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Associated Press

For many viewers, the (sexist) games have indeed begun

Monday, August 29, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Women watching the 2016 Summer Olympics have gone to social media to express sexist or uninformed opinions by broadcasters. “Social media and the internet have democratized communications globally. Everyone has a voice, no one needs a publisher,” said Dennis Deninger,…

Campus & Community

Information Session on GENIUS NY $2 Million Business Competition

Friday, August 26, 2016, By News Staff

GENIUS NY, the world’s largest accelerator of unmanned systems, is awarding up to $2 million in grand prizes during its 12-month in-residence business competition and accelerator program at The Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse in 2017. Start-ups specializing in unmanned aerial, ground, marine and data-to-decision systems will…

Media, Law & Policy

Acclaimed Broadcast Journalist Bob Dotson G’69 to Teach at Newhouse School This Fall

Friday, August 26, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Acclaimed broadcast journalist Bob Dotson G’69, an alumnus of the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, will teach broadcast and digital journalism (BDJ) students …

Campus & Community

Blackstone LaunchPad Hosts Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs Program Sept. 8

Wednesday, August 24, 2016, By News Staff

Women entering the workplace have been the driving force behind economic growth, according to recent Kauffman Foundation research. Yet, they are still half as likely as men to become entrepreneurs. How can more women become entrepreneurial, and unleash their creativity…

Media, Law & Policy

Trial Lawyer for “Making a Murderer” Defendant to Speak at Maxwell School

Wednesday, August 24, 2016, By News Staff

The Maxwell School’s State of Democracy Lecture Series welcomes Dean Strang for a discussion on “Humility in Criminal Justice: What it Would Invite Us to Reconsider,” on Friday, Sept. 9, at 4 p.m. at Hendricks Chapel. The event is free…

Arts & Culture

In Harmony: Singer/Songwriter Julia Goodwin ’20 and Setnor’s New Jazz, Commercial Music Study Track

Tuesday, August 23, 2016, By Erica Blust

Aspiring singer/songwriter Julia Goodwin is preparing for a busy week. Tomorrow night she will perform in New York City at …

Media, Law & Policy

Sociology Department Presenting at ASA Conference in Seattle

Monday, August 22, 2016, By Rob Enslin

More than a dozen professors, Ph.D. students and researchers in the Department of Sociology are participating in the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) in Seattle Aug. 20-23. They join approximately 4,000 other sociologists for four days…

STEM

Researchers Awarded Grant to Develop, Implement Strategies for New Antibiotics

Wednesday, August 17, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded a major grant to develop and implement strategies for the discovery of new antibiotics. Anthony Garza and Yan-Yeung Luk, associate professors of biology and chemistry, respectively, are recipients of…

STEM

Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Study Collective Behavior of Active Matter

Wednesday, August 17, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant to support her ongoing study of active matter—collections of self-driven entities that take energy from the environment to produce coordinated motion. Syracuse’s newest Distinguished Professor,…

Business & Economy

Gartner Gives Top 20 Rankings to Supply Chain Management Programs at Whitman

Wednesday, August 17, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

Gartner Inc. announced this month that the supply chain management program (SCM) at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management is one of the top 20 in the country, granting a #17 ranking to the graduate program and a #20…