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Westwood Radio

Carl Schramm Interviewed About New Book

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Carl Schramm, a University Professor at the iSchool, recently joined Westwood Radio’s Jim Bohannon Show to discuss his new book “Burn the Business Plan: What Great Entrepreneurs Really Do.” They discussed the book and entrepreneurs in general, with Schramm explaining…

Arts & Culture

Exhibition of Work by VPA Chinese Graduate Students Opens Feb. 24

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Erica Blust

Chinese graduate students in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present the art exhibition “Over Yonder 目眺远方” Feb. 24-March 4 at Rock Center, 999 Cumberland Ave., Syracuse. A reception will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, from…

STEM

Despite Doubts, Here’s How Venezuela Will Charge Cryptocurrency Chase

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

According to reports, the Venezuelan “petro” cryptocurrency raised $750 million in the first day of the pre-sale phase of its Initial Coin Offering. The “petro” ICO is most significant as a historical milestone for distributed ledger technology adoption. Associate professor Lee McKnight…

Arts & Culture

How Billy Graham Contributed to Social Change, and Reached Across Lines of Demarcation

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Rev. Billy Graham has died at the age of 99. He was one of the most well-known Christian evangelists in the United States and in the world. Margaret Thompson is an associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell…

Campus & Community

Paychecks Reflect Changes to Federal Tax Law

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University employees are advised that the Internal Revenue Service has updated its tax withholding tables to reflect the tax reform legislation passed by Congress in December. The IRS is currently working to revise the withholding tax calculator and the…

STEM

Innovation Orange: Jeff Hemsley

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Jeff Hemsley, assistant professor in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), conducts research on viral events on social media as they relate to politics, as well as information visualization as a means to better understand and view large amounts of…

Campus & Community

Be Part of the Tradition—Celebrate the 2018 Winter Carnival

Tuesday, February 20, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

The winter fun is here with this year’s Winter Carnival. Syracuse University’s Traditions Commission is continuing the longstanding tradition of fun and warmth from Feb. 20 until Feb. 24. Once a holiday before the onset of exams, the Winter Carnival…

Arts & Culture

Black History Commemorative Event to Feature Poets Kavi Ade and Vision

Tuesday, February 20, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

This year’s Black History Month commemorative event, Mending Masculinity, is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 21, in HBC Gifford Auditorium at 7 p.m. The event features poetic expressions by Philadelphia-based poets Kavindu “Kavi” Ade and Perry “Vision” DiVirgillio. The event is free…

Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Jazz, R&B Singer Tracy Hamlin to Visit Syracuse Feb. 25-26

Monday, February 19, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed singer Tracy Hamlin. Her visit also is part of the University’s observance of Black History Month. Hamlin will headline a panel discussion titled “Music, Identity and Belonging” on Monday,…

Media, Law & Policy

Indictment Reveals Social Marketing Expertise Used By Russian Government, Specialists

Monday, February 19, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

On February 16, more than a dozen Russian nationals and three Russian entities were indicted on charges that they interfered with the U.S. election. The charges were brought by Special Counsel Robert Muller, who has been investigating reports of meddling…