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STEM

ECS Professor Vir V. Phoha Named a 2018 AAAS Fellow

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Professor Vir V. Phoha of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He was awarded this prestigious honor for developing practicable foundations of behavioral…

STEM

New Site Offers Privacy Resources for Underserved Populations

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Diane Stirling

If you’re someone with disabilities needing help with your online privacy and computer access needs, a family member or practitioner who supports people with disabilities or a scholar seeking information about online privacy for underserved populations, a new information resource…

Health & Society

Falk College Expands Graduate Merit Scholarships Beginning Summer 2019

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Michele Barrett

Graduate merit scholarships have been expanded for prospective students interested in matriculating into master’s degrees, either full- or part-time, offered in Falk College effective Summer 2019 (includes MAYmester Summer Session I, Summer Session II, Combined Summer Session). Incentives include no…

STEM

Tavlarides Awarded DOE Grant for Nuclear Research on Capturing Radioactive Gases

Monday, November 26, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Nuclear power plants supply more than 30 percent of the world’s electricity, helping reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. However, with nuclear reactors operating around the globe, treating the waste they generate is an ongoing concern. For the past six…

Campus & Community

Open Forum Focuses on Search for New iSchool Dean

Monday, November 26, 2018, By News Staff

Members of the campus community are invited to attend an open forum on Monday, Nov. 26, from 2 to 3 p.m. in 111 Hinds Hall to offer input and ideas relating to the search for a new dean of the…

Arts & Culture

University Set to Open Massive 238-Painting Exhibition, ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth,’ with Accompanying Public Discussion Hosted by Tanner Lecture Series, University Lectures

Monday, November 26, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

All 238 paintings in Robert Shetterly’s masterwork portrait series “Americans Who Tell the Truth: Models of Courageous Citizenship” will be on public display for the first time en masse Nov. 29-Dec. 14 at Syracuse University. And the artist himself will…

Veterans

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families Transforms How NYC Delivers Social Services to Veterans

Tuesday, November 20, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

In support of New York City’s 200,000 veterans and military-connected families, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Veterans Day that the city will formally adopt and fund an innovative new approach to health and human service delivery, pioneered by Syracuse…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Among the First to Offer Pilot Program in Concussion Reporting Training

Tuesday, November 20, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Alumnus Bob Costas ’74 and professor of practice Olivia Stomski helped develop the program in partnership with the Concussion Legacy Foundation The first-ever concussion reporting training program was piloted at the Newhouse School this fall. The three-hour Concussion Reporting Workshop,…

Washington Post

Political Science Professor Writes Washington Post Piece on Supreme Court

Tuesday, November 20, 2018, By Sean Dorcellus

Thomas M. Keck, political science professor and the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics in the Maxwell School, wrote the Washington Post opinion piece, “The Supreme Court justices control whether court-packing ever happens.” “The new Democratic majority…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Syverud

Tuesday, November 20, 2018, By Chancellor Kent Syverud

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Last week, the U.S. Department of Education released proposed new rules governing how colleges and universities must address allegations of sexual violence and harassment on their campuses. These rules are significantly different from prior guidance…