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Why do Students Give? (Video)

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Students tell us why they are giving back to Syracuse University. Student Giving from Syracuse University News on Vimeo.

STEM

The Science of Slime: Why We Care Where Biofilms Stick

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

For every human cell in our bodies there are 10 bacteria cells. When bacteria—good or bad—stick together, they form a slimy layer called a biofilm that adheres to surfaces inside or outside of the body. A good example is inside…

Media, Law & Policy

CBS News Executive Chris Licht ’93 to Discuss ‘Why Network News Matters’

Wednesday, January 29, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Chris Licht ’93, vice president of programming for CBS News, will visit the Newhouse School on Thursday, Feb. 6, as a guest of the Department of Broadcast and Digital Journalism (BDJ) “State of the Field” speaker series. “Why Network News…

Campus & Community

Professor Micere Mugo Tells Why Mandela Was a Great Man

Friday, December 6, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, 95, died yesterday. He became the first black president of South Africa in 1994 after serving 27 years in prison under the repressive apartheid system. Upon his release, he chose to advocate for reconciliation rather than…

Professor Micere Mugo Tells Why Mandela Is a Great Man

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela turns 95 on July 18. Mandela, who became the first black president of South Africa after serving 27 years in prison under the repressive apartheid regime, has been hospitalized since June 8 with a serious lung…

Media, Law & Policy

New book makes a case for why the U.S. is still on top and how it can stay there

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By News Staff

Is the United States losing its dominant place in the world? In recent years there has been a growing “declinist” sentiment that the U.S. has lost legitimacy and power around the world due to a series of events—from the rise…

Author to present ‘Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women’

Tuesday, September 25, 2012, By News Staff

Jennifer L. Pozner, author of “Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth about Guilty Pleasure TV” (Seal Press, 2010), will speak Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater on “Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women.” A…

Campus & Community

Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women

Monday, September 24, 2012, By News Staff

Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV Is Bad for Women (… and men, people of color, the economy, love, sex and sheer common sense!) Do you ever wonder… why reality TV frames humiliation of women as the “perfect fairy tale romance”?…

Campus & Community

Why are gas shales fractured?

Monday, February 27, 2012, By News Staff

The Department of Earth Sciences presents the spring 2012 K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series, this week featuring Terry Engelder from Penn State.

Campus & Community

Onondaga Citizens League Study Looks at ‘LEED® and Green Buildings: What are They and Why Should I Care?’

Thursday, January 14, 2010, By Eileen Jevis

The Onondaga Citizens League will continue its 2009-2010 study on “What Does it Mean to be Green” with a discussion of green buildings on Monday, Jan. 25.