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Media, Law & Policy

Retired Judge Martha Bellinger ’72 Recalls Lifetime of Breaking Down Gender Barriers, Rallying For LGBT Rights

Friday, August 3, 2018, By Rob Enslin

March 12, 1968. Another stark afternoon in Central New York, as Martha Bellinger ’72 and her parents wrap up a campus tour of Syracuse. The visit is mostly a formality for the future journalism major, thanks to her high school…

Campus & Community

Fulbright Scholars Find an American Welcome at SU

Friday, August 3, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

Dian Purwanti, from Indonesia, was most impressed with the clean tap water. For Cyrille Zongo, from Burkina Faso in West Africa, it was the clean streets. Rawan Badarna, from Palestine, was amazed by the technology and diversity. These bright, motivated…

STEM

Varshney Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Tuesday, July 31, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Distinguished Professor Pramod K. Varshney in the College of Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded the Yaakov Bar-Shalom Award for Lifetime Excellence in Information Fusion by the International Society of Information Fusion. He received the honor at the University…

STEM

Hosein Delivers TED Talk on Revolutionary Material

Monday, July 30, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Ian D. Hosein, assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), recently delivered a TED talk at Clarkson University’s Spring TEDx event. Hosein discussed the development of strong materials that are also…

Veterans

Nearly 30 Veterans Complete Veteran Entrepreneurship Program

Monday, July 30, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

Twenty-eight veterans, from 16 states and Puerto Rico, spent last week attending classes, networking events and presentations, learning the fundamentals of running a business from accomplished entrepreneurs and professors as part of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV), powered by…

STEM

iSchool Researchers to Participate in Twitter-funded Study on Discussion Quality

Monday, July 30, 2018, By J.D. Ross

In the context of growing political polarization, the spread of misinformation, and increases in incivility and intolerance, how can the Twitter social networking service assess and improve the quality of its conversations?  Two researchers from the School of Information Studies (iSchool)…

Campus & Community

Summer Update #6

Thursday, July 26, 2018, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: With the start of a new academic year just a month away, the campus community continues to work to enhance programs, strengthen staffing, add resources and consider new opportunities for ensuring a welcoming, inclusive and…

Media, Law & Policy

Alumna Teaches Students Power of Storytelling in Tanzania

Wednesday, July 25, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Samantha Mendoza G’17 has spent the past year in Tanzania highlighting the stories of students at a community school as its communications coordinator. But it’s the storytelling that she’s teaching the youngsters that has been the most rewarding. Mendoza, who…

Media, Law & Policy

New PAIA Class Includes Four Robertson Fellows

Wednesday, July 25, 2018, By News Staff

The Maxwell School has announced that four new Robertson Foundation for Government Fellows are among the 2018-19 cohort of master’s students in public administration and international affairs (M.P.A./IR) who began classes in July. They join three who started programs last…

Veterans

Military Veterans Attend Academic Boot Camp on Campus

Tuesday, July 24, 2018, By News Staff

For some military veterans, the first day of school at a new college or university is as challenging as a deployment to a foreign country. Immersion in a new culture and reintroduction to a demanding academic environment can make the…