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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)…

CBS News

Will Politics Crush Civility?

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Keith Bybee, professor in the College of Law and Maxwell School, was interviewed by CBS News for the story “Will politics be the death of civility?” Bybee, expert in political philospophy expresses his opinion about today’s civility. He says that…

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…

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…

Media, Law & Policy

Students Learn the Art of Podcasting while Showcasing the Lives of Syracuse Workers

Monday, July 23, 2018, By News Staff

In the last episode of “Working: Syracuse,” a podcast that highlights stories of people living and working in the Syracuse area, hospice caregiver Annie Wilcox discusses what her job has taught her. “People who are dying don’t want to sit…

Business & Economy

Commitment to Developing a New Generation of Sport Analytics Professionals Inspires $1 Million Gift from Andrew T. Berlin ’83 to Falk College

Thursday, July 19, 2018, By Michele Barrett

When Falk College launched a new degree in sport analytics in 2016, it was responding to the sport industry’s need for trained professionals able to process and analyze ever-increasing amounts of information to guide data-driven decision-making. A $1 million gift…

Campus & Community

Whitman School Professor Fred Easton Remembered

Wednesday, July 18, 2018, By Kerri D. Howell

Fred Easton, professor of supply chain management in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, passed away June 29. He was 68. Easton, who was born in Sarnia, Ontario, and grew up in Port Huron, Michigan, and later Salinas, California,…

Business & Economy

Kazaz Appointed Chair of Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society’s iFORM Special Interest Group

Friday, July 13, 2018, By Kerri D. Howell

The Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (MSOM) Society announced at its annual meeting June 28 in Dallas, Texas, that Burak Kazaz, Steven Becker Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, has been named new chair…

Campus & Community

Erika Wilkens Named Executive Director of Syracuse Abroad

Thursday, July 12, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University has announced the appointment of Erika Wilkens as assistant provost and executive director of the University’s Syracuse Abroad program. Wilkens, who has served since last December as special assistant for global engagement to the senior vice president for…

Health & Society

Speech Research Study for Children

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, By News Staff

Children from 3 to 5 years of age are invited to participate in a research study at Syracuse University, in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. The research focuses on the development of speech in young children, specifically, on…