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College of Visual and Performing Arts Welcomes Seven New Faculty
Seven new full-time faculty members joined the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) this fall. Their disciplines span communication and rhetorical studies, computer art and animation, film, industrial and interaction design and music composition. Natalie Draper Setnor School of…
A&S Professor Looks to Geologic Past to Predict Climate’s Future
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is part of a team of scientists studying monsoon activity in North America’s Sonoran Desert from approximately 20,000 years ago. Tripti Bhattacharya, assistant professor of Earth sciences in A&S, is…
Engineering and Computer Science Unveils Enhanced Advising Model
This fall, the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has launched a new advising model to enhance the undergraduate student experience. In this model, every undergraduate student in the college is provided a team of advisors to support and mentor…
Marvin ’63 and Helaine ’65 Lender Establish Multidisciplinary Center for Social Justice with $5 Million Gift
Syracuse University alumnus Marvin Lender ’63 and his wife Helaine (Gold) ’65 have turned their lifelong commitment to social justice and greater understanding among people into the establishment of a multidisciplinary center, managed and housed in the School of Education….
Trump-Putin Summit Was Big ‘Nothingburger,’ No Substance
President Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Finland today – touching on topics that ranged from denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, to a natural gas pipeline, and what role Russia played in interfering in the 2016 election. The joint press…
Falk College, Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group Partner to Support Public Health-focused Drug Policies
A four-year collaborative partnership between the Falk College and the Council of Europe’s Cooperation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (the Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group) will support rigorous curricular development and training for drug policy…
Teacher-scholar Brian Taylor Shows How Putin’s Mentality Shapes Russian Politics
The running joke among foreign analysts is that, despite Russia’s dismal FIFA ranking, it may emerge as the real winner of the World Cup. Between now and July 15, millions of fans will flock to various Russian cities, including Moscow,…
What the Trump Administration Gets Wrong on Trade
The following essay was written by Jason Dedrick, a professor with Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, Kenneth L. Kraemer with the University of California, Irvine and Greg Linden with the University of California, Berkeley. The Trump administration’s tariffs on China have…
Data Summit Draws Over 70 from Upstate Governments and Municipalities
Over 70 people attended the first Upstate Data Summit held last week at Syracuse University, and sponsored by the School of Information Studies (iSchool), the City of Syracuse and the Center for Technology in Government at the State University of…
Summit to Showcase Innovative Uses of Government Data
The School of Information Studies (iSchool), the City of Syracuse, and the Center for Technology in Government at the State University of New York at Albany are joining together to offer the Upstate Data Summit at Syracuse University in June. The one-day event, planned for…