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Media, Law & Policy

Unless Designers and Users Intervene, Expect More Missteps in an AI World

Tuesday, May 28, 2019, By Keith Kobland

A recent report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) paints a troubling future for artificial intelligence in terms of promoting dominant gender norms. UNESCO’s report maintains digital assistants like Alexa and Siri create a model of…

Campus & Community

A&S advisor, Syracuse Football Star Scott Freeney ’97 Helps Students Win in the Classroom

Tuesday, May 28, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Hannah, a first-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), can’t decide on a major. Sitting across from her advisor in a cozy, book-lined office in the Hall of Languages, the 19-year-old admits she’s at a crossroads. “I’m good…

Arts & Culture

Everson Museum Names Finalists in International Competition to Design Museum Café

Friday, May 24, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

The Everson Museum of Art is currently celebrating the 50th anniversary of its iconic, I.M. Pei-designed building. As part of a comprehensive effort to revitalize Pei’s masterpiece, the Everson has partnered with the School of Architecture to host an international…

Campus & Community

J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge: González Speaks, Scott Wins, Syracuse Stage Benefits

Thursday, May 23, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

The 2019 J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge was painted Orange this year through Syracuse University’s multifaceted involvement. In its 42nd year, the road race continues to be a community event for Syracuse. More than 6,000 runners, walkers and rollers—including more than…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Junior Selected for Bustle Diversity Internship

Friday, May 17, 2019, By News Staff

Shannon Stubbs, a junior in the magazine, newspaper and digital journalism (MND) program, has been selected for an internship created via a partnership between the Newhouse School and Bustle Digital Group to provide opportunities in publishing for students of color. The…

Campus & Community

PlastiVan Visits Syracuse University Libraries

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center hosted a visit from the PlastiVan on April 26.  The PlastiVan is sponsored by SPE Foundation, an association of more than 22,000 members uniting plastics professionals worldwide and committed to making the plastics…

Campus & Community

Eight Will Make Impacts around the Globe through Fulbright Grants

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

This fall, Grace Gugerty ’19 will head to Thailand through a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award. There, she will serve in a primary or secondary school in a rural area, and hopes to implement a project involving the National Scouting…

Campus & Community

InclusiveU Students Continue Advocacy Work for Inclusive Higher Education

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Karly Grifasi

Students in Syracuse University’s InclusiveU program spent this year advocating for inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities beginning with a visit to Capitol Hill last fall and ending with a visit to campus from U.S. Representative John Katko….

Media Tip Sheets

Northern Lights In Rare Spots This Week – This Is Why

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Those looking up at the sky in northern U.S. states and most of Canada may catch a glimpse of the northern lights this week. Sam Sampere is a physics lab manager at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Below,…

Campus & Community

Memorial Service for Thomas J. Walsh Set for Saturday

Wednesday, May 15, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Thomas J. Walsh G’84, retired executive vice president of advancement and external affairs, passed away May 10 following a long battle with cancer. Walsh received a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College and a master’s degree in drama from the…