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Cybersecurity Workshops Bring Professors from Around the World to Syracuse
Using secure computers inside the College of Engineering and Computer Science, professors from around the world can mimic cyberattacks on networks and see where software is vulnerable. Professor Kevin Du and his students developed the Labs For Security Education (SEED) that…
LLL Professors Rack up National, University Awards
Professors in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), based in the College of Arts and Sciences, have received awards for excellence in teaching, research and service. Myrna García-Calderón, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Latino-Latin American…
Free Speech Expert Roy Gutterman Explains the SCOTUS Decisions on Two First Amendment Cases
Roy Gutterman, Syracuse University Associate Professor and Director of The Tully Center for Free Speech, comments about the recent Supreme Court decision on Lee v. Tam and Packingham v. North Carolina. Lee v. Tam “Matal v. Tam, formerly Lee v. Tam,…
Assistant Professor Deborah Coolhart Explains the Role of Parents in Supporting Transgender Children
Assistant Professor Deborah Coolhart was interviewed by WAER for the story Parents of Transgender Children Play Key Role in Support, Mental Health, Safety.
Assistant Professor Nina Brown Explains a New Legal Theory of Holding Social Media Accountable for Terrorism
Nina Brown, assistant professor of communications at the Newhouse School of Public Communications, wrote an op-ed for Slate.com entitled Should Social Networks Be Held Liable for Terrorism? A new legal theory says yes.
Alumnus Plans to ‘Race Across America’
More than 3,000 miles—and every type of possible terrain—separate picturesque Oceanside, California, from Annapolis, Maryland. Over the course of seven to eight days, Syracuse University alumnus Ryan Jean ’09 and three teammates will race across those 3,000 miles on bicycles…
Professor Grant Reeher Interviewed about Senator Gillibrand’s Choice of Words
Grant Reeher, Maxwell professor, was interviewed by The Daily Star for the article Gillibrand’s salty language raises eyebrows.
Professor Emeritus Michael Barkun Discusses Contemporary Racism
Professor Emeritus Michael Barkun was interviewed for a two-part series on Salon.com about modern white supremacy. The articles are Understanding contemporary white supremacy: Is the alt-right really something new? and Understanding contemporary white supremacy, part 2: How do we deal with this…
Mathematician Awarded NSF CAREER Grant
A researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of a prestigious CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). William Wylie, assistant professor of mathematics and a member of the Geometry/Topology Research Group, is using the…
Syracuse to Host International ‘World English’ Conference June 30-July 2
More than 200 presenters from six continents will converge at Syracuse University for the 22nd annual conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE), June 30-July 2. Titled “Local and Global Contexts of World Englishes,” the conference will present…