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New research: how political bias impacts believing sexual assault victims

Monday, June 14, 2021, By Ellen Mbuqe

New research from Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications reveals a relationship between political biases and attitudes about sexual assault. Authored by assistant professor Rebecca Ortiz and PhD student Andrea Smith, the article “A social identity threat perspective on why partisans…

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Congress Jump-Starts Antitrust Reform Debate

Friday, June 11, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

Five bills introduced today could weaken the power and dominance of big tech companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook. Shubha Ghosh is the Crandall Melvin Professor of Law at Syracuse University and director of the Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute…

STEM

Alexander Metcalf Named 2021-22 Astronaut Scholar

Friday, June 11, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Alexander Metcalf, a senior aerospace engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been named 2021-22 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). Founded by the…

Campus & Community

Public Health Team Receives Chancellor’s Citation for Work During COVID-19 Pandemic

Friday, June 11, 2021, By News Staff

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a number of unique challenges to colleges and universities around the world, particularly how to keep members of campus communities safe and healthy while upholding constantly shifting public health guidelines. When the pandemic reached Central New…

STEM

iSchool Professor Receives Highest Honor in Field of Information Science and Technology

Thursday, June 10, 2021, By News Staff

Steve Sawyer, professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and core faculty member in the Renée Crown Honors Program, has been recognized with the 2021 Award of Merit by the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T), the highest…

Campus & Community

June 30 Deadline Set for Fiscal 2021 Year End Business

Thursday, June 10, 2021, By News Staff

Cash Operations has set a deadline of 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, to receive deposits at the Bowne Cash Operations office for credit in fiscal year 2021. Deposits should be made as early in the day as possible on…

STEM

NIH Grant Funds Innovative Study on Childhood Stuttering

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

What do Hollywood movie production companies and researchers at the Syracuse University Stuttering Research Lab have in common? Each uses sophisticated state-of-the-art equipment like infrared motion tracking cameras and body sensors—but for very different purposes. While the movie production companies…

STEM

NYSERDA Energy to Lead Grant to Support Net-Zero Energy Living Lab on South Campus

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, By News Staff

A team led by Nina Sharifi, assistant professor of architectural technology in the School of Architecture, is undertaking a $1.59 million retrofit demonstration project and “living lab” for ongoing research using a South Campus dormitory at Winding Ridge. The pilot…

Campus & Community

University College Becomes the Syracuse University College of Professional Studies

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, By News Staff

In its May meeting, the Syracuse University Board of Trustees approved renaming University College to the College of Professional Studies. “Since its inception, University College has served as Syracuse University’s point of entry for part-time and adult learners,” says Michael…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Presents University Teams Commemorative Gift of Appreciation

Monday, June 7, 2021, By Eileen Korey

In a special ceremony to honor the accomplishments of the Barnes Center Staff and the Student Experience Team during the pandemic, Chancellor Kent Syverud presented them with a commemorative flag and descriptive plaque which read, in part, “This flag flew…