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Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student Organizes Reporters Without Borders Syracuse Chapter

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

As an aspiring journalist, Newhouse School student Elijah Shama has made an early start in his fight for freedom of press. Shama, a sophomore pursuing broadcast and digital journalism, has organized the Syracuse University chapter of Reporters Without Borders, an…

STEM

Researchers Discover Way to Make Surfaces Less Vulnerable to Disease-Causing Bacteria

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Dacheng Ren and his team of researchers are seeking ways to stop the spread of microbes, and they may have found a solution.

Health & Society

Historian Finds Gritty Story of Child’s Life Documented in Special Collections

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Sean Kirst

“The Muckers,” published by Syracuse University Press and found among the papers in the Special Collections Research Center, tells of boys living life rough in New York City over a century ago.

Arts & Culture

Shaped Clay Society to Hold Mug Sale Nov. 30-Dec. 2

Monday, November 28, 2016, By Erica Blust

The Shaped Clay Society in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will host its annual mug sale Nov. 30-Dec. 2 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. in the first-floor galleria of the Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Art Building. The Shaped Clay…

STEM

Stanford’s Carla Shatz to Deliver Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture Dec. 8

Wednesday, November 23, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Place” with a visit by world-renowned neurobiologist Carla Shatz. A professor of biology and neurobiology at Stanford University, Shatz will deliver this year’s Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities titled…

STEM

National Awards for Students in Auditory Research Lab

Monday, November 21, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

In the Auditory Electrophysiology Research Lab of Associate Professor Kathy Vander Werff, students play an important role in the research being done. Their commitment to the field of communication sciences and disorders is clear to their mentor—and now their academic…

Campus & Community

University Holds ‘Implicit Bias’ Training for Department of Public Safety and CNY Law Enforcement

Wednesday, November 16, 2016, By Christine Grabowski

As part of an ongoing effort to increase cultural competency, improve understanding of issues related to diversity and inclusion, and provide professional growth opportunities for campus and community law enforcement officers, the Division of Campus Safety and Emergency Services will…

Campus & Community

Advice for Safe Holidays from Information Technology Services

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

We’ve all heard about—and many of us have been affected by—numerous big data breaches. From the Department of Homeland Security to the Democratic National Committee to Verizon, Dropbox, the University of California, and many others, more than two billion records…

Arts & Culture

Writers to Discuss Mentoring at Thursday Event

Monday, November 14, 2016, By News Staff

The Department of Writing, Rhetoric and Composition’s Nonfiction Reading Series, the English Department and the creative writing program will co-sponsor a reading with former M.F.A. students Annie Liontas and Jeff Parker, editors of the book “A Manner of Being: Writers…

STEM

Professor Ian Hosein, Students Develop Technology to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Solar technology—capturing the power of the sun to produce electricity—has been around in some form since the 19th century. There is currently 31.6 gigawatts (GW) of total installed solar capacity in the United States, enough to power 6.2 million American…