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Suzanne Ortega to Speak on Ph.D. Career Preparation
On Friday, Oct. 6, the Graduate School and Syracuse University’s Future Professoriate Program (FPP) welcome to campus Suzanne Ortega, president of the Council of Graduate Schools. Ortega will give at talk at 4 p.m. in 105 Life Sciences Building, followed by…
No News Is Bad News: The Newhouse School Will Host News Engagement Day Oct. 3
Ignorance is not bliss; no news is bad news. Now more than ever there is a need for truthful, accurate news to help the public to formulate their own opinions on trending issues and topics dominating society. To show how…
Teach-In to Explore Linkages Between Charlottesville Rally, Everyday Racism Oct. 3
The “Unite the Right” rally, which took place last month in Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving three dead and dozens injured, is the focus of an upcoming teach-in at Syracuse University. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, an interdisciplinary panel of Syracuse professors will…
University Lectures Welcomes ‘Morning Edition’ Host David Greene
David Greene—host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” and NPR’s morning news podcast “Up First”—is the next guest in the University Lectures series. Greene will take part in an on-stage conversation with Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the…
Trump’s NASA Nominee was Smart Move, says Expert O’Keefe
Many concerns have met the President’s nominee for NASA Administrator. While his political background deters some, Maxwell Professor Sean O’Keefe writes an op-ed in The Hill on why this may actually be a benefit to the position. “But if history…
Fake News and Twitter Fights, Can They Continue?
Social media has been the battle ground between political and social fights between between left and right-wing advocates and provocateurs. iSchool Professor Jeff Hemsley was quoted in a Business Insider article on this topic, and why member of the far-right…
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New Book Co-Edited by Gorovitz, Newton Reveals Untold Stories of Three Medical Pioneers
When Sharon Brangman ’77 attended SUNY Upstate Medical University, she had a professor who puffed on a pipe in class. During tests, he would stand by her desk and blow smoke over her head to distract her. He did this to other…
‘Triple Triumph: Three Women in Medicine’ Book Launch on Sept. 26
The book launch of “Triple Triumph: Three Women in Medicine,” a new work published by Syracuse Unbound, a joint imprint of the Syracuse University Libraries and Syracuse University Press, will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Goldstein Faculty…
Onondaga Citizens League Invites Public to Discuss ‘State of Community Engagement Infrastructure in CNY’
The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) has announced the kick-off of its 2017/18 study, “The State of the Community Engagement Infrastructure in CNY.” Using community input, the study committee will look at the state of community engagement in the region—who is involved,…