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USA Today

Media including USA Today, Time Magazine, Seek Bill Banks Opinion on Comey Ouster

Thursday, May 11, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Bill Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor at the College of Law and Director of INSCT, was quoted by news outlets about the sudden dismissal of former FBI director James Comey and how a special prosecutor could be appointed. His…

Campus & Community

Bioengineering Students Deliver Custom-Built ‘Otto-Mobile’ to Jowonio School in Syracuse (Video)

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Bioengineering students Katie Cooper ’17, Brendan Butcher ’17 and Zach Reers ’17 worked with the Jowonio School in Syracuse on their senior capstone design project. The students built a custom toy car that could help special needs students with mobility…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Receives Gift of ‘Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible’ from the Russian Federation

Thursday, May 4, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Consul General of the Russian Federation in New York, Hon. Igor Leonidovich Golubovskiy, presented Syracuse University with a copy of “The Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible” (Russian title: Лицевой летописный свод XVI века) at a ceremony in Bird…

Campus & Community

Charles Willie: For Syracuse Champion of Justice, Friend of Dr. King’s, a Moment to Lift the Crowd at Hendricks Chapel

Friday, April 28, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Charles and Mary Sue Willie took a casual ride around Syracuse early this week with their daughter, Sarah Susannah Willie-LeBreton, chairwoman of sociology and anthropology at Swarthmore College. Mary Sue and Chuck Willie, as everyone calls him, traveled here from…

BBC Arabic

Assistant Professor Tarek Rakha interviewed on sustainable architecture

Thursday, April 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Tarek Rakha, assistant professor of architectural design and building technology, was interviewed by BBC Arabic for the show Xtra (interview in Arabic).

Legal Insurrection

Associate Professor Miriam Elman writes about the teenagers who objected to assignment to defend the Holocaust

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, wrote a news article for Legal Insurrection entitled Teens Honored for Objecting to School Assignment to Defend Hitler’s Genocide Against Jews

New York Times

Leonard Burman on why Trump’s industry and real estate holdings pose hurdle to tax overhaul

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Leonard Burman, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, was quoted in The New York Times article, “Trump’s Industry, Real Estate, Poses Hurdle to Tax Overhaul.”

Campus & Community

Sustaining Action: A Teach-In

Friday, April 14, 2017, By News Staff

Following the success of February’s teach-in, “Sustaining Action: A Teach-In” is organized under a new theme: Building Inclusive Communities Through Social Action. This is the second in a series of teach-ins that addresses policy changes and issues affected by the…

Campus & Community

Register Now to Explore the University’s Robust Research Computing Resources

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

The upcoming series of Computing Colloquies is designed to help campus researchers identify and make the most of the diverse array of campus computing resources available at Syracuse University. All faculty, students and staff conducting, planning or supporting research activities…

Professor Bill Banks on the news that the senate has changed the rules of filibustering Supreme Court nominees

Thursday, April 6, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Professor of Law William Banks offered commentary on the news that the Senate has changed rules on filibustering Supreme Court nominations, thus bypassing any planned filibustering of Judge Neil Gorsuch. “The Senate (like the House) retains the power to establish…