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Faculty and Students on Voting and the Results of the 2016 Election
Donald J. Trump won the presidency after running a combative contest with his rival Hillary Clinton. Several faculty members who have been studying the election offered their initial reactions to the surprising news.
University Mourns Loss of Award-Winning Poet Lucia Perillo G’86
Lucia Perillo G’86, an award-winning poet whose work was shaped by her struggle with multiple sclerosis (M.S.), died last month at her home in Olympia, Washington. She was 58. A graduate of the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing in the…
Reaction from Professor Bill Banks on the Passing of Janet Reno
Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, passed away this morning at the age of 78 due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease, according to Reno’s sister. We asked College of Law Professor Bill Banks for his…
CRS Department to Have Significant Presence at Annual National Communication Association Convention
Sixteen faculty and graduate students from the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will be participating in the 102nd Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) in Philadelphia Nov. 10-13….
How Student Voters on Campus Can Prepare for Election Day
If you’re registered to vote in Syracuse, New York, it’s critical to check your voter registration.
Acclaimed Landscape Architect/Urbanist James Corner to Give University Lecture
Among Corner’s notable design projects are Manhattan’s highly acclaimed High Line; London’s South Park Plaza at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; and Santa Monica’s Tongva Park.
Cadwell Selected to Attend NAE Engineering Education Symposium
Assistant Professor Katie Cadwell was selected to attend the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) Eighth Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium. It is an event for engineering faculty members who are developing and implementing innovative approaches to engineering education. Cadwell and her fellow attendees…
Heart of a Lion
When Marilyn Kerr arrived at Syracuse in 1970, science was a male-dominated profession. The idea of a woman donning a white lab coat and waxing rhapsodic about biology or chemistry seemed, in those days, about as likely as someone synthesizing…
Highlights from Family Weekend 2016
This past weekend, Oct. 28-30, more than 1,531 families, a total of 4,054 people, joined the Syracuse University community to participate in Family Weekend 2016. Families traveled from 39 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and nine other countries….
Combating Stimulant Misuse in College Environment
Recent research suggests one-third of undergraduate students nationwide misuse, or are at risk for misusing stimulants, such as the commonly prescribed ADHD medication Adderall. With funding from biotechnology company Shire, psychology associate professor Kevin Antshel is creating programming to reduce…