, the question is, is this true? According to the article it is, but the question is still up for debate….

Media, Law & Policy

INSCT Hosts State Board of Elections Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise

Friday, June 8, 2018, By Martin Walls

On June 7 the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) hosted one of a series of statewide exercises that focus on cybersecurity preparedness and response to threats to New York State election systems. These first-of-their-kind tabletop exercises are sponsored…

STEM

Stripling Elected to Board of Freedom to Read Foundation

Tuesday, May 29, 2018, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor of Practice and Senior Associate Dean Barbara Stripling has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF). She will begin her term in June after the organization’s…

Campus & Community

David M. Van Slyke Reappointed Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Tuesday, May 22, 2018, By News Staff

Today’s announcement follows a comprehensive decanal review that took into account the feedback of Maxwell faculty and staff, the Maxwell Advisory Board and the Maxwell Faculty Council. Van Slyke’s appointment was approved by the Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee.

Campus & Community

EPA Recognizes Syracuse University for Largest Green Power Use in ACC

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized it as a Conference Champion in the 2017-18 College and University Green Power Challenge. Syracuse University currently uses more green power than any other school in the Atlantic…

Media, Law & Policy

Falk Sports Law Professor Comments on SCOTUS Decision to Allow Sports Bets

Monday, May 14, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

In a 6-3 vote on May 14, the Supreme Court ruled that a 25-year-old law that made sports betting illegal was unconstitutional. John T. Wolohan is a professor of Sports Law in the David B. Falk College of Sport and…