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Health & Society

The Best Way to Protect Yourself from the Flu? Get Vaccinated

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, By News Staff

Lisa Olson-Gugerty, associate teaching professor in the public health department in Falk College, is a global health specialist. She answered a few questions about flu season, and the best way to protect yourself from getting sick.

Campus & Community

Open Basketball Offered at the Melo Center Tuesday and Thursday Nights

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Starting this Thursday, Feb. 1, students will have an additional location to play pick-up basketball. Recreation Services and Athletics are partnering to offer open basketball hours at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (Melo Center), attached to Manley Field House….

Campus & Community

Black History Month Celebration Begins Thursday

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Syracuse University’s annual Black History Month celebration begins Thursday, Feb. 1, with an opening reception event from noon-3 p.m. in the Schine Student Center Jabberwocky Café. The month-long celebration includes performances, thought-provoking lectures and dialogues, art exhibitions, music and other…

Business & Economy

Whitman School of Management’s Entrepreneurship Program Named ‘National Model Entrepreneurship Program’

Monday, January 22, 2018, By Kerri D. Howell

The Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) program at the Whitman School of Management was recently named the National Model Program by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) at its annual conference in Los Angeles, California, Jan….

Campus & Community

New Euclid Shuttle Launches Thursday

Wednesday, January 17, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Starting Thursday, Jan. 18, students can use the Euclid Shuttle, funded as part of the $100 million Invest Syracuse initiative to enhance the student experience. The Euclid Shuttle will operate Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 10:30 p.m. to 3:25…

Campus & Community

Campus Community Forum Thursday to Discuss Upcoming Campus Utility Work

Tuesday, January 16, 2018, By News Staff

An open forum for the campus community will be held Thursday, Jan. 18, to provide information about upcoming utility work on the Shaw Quad. The event will be held at 3:45 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. Pete…

New York Times

How Bitcoin Ranks Among Historical Bubble Bursts

Friday, January 12, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

As the Bitcoin bubble grew, so did the mysterious portrayal of the computational cash, which was relatively unknown to many across the country. Now, it’s price has dropped like a stone, but not before being compared to many other historical…

Media, Law & Policy

Making the Unthinkable Understandable: New Course Trains Students to Understand and Respond to Atrocities

Wednesday, December 20, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Uncovering and communicating the truths about human conflict, human suffering and human rights violations is a complicated but vitally important task that often falls to those who write the “first rough draft of history”—that is, journalists operating on the front…

Business & Economy

Money Matters: How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

Monday, December 11, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

News of this year’s Equifax breach, fraudulent I.R.S. tax returns and hacks into retail giants shows the ever-growing need to protect a person’s identity. “Identity theft is, unfortunately, not 100 percent preventable, so it’s important to know what resources are…

Campus & Community

Schine Box Office Hours During Finals and Semester Break

Wednesday, December 6, 2017, By News Staff

Here are hours for the Schine Box Office during finals and semester break: Monday, Dec. 4-Wednesday, Dec. 6—11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 7—11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 8 and Saturday, Dec. 9—Noon-9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11-Friday, Dec. 15—10:30 a.m.-1:30 pm.;…