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Arts & Culture

Design Students’ Exhibition Addresses Microaggressions on Campus

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By Erica Blust

Junior communications design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design have ventured to solve the subtle issues involved with microaggressions as perceived on campus through the exhibition “Microaggressions: Ignorance Does Not Equal Bliss,” part of…

Campus & Community

VPA’s Charles Morris Named Chair-Elect of NCA Research Council

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By Erica Blust

Charles E. Morris III, professor and chair of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has been named chair-elect of the Research Council of the National Communication Association (NCA), 2020-2022. The Research…

Campus & Community

SU Faculty, Staff Qualify for Discount on Summer College Program

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

Summer College announces that the dependents of Syracuse University faculty and staff are eligible for a 15 percent discount for the 2019 Summer College for High School Students program. Also new for 2019 is an exclusive 15 percent discount for…

Media Tip Sheets

More States Likely to Embrace Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrency

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

This week, Ohio became the first U.S. state to accept bitcoin for tax payments from businesses. Eventually, the payment form will be open to individual filers as well. Could more states follow suit in embracing the cryptocurrency as a legitimate…

Campus & Community

Oxfam Hunger Banquet Will Highlight Global Crisis of Hunger

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, By News Staff

Oxfam at Syracuse University will host an Oxfam Hunger Banquet on Friday, Nov. 30, from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Strasser Legacy Room, 220 Eggers Hall. The banquet is an interactive experience that teaches guests about food distribution and hunger throughout…

Arts & Culture

Museum Studies Students, Faculty Bring 238-Piece ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ Exhibition to Life

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Hannah Barber hopes to be a collections manager after her December 2018 graduation from the Graduate Program in Museum Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design. Thanks to the University’s Robert Shetterly exhibition, she…

PRI's The World

Professor of Law Quoted in Stories about Border Security and the Posse Comitatus Act

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Sean Dorcellus

William Banks, Professor of Law Emeritus, was quoted in Vox, Slate, and Public Radio International’s The World Program in stories about border security.

STEM

Jian Tang Named IEEE Fellow

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Jian Tang, a professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), has been named a Fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Attaining the level of Fellow is recognized by the technical community as a prestigious…

Arts & Culture

Aretha Franklin to Be Remembered with Concert, Panel Discussion Nov. 30

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By News Staff

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) and the University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) will salute Aretha Franklin, whose indelible voice made her the “Queen of Soul,” with a panel discussion and concert on Friday, Nov. 30, at 6:30 p.m. at…

STEM

ECS Professor Vir V. Phoha Named a 2018 AAAS Fellow

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Professor Vir V. Phoha of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He was awarded this prestigious honor for developing practicable foundations of behavioral…