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Business & Economy

Four Teams from Blackstone LaunchPad Participate in Propel in New York City

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Four teams from the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) have been accepted into Propel, a two-day entrepreneurial event being held in New York City November 7 and 8. The Syracuse University students will join teams…

Campus & Community

Remembrance Week Begins Sunday with Music, Message and Candlelight Vigil

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, By News Staff

This year marks the 31st anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988 and the 30th cohorts of Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars on the Syracuse University campus. The 2019-20 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have…

Kaiser Health News

State and Local Governments Announce Bans on E-Cigarette Products

Saturday, October 12, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the College of Arts and Sciences, Joseph Ditre, was quoted in a Kaiser Health News story discussing e-cigarette bans. In the article, “States Target Vaping With Bans. In California, The Action Is…

Campus & Community

October Is Dating Violence Awareness Month

Friday, October 11, 2019, By News Staff

October is nationally recognized as Dating Violence Awareness Month. Every year, Syracuse University hosts events to increase awareness and educate the campus community about the dangers and prevalence of dating and domestic violence. This year, the University is continuing that…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Architecture’s M.S. Program Ranked Among the Best in the World

Friday, October 11, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

Syracuse Architecture’s master of science (M.S.) in architecture program has been selected as the No. 22 best postgraduate architecture program in the world (No. 7 in the U.S.) by Best Architecture Masters (BAM). The Spain-based independent research platform selected 30…

Health & Society

CPR Training for Campus Community Scheduled

Thursday, October 10, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University Ambulance and Fire Safety have partnered to offer CPR training for students, faculty and staff. The next available class will be on Monday, Oct. 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Class will take place in Lyman 020….

Health & Society

Advancing Scholarly Inquiry into Connections Between Religion, Spirituality and Social Change

Thursday, October 10, 2019, By Michele Barrett

Approximately one-third of millennials and post-millennials—young adults born 1981 and later—profess to have no connection to religion, according to the Pew Research Center. Yet evidence points to their strengthened humanitarian values and prominent spirituality. The degree to which religion is…

STEM

Meet the New Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Wednesday, October 9, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

Please join us in welcoming J. Cole Smith as the new dean of the College Engineering and Computer Science. He comes to Syracuse from Clemson University, where he was associate provost for academic initiatives and previously served as chair of…

Campus & Community

iSchool, City of Syracuse, Microsoft Form ‘Smart Cities’ Data and Technology Collaboration

Tuesday, October 8, 2019, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool), the City of Syracuse and Microsoft today announced an innovative initiative that positions the entities as collaborators in a hub for Smart Cities technology development, research and training, and for advancing the city’s energy…

Mother Jones

The Effect of Media Bias on American Politics

Monday, October 7, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the Mother Jones story “On Ukraine, It’s Hard to Tell Fox News and 4Chan Apart,” and in…