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Arts & Culture

Volunteers Needed for SU Libraries’ Virtual Living Library Event

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries will host its annual Living Library event during National Library Week on Wednesday, April 7, from noon to 5 p.m. via Zoom. Participants will have the opportunity to talk to “living books”—volunteers from the broader Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Syracuse ROTC Cadets Get First Opportunity to Attend Special Operations Civil Affairs Branch Assessment and Selection Course  

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, By Brandon Dyer

Syracuse University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadets Madeleine Gordon and Patrick Little became the first cadets from any ROTC college program to attend the U.S. Army Special Operations Civil Affairs Assessment and Selection Course (CAAS) in December 2020….

Media Tip Sheets

Texas Power Grids, Extreme Weather and Changing Climate

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, By Daryl Lovell

The recent winter storm that led to massive power outages in several states including Texas, Mississippi and Kentucky has raised lots of questions with climate scientists and researchers who study electricity infrastructure. Is this linked to global warming, what may…

Campus & Community

Chandice Haste-Jackson Appointed Interim Director of First-Year Seminar Program

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Chandice Haste-Jackson, associate teaching professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science in the Falk College, has been appointed interim director of the First-Year Seminar course, effective Feb. 1, 2021. The First-Year Seminar course is part of a…

The Christian Science Monitor

“Four impeachments, zero removals: Signs of cracks in Constitution?”

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, By Lily Datz

Thomas Keck, professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by The Christian Science Monitor for the story “Four impeachments, zero removals: Signs of cracks in Constitution?” Keck, an expert in Constitutional law and U.S. politics, says that…

Campus & Community

Faculty Invited to Provide Input on Faculty Information System Vendors  

Tuesday, February 16, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Over the course of the Spring 2021 term, Syracuse University will review and adopt an electronic portfolio or Faculty Information System (FIS) for full-time faculty. This system will enable capturing details about faculty activities in research and creative activities, teaching…

Campus & Community

Nomination Deadline for Teaching Recognition Awards Extended to March 1

Tuesday, February 16, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The Teaching Recognition Awards Program has extended the deadline for nominations to March 1, in recognition of the multiple demands faced by our campus community. The Teaching Recognition Awards Program is sponsored by the Meredith Professors to benefit non-tenured faculty members. Its…

WAER

“Pop Life: Tribute to Cicely Tyson and Black Television Greats”

Monday, February 15, 2021, By Lily Datz

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by WAER for the story “Pop Life: Tribute to Cicely Tyson and Black Television…

Study Finds

“Increasing the minimum wage will reduce infant deaths, study says.”

Monday, February 15, 2021, By Lily Datz

Research from Maxwell’s Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology, Jennifer Karas Montez, professor of sociology, and Douglas Wolf, professor of public administration and international affairs, was featured by Study Finds in the article “Increasing the minimum wage will reduce infant…

Observer

“The Consequences of Yet Another ‘Black Widow’ Delay for the MCU.”

Monday, February 15, 2021, By Lily Datz

Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the Observer story “The Consequences of Yet Another ‘Black Widow’ Delay for the MCU.” Phillips, an expert on Marvel Cinematic Universe,…