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Media, Law & Policy

First EMIR in DC Class Reflects Strength of Unique Degree Program

Tuesday, April 3, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Twelve students have enrolled in this semester’s first-ever offering of the Washington, D.C.-based Executive Master in International Relations degree, and together they reflect the extraordinary promise of this unique midcareer program. In its first year, the program has attracted students…

Media, Law & Policy

Washington Post Honored with Toner Prize for Political Reporting

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A team of reporters from The Washington Post is the winner of the 2018 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. The $5,000 prize, which is given by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, honors the late Robin Toner ’76,…

STEM

Engineering Ambassadors Deliver Donated Science Equipment to Syracuse City School Students

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

Hundreds of middle school students in the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) will benefit from $12,500 worth of science and technology equipment generously donated by SRC Inc. As part of the Engineering Ambassadors program, College of Engineering & Computer Science…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Announces Acquisition of Major Work by Contemporary Artist Carrie Mae Weems

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

The Syracuse University Art Galleries has announced its acquisition of several important works by internationally acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems.  These works, “People of a Darker Hue” (2016), “All the Boys (Blocked 1)” and “All the Boys (Blocked 2)” (2016),…

Media, Law & Policy

Census Immigration Question: Short-Sighted, Anti-Democratic Tactic

Tuesday, March 27, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

The state of California is pursuing legal action in response to the Trump administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. The state’s attorney general and secretary of state call the move “anti-immigrant.” Elizabeth Cohen is…

Media, Law & Policy

Before Rolling Back Tailpipe Standards – Consider Gas Tax, Air Quality

Monday, March 26, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

The Environmental Protection Agency will decide by April 1 if future vehicle emissions standards should be eased – a decision long advocated for by the automotive industry. Charles Driscoll, a professor at Syracuse University’s College of Civil Engineering and Computer…

Campus & Community

White House Champion of Change Talila Lewis to Speak on Disability Justice March 29

Monday, March 26, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

“Disability Justice in the Age of Mass Incarceration: Perspectives on Race, Disability, Law & Accountability” will be the topic when disability activist Talila Lewis gives an address Thursday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to noon in 228B Schine Student Center….

CBS News

Expert Grygiel Calls on Facebook Leaders After Data Breach

Sunday, March 25, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

In a new scandal, Facebook has been charged with a data breach that allowed 50 million users’ private data to be harvested without their permission. With such a serious issue at hand, social media expert and Newhouse professor Jennifer Grygiel…

Health & Society

Falk College, Onondaga County Health Department Partner to Reduce Sodium Intake

Friday, March 23, 2018, By Michele Barrett

The Syracuse community’s youngest citizens in childcare programs, as well local school-aged and college students, are the beneficiaries of Onondaga County Health Department and Falk College’s joint efforts aimed at reducing sodium intake. The Department of Health’s Healthy Communities Initiative…

Media, Law & Policy

Can Judges Rule on Gerrymandering and Stay Non-Political?

Thursday, March 22, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

Professor Keith Bybee, a legal scholar at Syracuse University who studies issues around gerrymandering and perceptions of judicial bias, is available to discuss the legal issues of Benisek v. Lamone which will be argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, March…