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Media, Law & Policy

‘Impeachment and Deplatforming Aren’t Enough to Move Forward’

Tuesday, February 2, 2021, By Lily Datz

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, authored an op-ed for WIRED titled “Impeachment and Deplatforming Aren’t Enough to Move Forward.” Phillips is an expert on media literacy, mis- and…

Veterans

Application Cycle Now Open for the Tillman Scholar Program

Tuesday, February 2, 2021, By News Staff

The Pat Tillman Foundation (PTF) unites and empowers remarkable military service members, veterans and spouses as the next generation of public and private sector leaders committed to service beyond self. PTF has opened the application process for the Tillman Scholar…

Campus & Community

Save These Dates: Coming Back Together, Family Weekend and Orange Central 2021

Monday, February 1, 2021, By Kim Infanti

Following the release of Syracuse University’s 2021 football schedule, dates are now set for three signature weekends on the Syracuse University campus—Coming Back Together, Family Weekend and Orange Central. Coming Back Together, which celebrates African American and Latinx alumni, is…

STEM

Healthcare Data, DNA Database Dangers During Pandemic

Friday, January 29, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

What could happen if massive amounts of American health data got into the hands of the largest Chinese biotech company in the world? U.S. intelligence officials are sounding the alarm. CBS’ “60 Minutes” episode airing Jan. 31 explores the dangerous…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Presents ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’

Friday, January 29, 2021, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage continues the 2020/2021 online on-demand season with the stunning documentary drama “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Anna Deavere Smith. “Twilight” will be available as video on demand Feb. 3-14 at syracusestage.org. Smith…

Campus & Community

Firm Selected to Lead Search for Next Chief of Campus Safety and Emergency Services

Thursday, January 28, 2021, By News Staff

With the forthcoming retirement of Robert “Bobby” Maldonado, chief of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for Syracuse University, Amir Rahnamay-Azar, senior vice president of business, finance and administrative services (BFAS) and chief financial officer, has announced both the selection…

Arts & Culture

MoMA Forum on Contemporary Photography on Feb. 2 to Celebrate the Work of Carrie Mae Weems

Thursday, January 28, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City will hold a special virtual Forum on Contemporary Photography, “A Tribute to Carrie Mae Weems,” on Tuesday, Feb. 2, centered on the work of internationally celebrated artist and Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Athlete, Activist Maya Moore Joins the Martin Luther King Jr. Virtual Event Series Jan. 27

Tuesday, January 26, 2021, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Department of Athletics and Hendricks Chapel will present a virtual conversation with athlete and activist Maya Moore on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 8 p.m. ET on Zoom. Registration is free and open to all at mlk.syr.edu. A…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Democracy on Trial: Can We Save It?’

Friday, January 22, 2021, By Lily Datz

James Roger Sharp, professor emeritus of history in the Maxwell School, wrote an op-ed for Syracuse.com titled “Democracy on trial: Can we save it?” Sharp is an expert in American political history, having researched and written extensively about the history…

STEM

Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Director of Forensics Kathleen Corrado

Tuesday, January 19, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

After 25 years working in the field of forensic science and over two decades of executive experience as a laboratory director, Kathleen Corrado has been named director of the Forensic and National Security Science Institute (FNSSI) in the College of…