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To Tackle Heart of Great Barrier Reef Troubles – Target Climate Change

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Australia has pledged more than $350 million to help protect and preserve the Great Barrier Reef – which is increasingly experiencing “shocking” amounts of coral bleaching. The new funding will be the single largest investment for reef conservation and management…

Campus & Community

Social Work Professor Keith A. Alford Receives 2018 InterFaith Leadership Award

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Michele Barrett

In acknowledgement of a professional and personal life devoted to social justice and social transformation in building a civil community, Keith A. Alford will receive the 2018 InterFaith Leadership Award at the “Creating a Civil Community” celebration on May 1…

Campus & Community

Mountain Goat Run on Sunday, May 6, Will Affect Traffic Flow

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Keith Kobland

The Dunn Tire Mountain Goat Run will be held on Sunday, May 6. Streets in the University area will be affected; changes may impact vehicular traffic. The following roads will be closed from 9:45-11:45 a.m: • East Colvin Street, from…

Campus & Community

Syracuse ROTC Students Achieve Prestigious Placements

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

Two Syracuse University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets have achieved prestigious honors; Cadet Bethany Murphy has been awarded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship and Cadet Battalion Commander Ashlynn Borce has been accepted…

Campus & Community

Disability Caucus and Campus Conversation about Disability Justice Tonight

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Tonight, April 30, the campus community is invited to an accessible campus conversation about what is meant by “disability justice,” “ableism” and “intersectionality.” Priya Penner, Disability Student Union (DSU) president; Jennith Lucas, DSU vice president; Diane Wiener, director of the…

Washington Post

“Quietly Revolutionary,” The TV Legacy of Bob Newhart

Sunday, April 29, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Newhouse professor and TV expert Robert Thompson recently spoke with the Washington Post about “The Bob Newhart Show.” Even 40 years after it has left the airwaves, the show still influences many others, with Thompson calling it “quietly revolutionary.” For a…

STEM

Syracuse University Team Wins 2018 National Cyber Analyst Challenge

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

A team of Syracuse University students was awarded first place and $20,000 in the National Cyber Analyst Challenge (NCAC) at Temple University in Philadelphia in April. The team was comprised of cybersecurity graduate students Priyank Thavai and Sirisha Prakash from the College of…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud, Syracuse University Leadership to Visit Alumni in China

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Chris Velardi

Chancellor Kent Syverud headlines a team of University leadership traveling to China to participate in a series of programs for University alumni, students and families during the month of May. “Syracuse Around the World” will be held in Hong Kong…

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Surge in Twitter Bots Cause of Concern

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

While it’s usually exciting news to hear new Twitter users are being added, the company has concerns about a surge of new, anonymous accounts being created across Asia. The worries stem from the ‘botmageddon’ that the U.S. saw this year,…

Campus & Community

Candace Campbell Jackson to Speak at University College Commencement Celebration

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

The University College Commencement Celebration for part-time students will take place on Thursday, May 10, at 6 p.m. at Hendricks Chapel, followed by a reception on the Quad. Benjamin Vasquez, who will graduate with a bachelor of professional studies degree…