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Campus & Community

Call for Proposals: Goekjian Summer Research Grants—PLACA

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University Graduate Students This year the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University will grant awards to graduate students of up to $1,500 to support field…

Campus & Community

Call for Proposals: Goekjian Summer Research Grants—MES

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By News Staff

The Middle Eastern Studies Program (MES) of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University will grant awards to Ph.D. and master’s candidates from any discipline to support field research in the Middle East during the…

Veterans

IVMF Announces New Appointments to Advisory Board

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) welcomes four new members to its external advisory board. Today, the IVMF announced that the Honorable Bob McDonald, former secretary of Veterans Affairs and former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble; former Secretary of…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse and WAER Provide Connective Thread for Father and Son Broadcasters on One Memorable Day

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Keith Kobland

A moment truly steeped in Orange played out in front of a network TV audience recently, one which gave a well-known father and his soon-to-be well-known son a moment they’ll always treasure. It happened last weekend, when the Syracuse University…

NPR

17 Years Later, it’s Still a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

For three decades, Mister Rogers graced children’s TV screens, creating a comforting and close relationship with his viewers before the show’s end in 2001. However, 17 years later, Mister Rogers is still relevant in today’s society. For NPR, Robert Thompson,…

Media, Law & Policy

Ignoring humanitarian law is an open sore for the international community

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Syracuse University College of Law Professor David Crane, a former war crimes prosecutor, offers insight on the latest round of deadly bombings, killing civilians and children, by the government-back Syrian forces. “The continued ignoring of international humanitarian law by all…

Westwood Radio

Carl Schramm Interviewed About New Book

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Carl Schramm, a University Professor at the iSchool, recently joined Westwood Radio’s Jim Bohannon Show to discuss his new book “Burn the Business Plan: What Great Entrepreneurs Really Do.” They discussed the book and entrepreneurs in general, with Schramm explaining…

Arts & Culture

Exhibition of Work by VPA Chinese Graduate Students Opens Feb. 24

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Erica Blust

Chinese graduate students in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present the art exhibition “Over Yonder 目眺远方” Feb. 24-March 4 at Rock Center, 999 Cumberland Ave., Syracuse. A reception will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, from…

STEM

Despite Doubts, Here’s How Venezuela Will Charge Cryptocurrency Chase

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

According to reports, the Venezuelan “petro” cryptocurrency raised $750 million in the first day of the pre-sale phase of its Initial Coin Offering. The “petro” ICO is most significant as a historical milestone for distributed ledger technology adoption. Associate professor Lee McKnight…

Arts & Culture

How Billy Graham Contributed to Social Change, and Reached Across Lines of Demarcation

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Rev. Billy Graham has died at the age of 99. He was one of the most well-known Christian evangelists in the United States and in the world. Margaret Thompson is an associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell…