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Media, Law & Policy

INSCT Hosts State Board of Elections Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise

Friday, June 8, 2018, By Martin Walls

On June 7 the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) hosted one of a series of statewide exercises that focus on cybersecurity preparedness and response to threats to New York State election systems. These first-of-their-kind tabletop exercises are sponsored…

Business & Economy

Businesses, Consumers Should Prep Contingency Plan for Potential UPS Strike

Thursday, June 7, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

The United Parcel Service could be facing one of its largest strikes in decades. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which covers roughly 260,000 UPS workers, reports the overwhelming majority of UPS members have given the green light to strike if…

Campus & Community

Your Campus Address Book Is about to Get Bigger

Wednesday, June 6, 2018, By Christopher C. Finkle

In preparation for system enhancements later this summer, and to enable enhanced collaboration among members of the University community, the Office 365 email system for students and alumni, and the Exchange email system for faculty and staff, will be set…

Campus & Community

Invest Syracuse Progress: Syracuse University Launches Signature Hires Initiative

Wednesday, June 6, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University has launched a new Signature Hires Initiative to strengthen teaching and research capacity through the addition of 100 new faculty over the next five years. A critical component of the University’s $100 million Invest Syracuse: Advancing Academic Excellence…

Media, Law & Policy

SCOTUS Cake Case Straddled Two First Amendment Clauses – Decision Focused on One

Monday, June 4, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

In a 7-2 decision today, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex couple on grounds that it went against his religion. Associate professor Roy Gutterman is director of…

Campus & Community

Clements Award Supports Nine Students with Unique Internships

Friday, June 1, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

The Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Awards enable Syracuse University students to hold unique internships that would not be possible without financial help. After an extensive application process, nine students were awarded the Clements Internship Award for their internship this year. “Clements…

STEM

Scientists Rethink Co-Evolution of Marine Life, Oxygenated Oceans

Thursday, May 31, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have confirmed that rising oceanic and atmospheric oxygen levels co-evolved with marine life hundreds of millions of years ago. Wanyi Lu, a Ph.D. candidate studying under Associate Professor Zunli Lu (no relation) in…

Campus & Community

Planning for Syracuse University’s 150th Anniversary Enters New Phase, Steering Committee Seeks Volunteers

Thursday, May 31, 2018, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Syracuse University’s Sesquicentennial Steering Committee has moved forward in designing a distinctive and inclusive plan to celebrate the University’s upcoming 150th anniversary. Since its appointment in November 2017, the committee has met monthly to develop a framework for bringing the…

Media, Law & Policy

How One Newhouse Alumna Is Bringing Business News to Underserved Audiences

Wednesday, May 30, 2018, By News Staff

When Kori Hale G’13 was working as an investment banker, she didn’t see any representations of herself on the business news shows she watched from the trading floor. “I was like, ‘I can’t relate to this,’” she says. “And, I…

Campus & Community

Indigenous Student Graduation Reception Honors Students at Its 15th Annual Event

Tuesday, May 29, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

The Office of Multicultural Affairs’ Native Student Program celebrated graduating Indigenous students during the 15th annual Indigenous Student Graduation Reception on May 5. The University’s Indigenous students earned 17 bachelor’s degrees, four master’s degrees, one J.D. and one Ph.D. It…