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Be Part of the Tradition—Celebrate the 2018 Winter Carnival

Tuesday, February 20, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

The winter fun is here with this year’s Winter Carnival. Syracuse University’s Traditions Commission is continuing the longstanding tradition of fun and warmth from Feb. 20 until Feb. 24. Once a holiday before the onset of exams, the Winter Carnival…

Campus & Community

Special Interest Trivia Night on Wednesday

Monday, February 19, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

On the Spectrum (OTS) is hosting a trivia night on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 7-9 p.m. in 114 Hall of Languages. The trivia night, which will celebrate one of the most prominent characteristics of autism, special interests, is hosted in…

NBC News

Newhouse Assistant Professor Jennifer Grygiel on Social Media’s Influence During Disaster

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

During the harrowing minutes of gunfire in a Parkland, Florida high school last week, many students captured the action via different social media sites. Now, those videos have jumped across the internet, being viewed by millions, with some unintentionally watching….

Veterans

Vice Chancellor Haynie Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services

Friday, February 16, 2018, By News Staff

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Vice Chancellor of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, Executive Director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship Mike Haynie testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services on the…

Business & Economy

RvD iPrize Offers $40,000 to Pitch Competition Winners

Friday, February 16, 2018, By J.D. Ross

Entrepreneurial students at Syracuse University will have the opportunity to test their pitch skills for prize money in a competition supported by the Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship at the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Applications for…

Arts & Culture

School of Design, Quirky Partner On Student Invention Challenge

Thursday, February 15, 2018, By Erica Blust

Industrial and interaction design students kicked off their spring semester with a two-week invention challenge hosted by invention community Quirky. Industrial and interaction design (IID) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design partnered with the…

WAER

Vice Chancellor Mike Haynie Discusses Senate Testimony before Armed Services Committee

Thursday, February 15, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Mike Haynie recently testified in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, asking for better treatment of military members and their families. His actions were highlighted in a WAER story, where…

Campus & Community

Sheila Johnson-Willis Appointed Chief Equal Opportunity and Title IX Officer

Thursday, February 15, 2018, By News Staff

Prior to being appointed interim associate vice president and chief equal opportunity and Title IX officer in June 2015, Johnson-Willis was director of equal opportunity and inclusion at Syracuse University from October 2012 to June 2015.

Campus & Community

Sixth Annual SU Rising to Stop Sexual Abuse Will Be Held Friday

Thursday, February 15, 2018, By News Staff

The Syracuse University community will come together on Friday, Feb. 16, at 5:30 p.m. for a candlelight vigil to stop sexual and gender violence locally and globally. This is the sixth consecutive year for the SU Rising: Stop Sexual Abuse…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Announces Launch of Nation’s First Live Online J.D. Program

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Robert Conrad

The American Bar Association has granted the College of Law a variance to offer a fully interactive online juris doctor program. The online J.D. program will be the first in the nation to combine real-time and self-paced online classes, on-campus…