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Campus & Community

Hidden Treasure in Special Collections Embodies Syracuse University Spirit

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

In the depths of the archives of Syracuse University Libraries, a collection of materials highlighting a special connection between an early 20th-century typeface designer and the University caught the curiosity of curator William T. La Moy. His searching revealed an…

STEM

Consumers Have Poor Understanding of Tracking Methods Used by Online Advertisers

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By J.D. Ross

A recent study published by researchers from the School of Information Studies (iSchool) reveals that the general public has a poor understanding of the workings of online behavioral advertising, and the privacy implications behind the information that advertisers gather. The…

Campus & Community

Message to the Community from Chancellor Syverud

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: The United States government on Friday issued several executive orders. It is important for Syracuse University to reaffirm some of its key values that are implicated by these orders—and for the University to specify how…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents ‘The Gray Line’

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By Sean Smith

Light Work is presenting “The Gray Line,” featuring the work of Kristine Potter, on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work from through March 3. A reception and lecture with Potter will take place on Thursday, Feb….

Campus & Community

Message From Chancellor Kent Syverud

Monday, January 30, 2017, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: The United States government on Friday issued several executive orders. It is important for Syracuse University to reaffirm some of its key values that are implicated by these orders—and for the University to specify how…

Campus & Community

Whitman School Accounting Students Offer Free Tax Prep

Monday, January 30, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

WhiTAX, a student-run accounting firm in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, is offering free tax preparation this tax season. The firm, operating as a chapter of the AARP Tax-Aide Foundation, includes undergraduate and graduate accounting students who provide…

Campus & Community

Climate Survey Results Subject of Wednesday Campus Conversation

Monday, January 30, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The last of four Campus Conversation sessions on the SU Climate Assessment Survey will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 6-7 p.m. in Rooms 304 ABC in the Schine Student Center. Refreshments will be provided. For accommodation requests, email…

Forbes

Associate Professor Beth Egan Weighs in on TV Ratings for President Trump

Monday, January 30, 2017, By Keith Kobland

“For special programming like this, networks usually go out to select advertisers prone to run in that type of programming … and solicit inventory,” says Beth Ellen Egan, an associate professor in advertising at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. “They won’t run any advertiser in that type of programming without the advertiser’s permission.”

Health & Society

King’s 1965 Speech in Sims Hall Still Inspires

Monday, January 30, 2017, By Sean Kirst

For Fern Durand, one conversation last week turned a familiar corridor turned into something else. He was in the Shaffer Arts Building, walking past the SUArtGalleries, when a stranger approached him and asked if he knew this story: In 1965,…

Campus & Community

Remembering the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, January 30, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Chancellor Syverud delivered the opening address at Sunday evening’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration at the Carrier Dome. The event also featured a number of performances by student and community groups, a keynote speech by U.S. Army veteran, best…