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Arts & Culture

Wet Book Rescue Video a Hit

Wednesday, January 3, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

In the midst of hurricane season this year, the blog “Open Culture” shared the “Wet Book Rescue” video created by Syracuse University preservation librarian Marianne Hanley and former Preservation Department employee Sarah Kim. Here’s how they described it: “After the…

American Banker

So What is Bitcoin?

Friday, December 22, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Bitcoin surged to the forefront of American culture late in 2017, when prices per coin hit $20,000. However, despite its high value and popularity, many had no real idea what the currency is. American Banker set out to answer that…

Arts & Culture

Society for New Music Premieres ‘Pushed Aside: Reclaiming Gage’ Jan. 21 at OnCenter

Friday, December 22, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Opera about Lesser-Known Suffragist Has Strong Ties to University, Central New York

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Alumni in the Social Space

Wednesday, December 20, 2017, By News Staff

As part of the Newhouse in New York semester, Newhouse School students have the opportunity to hear from various alumni throughout the communications industry–which now especially includes social media. Many students hope to graduate and one day work for major social platforms…

Media, Law & Policy

Making the Unthinkable Understandable: New Course Trains Students to Understand and Respond to Atrocities

Wednesday, December 20, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Uncovering and communicating the truths about human conflict, human suffering and human rights violations is a complicated but vitally important task that often falls to those who write the “first rough draft of history”—that is, journalists operating on the front…

Campus & Community

Tom Dwyer Designated Interim Director of Audit and Management Services

Wednesday, December 20, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Tom Dwyer, assistant director of Audit and Management Advisory Services (AMAS), has been named interim director of AMAS, effective Jan. 1. Dwyer, who has been with the office for 25 years, will follow current Director Stephen Colicci, who is retiring…

STEM

Physicist Marchetti Named to Commission on Statistical Physics

Tuesday, December 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Distinguished Professor M. Cristina Marchetti has been elected to the Commission on Statistical Physics as part of a select group of international scientists. The Commission on Statistical Physics (C3) was established by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University, Le Moyne College Announce New Academic Partnership

Monday, December 18, 2017, By J.D. Ross

In a ceremony held today on the Syracuse University campus, leaders from Syracuse University and Le Moyne College announced a new academic partnership between Syracuse’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) and Le Moyne’s Madden School of Business. The new partnership will enable students…

Syracuse Views Fall 2017

Monday, December 18, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

What makes a perfect picture on the Syracuse University campus? We want to see what catches your eye—a gorgeous sunset over our historic buildings, a cool project or just relaxing on the Quad. Every day we’ll select a photo from…

Health & Society

Hendricks Dean Invited to Preach in Historic Cathedral in South Africa

Thursday, December 14, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

South Africa holds a special place in the heart of Brian Konkol, the newly installed dean of Hendricks Chapel. From 2008-12, Konkol and his wife, Kristen, served in South Africa as country coordinators of the Young Adults in Global Mission…