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Media, Law & Policy

The Costs of Dismantling Family Migration

Wednesday, January 17, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Elizabeth Cohen, Associate Professor of Political Science and a researcher of immigration and citizenship at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, is available to discuss the issues of family migration, where US citizens and immigrants to sponsor family members for visas, also known as chain…

STEM

Invent@SU Students Design Modular Padding for Skateboarders

Wednesday, January 17, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

Traditional pads help protect skateboarders from injury but can be bulky and limit mobility. As part of the Invent@SU program, students Tiago Da Costa and Lucas Lin designed modular padding called PhalHex that gives athletes unique and personalized protection. “Longboarding really started based…

STEM

University Grants Available to Faculty and Students for Research, Projects Addressing Sustainability

Friday, January 12, 2018, By News Staff

Faculty and students can apply for funding from the Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program for research, projects or course development that engage the campus in addressing climate change and sustainable systems. Applicants—either individuals or teams—may request research…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘Kiki Smith and Paper: The Body, the Muse, and the Spirit’

Tuesday, January 9, 2018, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries will present “Kiki Smith and Paper: The Body, the Muse, and the Spirit” beginning Jan. 18. Organized by the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art and guest curated by Wendy Weitman, former curator in the Department of…

Campus & Community

U.S. News Ranks Syracuse iSchool No. 13 for Online Graduate Programs

Tuesday, January 9, 2018, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been ranked No. 13 for best online degree programs for graduate computer information technology by U.S. News & World Report for 2018. The full rankings are available on the U.S. News & World Report website. U.S. News “developed…

Health & Society

Psychology Alumnus Awarded Bronze Medal for Dissertation

Thursday, January 4, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

William Aue G’14, who earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a bronze medal for the James McKeen Cattell Dissertation Award for his dissertation, “Understanding Proactive Facilitation in Cued…

American Banker

So What is Bitcoin?

Friday, December 22, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Bitcoin surged to the forefront of American culture late in 2017, when prices per coin hit $20,000. However, despite its high value and popularity, many had no real idea what the currency is. American Banker set out to answer that…

Health & Society

Q&A: Ph.D. Candidate Tamara Issak on Islamophobic Rhetoric

Tuesday, December 19, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

Tamara Issak is a graduate student pursuing her doctorate in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric in the Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition in the College of Arts and Sciences. It’s the next step in the New Jersey native’s academic…

Business & Economy

Hult Prize Winners Announced

Tuesday, December 19, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Student startups Farm to Flame Energy and Drop Top won first and second place, respectively, in the Syracuse campus qualifier for the prestigious Hult Prize, hosted by the Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library this week. Farm to Flame will now…

Campus & Community

University Endorses Learning Outcomes Assessment to Ensure Academic Program Accountability, Excellence

Wednesday, December 13, 2017, By Carol Boll

Four years ago, math Professor Terry McConnell was asked to participate in a series of meetings with faculty to help advance a campuswide culture of assessment and allay any concerns about a Universitywide move toward student learning assessment. McConnell didn’t…