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Professor Has ‘Final Word’ on Forensic Linguistics

Wednesday, September 17, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Tej Bhatia is not exactly the cloak-and-dagger type, but, if pressed to explain himself, the affable, slightly built professor, with a mop of brown hair and thick mustache, is proof that appearances are deceiving. Which is probably a good thing,…

Maxwell Student Learns from Nobel Laureates in Economics

Friday, September 12, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Last month, Syracuse University doctoral student Bin Peng got the chance to meet, and to learn from, some of the most brilliant minds in the field of economics. Peng, a student in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,…

Campus & Community

ESL Opportunity in Syracuse for Graduate/Law Students

Friday, September 12, 2014, By News Staff

Come out next week and join SUPRA (Syracuse University Program for Refugee Assistance) for a chance to make a difference in your community! SUPRA provides English classes to refugees in our community. We are currently looking for new teachers who…

AT&T CNY Civic App Challenge Launched

Thursday, September 11, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Technology giant AT&T, along with Syracuse University, CenterState CEO, SUNY-Oswego, Girls in Tech and Hack Upstate, today announced the AT&T Central New York Civic App Challenge, a two-month “virtual hackathon” in which developers are encouraged to “Solve Local” by building…

STEM

Caicedo Receives Faculty Research Award from Google

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By J.D. Ross

With the rapid increase of wireless technology and services, more companies and devices are competing for a limited amount of available space across the wireless radio spectrum. This is an issue that School of Information Studies (iSchool) assistant professor Carlos…

Health & Society

Communication Sciences and Disorders’ Beth Prieve Awarded $1.4 Million Grant

Wednesday, September 10, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The most common birth defect among newborn babies is hearing loss. In fact, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, more than 12,000 babies are born each year with some degree of hearing loss. But Beth Prieve, professor of communication sciences…

STEM

Lecture to Focus on Brain Imaging

Monday, September 8, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

The College of Engineering and Computer Science’s Biomedical and Chemical Engineering department will host “Photoacoustic Tomography: Ultrasonically Beating Optical Diffusion and Diffraction,” as part of the BMCE Distinguished Lecture Series on Friday, Sept. 12, in 001 Life Science Complex, from…

Media, Law & Policy

Legendary Washington Post Editor Harry Rosenfeld ’52 to Appear at Syracuse University Sept. 16

Thursday, September 4, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A key figure in the breaking of the Watergate scandal that ended the Nixon presidency will return to his alma mater, Syracuse University, for an open conversation about his experiences, followed by a book signing. Harry Rosenfeld ‘52, former editor…

Stand Up, Step In and Speak Out

Friday, August 29, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Every day, victims of bullying, discrimination, sexual violence, drug abuse and hazing suffer alone and may not always be able to help themselves—as others stand by and do nothing. Advocates for “courageous leadership” know it doesn’t have to be that way.

Health & Society

Michael Schwartz Receives Fulbright to Study Health Care Access for Deaf Persons in Northern Ireland

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Michael Schwartz, associate professor of law and director of the Disability Rights Clinic in the College of Law, has been named a recipient of a research scholarship through the U.S.-U.K Fulbright Awards Program. He will spend the spring 2015 semester…