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Media, Law & Policy

NPR Newscaster Lakshmi Singh ’94 to Keynote Newhouse Convocation Ceremony

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

NPR’s Lakshmi Singh ’94 will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 Newhouse Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, May 13, at 12:30 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Singh is an outspoken champion of diverse voices, thought and collaboration, within newsrooms and…

Veterans

Simulations Guide Veterans Facing Challenges in Higher Education

Friday, March 10, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University researchers from The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the Office of Military Affairs (OVMA) and the School of Education (SOE) collaborate to develop simulated interaction models (SIMs) for veterans transitioning into and currently enrolled in higher education.

Health & Society

On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Rob Enslin

  When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…

STEM

Ph.D. Candidate Attends Neurochemistry Flagship School with Top Scholars in Austria

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Ph.D. candidate Sheila Shahidzadeh focuses her studies on the complexities and ever-evolving connections in the human brain. Her interests and passion for neuroscience led her to a weeklong school in Austria where she was among other top scholars to dig…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Race and the Media’ Event to be Held at Newhouse School March 29-30

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School will host a two-day event focused on race and the media Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30. The symposium will include discussions of the ways our media and our country do—and don’t—explore critical issues of race…

Campus & Community

U Senate Committee on Student Life Launches Email, Social Media Presence

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Senate’s Committee on Student Life has created an email and three new social media addresses to strengthen its online presence and allow students to interact with the committee. The committee, composed of undergraduate and graduate students and…

Health & Society

Remembering Rosemary Lape, Nursing Alumna, Professor Emerita

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Valerie Pietra

Rosemary L. Lape ’56, G’68, professor emerita of nursing, was both a Syracuse University alumna and faculty member. Born 1931 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lape received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Syracuse University School of Nursing. Lape, who passed…

Campus & Community

Second Round of University Funding Announced for Projects to Reduce Energy Use, Promote Sustainability

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, By Rachel May

The SU Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program is offering up to $75,000 for faculty or student projects that advance the University’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, directly or indirectly, and raising awareness on campus about climate…

Media, Law & Policy

Political Science Researchers on the New Travel Ban

Monday, March 6, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Faculty respond to the newest Executive Order that bans travelers from six countries in the Middle East. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, had this…

Campus & Community

Bernie Custis, Orange Quarterback, Changed Far More than a Game

Friday, March 3, 2017, By Sean Kirst

It was just one game in a season few remember, a furious comeback that on paper came up a little short. Still, if you want to fully consider what Bernie Custis meant to Syracuse University, you can find a vivid…