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Humanitarian Computing
There are many places in the world that are too remote, too poor or too embroiled in conflict to provide basic human services—including healthcare. Instead of doctor’s offices or hospitals, medical services are often provided by traveling volunteers or even…
Meet the 2017 Homecoming Court
A longstanding University tradition, the Homecoming Court is comprised of seniors who represent Orange spirit in their academic, co-curricular and community involvement. Campus community members with a valid NetID can cast their vote for the Orange Central Homecoming King and…
Faculty, Staff Invited to Register for Heart Healthy Living Series
In today’s busy world, it can be challenging to maintain a healthy lifestyle. This education series will focus on heart health basics, the benefits of physical activity and movement, and heart healthy nutrition. Live a longer, healthier life with a…
Newhouse PR Chair Rochelle Ford Co-Edits Book on Prominent Public Relations Figure Ofield Dukes
Rochelle Ford, professor and chair of the public relations department in the Newhouse School, and the Rev. Unnia L. Pettus are co-editors of a new book, “Ofield: The Autobiography of Public Relations Man Ofield Dukes,” which has been nominated for…
A System and Method for Tracking and Managing Skills: TCLC Helps a Rochester Entrepreneur Protect a Bright Idea
It is perhaps difficult to remember a time before the nutrition facts label. Before 1990, information about the calories, cholesterol, fat content and vitamins in the food we eat was sparse and non-standard. Now the label is a mandatory, ubiquitous…
State of Democracy Lecture Marks Centennial of Women’s Suffrage
Although Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) is credited as a leading figure of the early women’s rights movement, her legacy includes an absolutist perspective with a racist, elitist strand. Lori D. Ginzberg, author of “Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life” (Farrar,…
Fake news is entering a more ruthless and dangerous stage
Joel Kaplan, the Associate Dean for Professional Graduate Studies and Professor at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, reacts to reports on the fake news proliferating after the deadly Las Vegas shooting. “For those who believe the notion of fake news is ending…
Syracuse Savors Role in 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
Physicists in College of Arts and Sciences instrumental in LIGO’s historic detections of gravitational waves
Open Enrollment and 2018 Benefits Plan Design Information Now Available
Open Enrollment, the annual period when University faculty, staff and other eligible individuals make their benefit choices for the coming year, begins Monday, Oct. 30, and continues through Friday, Nov. 10. This is the only time of year when participants…
Invention Designed by SU Engineering Students Selected as a Finalist for the James Dyson Award
Your favorite clothes may be polluting the world’s water supply. Synthetic clothing including polyester, acrylic and nylon fabrics release millions of microfibers every time they are washed. Even though they are too small to be seen by the naked eye,…