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Campus & Community

Communication and Rhetorical Studies Alumnus Wins National Master’s Thesis Award

Monday, November 13, 2017, By Erica Blust

Ryan Bince, a 2017 graduate of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies’ (CRS) master of arts (M.A.) degree program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has received the M.A. Thesis of the Year Award from the Master’s…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses Nov. 8 University Senate Meeting

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud updated the University Senate on a broad range of topics at its Wednesday, Nov. 8, meeting. He began his remarks by briefly reflecting on three recent University events: The installation of Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian…

Campus & Community

Student-Athletes Mark Highest-Ever Graduation Success Rate

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University student-athletes have scored big with some recent numbers off the playing fields. For the 2016-17 academic year, student-athletes achieved a Graduation Success Rate of 91—the highest-ever for the University since the NCAA started measuring the rate in 2004….

Health & Society

Trans Day of Remembrance Featuring Jennicet Gutiérrez on Nov. 8

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

The LGBT Resource Center, within the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, presents Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance is nationally observed on Nov. 20 and honors those who have lost their lives to transphobic violence. To…

Media, Law & Policy

VPA’s Dana Cloud Receives National Communication Association Top Paper Honor

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Erica Blust

Dana Cloud, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has been awarded the 2017 top paper honor in the GLBTQ Studies Division of the National…

Veterans

Maureen Casey of IVMF Wins Prestigious Business Leadership Award

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

Maureen Casey, chief operating officer of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), received the Luminary Award for “Skills to Succeed” from C200, an invitation-only, global organization composed of 500 of the world’s most successful female entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. Accenture,…

Arts & Culture

Friday Comedy Show to Feature Jay Pharoah

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Shannon Andre

On Friday, Nov. 3, the Theta Xi chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. is hosting its annual “Laugh till you Turn Blu” comedy show in Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center. The event is -11 p.m. and open to the…

PBS NewsHour

Neutron Collision Discovery a “Textbook Changer” says PBS NewsHour

Wednesday, October 18, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently spoke with PBS NewsHour about the  discoveries that came from the detection of two neutron stars colliding. The event gave researchers new information regarding…

Associated Press

See What is ‘The Most Spectacular Fireworks in the Universe’

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

When two neutron stars collided, scientists called “the most spectacular fireworks in the universe.” This crash also answered many previously unknown questions, especially the birth of heavy metals such as gold and platinum.  Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of…

LA Times

LIGO Strikes Gold in New Discovery

Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Because of a collision of two neutron stars, scientists can now trace back the origins of precious metals like gold and platinum. For Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, these findings are the result of years of hard work and…