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Campus & Community

Letter from Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Andrew Gordon

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues, On Nov. 22, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide temporary restraining order prohibiting the implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations. The regulations were scheduled to go into effect…

STEM

Four Questions With Physics Instructor, Lab Manager Sam Sampere

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Whether he’s teaching physics, managing the labs or providing insight for local media, Sam Sampere wears many hats around campus. He’s about to add another. Sampere has once again been appointed as a committee member for the American Association of…

Business & Economy

Newhouse Alum Lands NBA Position

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Keith Kobland

A Newhouse School alumnus who was once named to Forbes Magazine’s 30 under 30 list has landed a job in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Alex Kline ’16 has always set and achieved lofty goals, having created The Recruiting Scoop…

Arts & Culture

VPA Senior Experiences ‘Real-Life’ Design Through Fellowship

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Liam Sullivan

Karina Campos ’17 was “absolutely shocked” to be named a Be Original Americas Fellow for the summer of 2016. When she found out that she was chosen from countless applicants to be one of just two design students from across…

STEM

Researchers Discover Way to Make Surfaces Less Vulnerable to Disease-Causing Bacteria

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Dacheng Ren and his team of researchers are seeking ways to stop the spread of microbes, and they may have found a solution.

Campus & Community

Student Ratings Opening Dec. 5

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By News Staff

Loved your history class? Have a suggestion for your art professor? Wish something were done differently in your biology lab? Let your instructors know! Nearly 80 percent of Syracuse University instructors use the feedback they get from student ratings to…

Health & Society

3D Temples, Confession Apps and Virtual Shrines

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Nearly every aspect of modern life intersects with digital culture and is being reshaped by rapidly changing technology. A new undergraduate course will investigate the ways religious practice is shaped by technology and how technological practice is shaped by religion….

Health & Society

Falk College Students Host Makeup Drive for Transgender Community Dec. 1

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By News Staff

The Falk College Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) is hosting a makeup drive to benefit the Syracuse-area transgender community  on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Schine Student Center. The drive was organized by…

Health & Society

Historian Finds Gritty Story of Child’s Life Documented in Special Collections

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Sean Kirst

“The Muckers,” published by Syracuse University Press and found among the papers in the Special Collections Research Center, tells of boys living life rough in New York City over a century ago.

The Christian Science Monitor

Professor Roy Gutterman Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor

Monday, November 28, 2016, By Keith Kobland

“In some ways I don’t think [the incoming Trump administration] wants to interact with the institutional press, which is a huge problem,” says Roy Gutterman, director of the Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University in New York. “Our independent press is an integral part of our democracy, it has been since the beginning of our country, and the public really needs to know what’s going on.”