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Campus & Community

Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Leaders Network Holds First Meeting

Friday, April 1, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

On the same weekend that the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) tournament championship in men’s basketball was lighting up the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a different kind of ACC gathering took place at Virginia Tech with a meeting of the ACC…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Announces Winners of the 2022 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications announced the winners of the 2022 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting late Monday during a pre-recorded ceremony featuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Washington Post was the winner of the national…

Campus & Community

Lily Chishan Wong Named Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2022-23

Monday, March 28, 2022, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture has announced that architect Lily Chishan Wong is the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2022–23. Wong will succeed current fellow Assistant Professor Leen Katrib. The Boghosian Fellowship at the School of Architecture—established in early 2015 in…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Trans Week of Liberation 2022

Monday, March 28, 2022, By Gabrielle Lake

Annually Trans Week of Liberation (TWoL) celebrates trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people. It’s an important time to acknowledge progress made, but also to challenge our communities to go beyond visibility and representation through a variety of events and programs. “Despite…

Media Tip Sheets

New EU Legislation Addresses Big Tech Privacy, Economic Concerns

Sunday, March 27, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

European Union lawmakers have put forth the Digital Markets Act that would implement sweeping reforms across the entire technology industry, potentially helping smaller companies compete with the larger tech giants. A vote on the measure is expected soon, and could…

Campus & Community

Rally, March and Support Take Back The Night 2022

Thursday, March 24, 2022, By Gabrielle Lake

As a global movement strengthening community, courage, education and support, Take Back The Night is more than a singular event. It’s a time to further highlight the ongoing work throughout the year dedicated to raising awareness about sexual, relationship and…

KCBS Radio

“President Biden attempts to shore up solidarity at emergency NATO summit”

Wednesday, March 23, 2022, By Lily Datz

Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the KCBS Radio segment “President Biden attempts to shore up solidarity at emergency NATO summit.” Williams is an expert on power conflict and…

Media Tip Sheets

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s legal advocacy for Americans

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, By Lily Datz

Reporters looking for insight and reactions to the Senate Judiciary hearings for the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, please see comments from Syracuse University College of Law Professor Paula Johnson. Prof. Johnson is a member…

Media Tip Sheets

Potential outcomes of NATO summit over Russian war on Ukraine

Monday, March 21, 2022, By Lily Datz

This week, President Joe Biden travels to Brussels for an emergency NATO summit, followed by a European Council meeting and then a meeting with Poland President Andrzej Duda. This trip is part of an effort to align NATO partners and…

STEM

National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow to Join Mathematics Department

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, By News Staff

Lawrence Mouillé will join the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S) mathematics department in July 2022 for a three-year appointment as a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded postdoctoral fellow. The Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF—pronounced “mouseproof”) is among the most…