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Syracuse University Team Wins 2018 National Cyber Analyst Challenge

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

A team of Syracuse University students was awarded first place and $20,000 in the National Cyber Analyst Challenge (NCAC) at Temple University in Philadelphia in April. The team was comprised of cybersecurity graduate students Priyank Thavai and Sirisha Prakash from the College of…

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Social Media Influence on Modern Campaigns

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Amidst national movements, such as the #MeToo campaign, people are coming together across the nation utilizing digital tools and social sites. Teachers nationwide have mobilized through various social media sites to campaign for higher wages and more state funding. These…

Health & Society

Research Profile: Clinical Simulations Put Future Teachers to the Test

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, By Carol Boll

Few parents who have spent any time in their children’s classroom would dispute the challenges teachers face in the course of even the most routine day. Whether leading alphabet games with a roomful of exuberant kindergartners or explaining algebraic equations…

Arts & Culture

NEH Funding Supports Two Syracuse Projects

Friday, April 20, 2018, By Renée K. Gadoua

Two Syracuse University projects have received 2018 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awards. Glenn Wright, director of Graduate School Programs, and Vivian May, director of the Humanities Center and professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, received funding to enhance doctoral training for humanities Ph.D.s in…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses Wednesday’s University Senate Meeting

Thursday, April 19, 2018, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed several issues at Wednesday’s meeting of the University Senate, the last of the 2018-19 academic year. He addressed the incident involving the Theta Tau fraternity; two new initiatives within Invest Syracuse; the University’s relationship with the…

AFP

Zuckerberg Testimony Step in Right Direction for Regulation

Monday, April 16, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

While there were no real fireworks following Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony of a security breach at Facebook, there were still benefits of the trial, according to social media expert and Newhouse assistant professor of communication, Jennifer Grygiel. Grygiel spoke with AFP…

Campus & Community

Power to the People: Two-Day Commemoration to Honor Life and Legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Friday, April 13, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is engrained in the identity of Syracuse University and continues on Sunday, April 15, and Monday, April 16. Events of the two-day commemoration, “Power to the People,” aim…

Campus & Community

Eldawy, Letona Receive Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Friday, April 13, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Truman Scholarship was awarded this year to 59 exceptional college juniors in recognition of their community service, academic accomplishment and commitment to a career of public service.

Arts & Culture

Humanities Book Reception to Showcase University Authors April 17

Thursday, April 12, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Humanities Center will host its third annual Books in the Humanities Reception on Tuesday, April 17, from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center. Free and open to the public, this year’s event features more than 50 books by…

Campus & Community

University Professor and Dean Emeritus John Palmer Named as Syracuse University Mace Bearer

Thursday, April 5, 2018, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed John Palmer, University Professor and dean emeritus of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, as the Syracuse University mace bearer. Palmer will be formally installed during the One University Awards Ceremony in Hendricks…