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STEM

Biologists Discover Link Between Protein in Brain, Seizure Suppression

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Seizure suppression is the focus of an original research article by two members of the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences—and they have the pictures to prove it. James Hewett, associate professor of biology, and Yifan Gong,…

Arts & Culture

Grad Student to Appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ on March 12

Monday, March 5, 2018, By Keith Kobland

What started with a passion for trivia in high school (along with a couple of appearances on a local TV academic quiz show) has led to a moment Ashley O’Mara’s youth pastor knew would one day arrive. “He told me…

Media, Law & Policy

Confederate Monument Debate Part of Larger Conversation About Civil War Legacy

Thursday, March 1, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Steven White is an assistant professor of political science at Syracuse University. He says the debate about Confederate monuments is really part a larger debate about the legacy of the Civil War and the meaning of Confederate military service White…

NPR

Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Motive to Limit Weapon Sales

Wednesday, February 28, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Following public outcry after the Parkland shooting, Dick’s Sporting Goods has announced that they will begin to limit sales of automatic weapons, and not sell them to anyone under 21. While many celebrate that decision, is it one made by…

Associated Press

Finding Justice in a Cold Case

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Janis McDonald, a law professor and co-founder of the Cold Case Justice Initiative at Syracuse University, recently spoke with the Associated Press about a racially-inspired murder from the 1940s that remains unsolved to this day. The case has been re-opened…

Economic Times Retail

How Amazon is Influencing Indian Economics

Sunday, February 25, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Devashish Mitra, an economics professor at the Maxwell School, was interviewed by Economic Times Retail about the startup market within India, and how large companies like Amazon and Alibaba are influencing them. Mitra also talked about other systems for India…

MedPage Today

The Use of Suboxone in Fighting the Opioid Crisis

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

As opioid addictions continue to ravage parts of the United States, many are wondering why prescriptions for Suboxone, a drug used to fight these addictions, isn’t being prescribed more. For MedPage Today, Falk associate professor Dessa Bergen-Cico discussed the reasons…

STEM

Despite Doubts, Here’s How Venezuela Will Charge Cryptocurrency Chase

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

According to reports, the Venezuelan “petro” cryptocurrency raised $750 million in the first day of the pre-sale phase of its Initial Coin Offering. The “petro” ICO is most significant as a historical milestone for distributed ledger technology adoption. Associate professor Lee McKnight…

Campus & Community

In-Spire Wins Syracuse University ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By News Staff

Elizabeth Tarangelo ’19 and Kayla Simon ’19 will represent Syracuse University at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize Competition on April 5-6 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. They were selected top team from a slate of “elite eight”…

Utica Observer-Dispatch

First Amendment Expert Explains Online Threat Case

Tuesday, February 20, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Roy Gutterman, associate professor at the Newhouse School and the Director of The Tully Center for Free Speech, discussed the free speech issues of a man accused of making threatening statements on Facebook. “This falls under what we call the…