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Pamela Shoemaker, John Ben Snow Professor in the Newhouse School, has been honored with the inaugural Guido H. Stempel III Award for Journalism and Mass Communication Research. The award is given by the faculty of the E.W. Scripps School of…

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…

On Nov. 8, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever recorded, slammed into portions of Southeast Asia, hitting the Philippines particularly hard. The storm left unbelievable devastation in its wake. More than 5,600 deaths have been officially recorded, and…

Thirteen Syracuse University students taking part in SU study abroad programs next spring won Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships and were awarded an amount totaling $60,500. Gilman scholarships, which are available to United States citizens receiving federal financial aid, are…

Somewhere in between the beginning of December and taking her final exam and leaving for home, Tamara Rasamny ’16 will complete one more task. “I do feel it’s important to do,” says Rasamny, an international relations major in Syracuse University’s…

A course in bloodstain pattern analysis, offered by The College of Arts and Sciences, has been recently approved by the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA). SU is one of only two institutions in the country—the other is Baylor…

Kelly Lux, director of social media at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), answered some questions about the recent change in Federal Aviation Administration rules regarding the use of electronic devices by airplane passengers. Passengers are now allowed to use…

Scientists expect Central New York’s climate to more closely resemble that of South Carolina by the end of this century, and ecologists have long warned that our local forests of sugar maple and basswood may gradually change to the drier oak-hickory forests of the U.S. South and Midwest.

Undergraduate students graduating in December 2013 or May 2014 can apply to be Imagining America Engagement Scholars or Entrepreneurship Engagement Scholars. The yearlong program supports recent graduates with a strong academic record to become civic-minded professionals or entrepreneurs in Central New…

Good grades, a polished resume and the requisite degree aren’t the only things students need to land a great job after college. However, many college students don’t recognize until too late that employers also require demonstrated leadership qualities in those…