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Chemist Selected as Research Ambassador by German Academic Exchange Service

Wednesday, January 3, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been selected to serve as a science ambassador for a prestigious international exchange organization. Ivan Korendovych, associate professor of chemistry, was named a DAAD Research Ambassador for 2017-18. DAAD, Deutscher…

STEM

Physicist Marchetti Named to Commission on Statistical Physics

Tuesday, December 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Distinguished Professor M. Cristina Marchetti has been elected to the Commission on Statistical Physics as part of a select group of international scientists. The Commission on Statistical Physics (C3) was established by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics…

Moneyish

Blockbuster Demise Emblematic of Economy Trends, Says Thompson

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Blockbuster stores used to be everywhere across the United States. Now they stand deserted or filled with other businesses, a trend that has been copied across the nation, as pop culture expert and Newhouse professor Robert Thompson explained to Moneyish….

International Business Times

Minkoff-Zern Calls Out Misconceptions on Immigrant Jobs

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

After a McDonalds’ bun distributor lost a third of its employees to an immigrant raid, it is now losing out on millions in revenue. For the International Business Times, Falk Assistant Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern talked about a false narrative associated…

CNY Central

Terrorism Expert Corri Zoli Breaks Down Most Recent North Korea Missile Test

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

North Korea has recently launched another missile test, prompting talks around the world over global security. Corri Zoli, the Director of Research for the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism at Syracuse University, spoke with CNY Central about this test….

The New York Times

How Misinformation Can Persist

Monday, November 6, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Following the mass shooting in Texas, misinformation spread on a national level, with one man even being wrongly identified as the shooter on national TV. For Maxwell Assistant Professor Emily Thorson,  can stay even after corrected, as she explained to…

American Scientist

The Verification of Misinformation

Monday, October 23, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Where does misinformation stem from? For the American Scientist, Maxwell Assistant Professor Emily Thorson co-authored a piece in American Scientist answering just this question, relating it to how our brains verify truths, and how falsehoods spread. “Misinformation—both deliberately promoted and…

The Daily Orange

Frederick Carriere Interviewed About North Korean Missile Tests

Friday, October 20, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

In a Daily Orange ‘Ask the Experts’ article, Maxwell political science professor Frederick Carriere discussed North Korea’s latest nuclear test, and what the response to such an action may be. “It’s only the real idealists that are absolutely convinced that…

Campus & Community

Mission Accomplished! Syracuse University Soars in First-Ever Giving Day

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, By Kim Infanti

Thank you! The Syracuse University community came together to make Tuesday an extraordinary day. Boost the ’Cuse, Syracuse’s 24 hours of giving, launched with an initial goal of 1,870 donors, and the historic day ended with nearly double that: 3,568 donors…

Campus & Community

Boost the ’Cuse Mission Is Go for Launch!

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, By Kim Infanti

We are one week away from Boost the ’Cuse—Syracuse University’s first ever 24-hour giving day on Oct. 17. As you read last week, a $500,000 gift from Syracuse University Life Trustee Daniel A. D’Aniello ’68 will ensure that your gifts on…