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New Yorker

New Yorker Reviews David Yaffe’s New Joni Mitchell Biography

Monday, October 9, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Following its recent publication, many outlets have reviewed Reckless Daughter, a biography about Joni Mitchell, written by Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor David Yaffe. One recent review came from the New Yorker, who favored the work. “Yaffe’s book is partly…

Refinery 29

Expert Gives Advice on First Credit Card Purchase

Friday, October 6, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

It’s a daunting task, but one everyone has to deal with: navigating how to sign up for your first credit card. In an article for Refinery 29, Derek Brainard, a Financial Literacy Coordinator in the Office of Financial Aid office…

Campus & Community

Einhorn Family Walk to Be Dedicated Oct. 7 During Orange Central

Thursday, October 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

A striking new campus landmark completed as part of the Campus Framework, the Einhorn Family Walk will be dedicated during a ceremony Saturday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m. The event will take place during Orange Central. The Einhorn Family Walk,…

Campus & Community

Record Crowd Expected for Orange Central 2017

Thursday, October 5, 2017, By John Boccacino

The week started with several student-focused programs hosted by the Traditions Commission and will kick into high gear Thursday afternoon through Sunday with more than 2,200 alumni and friends signed up for the weekend’s festivities.

Arts & Culture

Malmgren Series Features Music of Female Composers Oct. 8

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Organist Anne Laver and soprano Janet Brown will present a program of sacred music by women composers as part of the 2017-18 season of Hendricks Chapel’s Malmgren Concert Series on Sunday, Oct. 8. The concert, titled “Feminine Voices,” will begin…

Campus & Community

Video: Bird’s-Eye View of Old Row Towers

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, By Keith Kobland

This past summer, Chancellor Kent Syverud went on a tour, guided by Vice President and Chief Campus Facilities Officer Pete Sala, of Syracuse University’s historic old row towers. The tour included the towers of the Hall of Languages and Crouse College,…

Business & Economy

A System and Method for Tracking and Managing Skills: TCLC Helps a Rochester Entrepreneur Protect a Bright Idea

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, By Martin Walls

It is perhaps difficult to remember a time before the nutrition facts label. Before 1990, information about the calories, cholesterol, fat content and vitamins in the food we eat was sparse and non-standard. Now the label is a mandatory, ubiquitous…

STEM

SyracuseCoE Awards Funding for Eight Research and Innovation Projects Led by Faculty Fellows

Monday, October 2, 2017, By Kerrie Marshall

SyracuseCoE has announced that eight research and innovations projects led by its faculty fellows were competitively selected to receive awards totaling $112,750. The projects engage a total of 17 faculty members from Syracuse University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and…

STEM

Invention Designed by SU Engineering Students Selected as a Finalist for the James Dyson Award

Monday, October 2, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Your favorite clothes may be polluting the world’s water supply. Synthetic clothing including polyester, acrylic and nylon fabrics release millions of microfibers every time they are washed. Even though they are too small to be seen by the naked eye,…

Media, Law & Policy

How Fake News is Damaging Democracy

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

An assistant professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, Jeff Hemsley and his PhD students actively research the viral spread of fake news or other categorizations of viral information. In the wake of the mass shooting in…