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Campus & Community

South Asia Center Call for FLAS Academic Year 2017-18 Applications

Friday, February 10, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Competition for Academic Year 2017-18. The FLAS Fellowship Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, assists students in pursuing training in order to…

Media, Law & Policy

“A Circumscribed Victory for Opponents of the Executive Order”

Friday, February 10, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, comments on the ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court refusing to reinstate the administration’s travel ban. “The per curiam ruling by the Ninth…

Campus & Community

Coming Back Together Student Co-Chairs Selected

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By News Staff

Planning for the Office of Program Development’s Coming Back Together (CBT) 2017 reunion, held every three years and due this September, is well underway. As anyone who has attended will tell you, the preparation involved is significant because it includes…

STEM

How Machine Learning Is Changing Crime-Solving Tactics

Thursday, February 9, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Modern forensic DNA analyses are crucial to crime scene investigations; however the interpretation of the DNA profiles can be complex. Two researchers from the Forensics and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) have turned to computer technology to assist complicated profile…

Arts & Culture

Listening Party at the Belfer Audio Archive on Feb. 16

Wednesday, February 8, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Ever wondered what goes on behind the doors of the Belfer Audio Archive? Join the audio engineers, media archivists and curators of the Special Collections Research Center to explore the impressive work being done to preserve the history of recorded…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium Announces Spring Schedule

Monday, February 6, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong examination of “Place” with events through the end of April. The schedule includes nearly a dozen lectures, workshops, exhibitions and performances. Special guests include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson, visual artist…

Campus & Community

Alumna Encourages Other Women of Color to Pursue Professional Opportunities

Thursday, February 2, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Throughout her career, attorney Maria Melendez ’89 has mentored junior lawyers, students and peers in the profession. Sometimes mentoring is a role she takes on as a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, a law firm with more than 1,900 lawyers in…

STEM

University to Host 7th International Building Physics Conference in Fall 2018

Wednesday, February 1, 2017, By Kerrie Marshall

Experts on the science and engineering of buildings will convene in Syracuse in September 2018 for the seventh International Building Physics Conference (IBPC). This is the first time this conference is being held in the United States; it is coming…

Campus & Community

Save Smart: Join Us for Retirement Planning Sessions with TIAA

Wednesday, February 1, 2017, By News Staff

No matter what stage of life you’re in, there are financial decisions around every corner. The University’s retirement plan administrator, TIAA, has nearly 100 years of experience helping people prepare for a financially secure future and we’re excited to share…

Campus & Community

Hidden Treasure in Special Collections Embodies Syracuse University Spirit

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

In the depths of the archives of Syracuse University Libraries, a collection of materials highlighting a special connection between an early 20th-century typeface designer and the University caught the curiosity of curator William T. La Moy. His searching revealed an…