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Health & Society

King’s 1965 Speech in Sims Hall Still Inspires

Monday, January 30, 2017, By Sean Kirst

For Fern Durand, one conversation last week turned a familiar corridor turned into something else. He was in the Shaffer Arts Building, walking past the SUArtGalleries, when a stranger approached him and asked if he knew this story: In 1965,…

Campus & Community

Remembering the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, January 30, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Chancellor Syverud delivered the opening address at Sunday evening’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration at the Carrier Dome. The event also featured a number of performances by student and community groups, a keynote speech by U.S. Army veteran, best…

Campus & Community

’Cuse Cast for Week of Jan. 30

Monday, January 30, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Lauren Anderson ’18 delivers this week’s ‘Cuse Cast with details on an opera performance by VPA students and a free flu shot clinic this week on campus.

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Trump card could be played at Super Bowl

Sunday, January 29, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Upwards of 180 million Americans could be huddled around televisions on Feb. 5 to watch the National Football League’s title game between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots, and newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of America could…

STEM

A Better Way to Farm Algae

Friday, January 27, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Scientists have long known of the potential of microalgae to aid in the production of biofuels and other valuable chemicals. However, the difficulty and significant cost of growing microalgae have in some ways stalled further development of this promising technology. Bendy Estime,…

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Super Bowl has proven immune to ratings fatigue

Friday, January 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Falk College faculty members talked to Reuters about the ongoing success of the Super Bowl for TV ratings “It has sort of become kind of a national holiday,” Rick Burton, professor of Sport Management at Syracuse University, told Reuters. “The…

STEM

The Science of Shipwrecks

Friday, January 27, 2017, By Rob Enslin

On New Year’s Eve in 1862, the USS Monitor sank in a violent storm at Cape Hatteras, off North Carolina’s windswept coast. Sixteen of her 62 sailors perished. One survivor, a surgeon named Grenville Weeks, lost three fingers and the…

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar: Fall 2017 Is Full of Orange Events

Friday, January 27, 2017, By News Staff

Alumni, family and friends are invited to spend time on campus this fall during three exciting, event-filled weekends that celebrate what it means to be Orange and highlight all that we are proud of at Syracuse University. Registration is now…