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Health & Society

Disability Day of Mourning Candlelight Vigil Planned for Thursday

Monday, February 26, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Syracuse University will hold a Disability Day of Mourning (DDoM) candlelight vigil on Thursday, March 1, from 2-3:30 p.m. in Rooms 304A and B in the Schine Student Center. The Disability Student Union (DSU) and the Disability Cultural Center (DCC),…

Media, Law & Policy

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia to Deliver Keynote Address at Newhouse School’s Toner Prize Celebration March 26

Friday, February 23, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, will be the keynote speaker at the award ceremony for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting March 26 in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prize,…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse and WAER Provide Connective Thread for Father and Son Broadcasters on One Memorable Day

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Keith Kobland

A moment truly steeped in Orange played out in front of a network TV audience recently, one which gave a well-known father and his soon-to-be well-known son a moment they’ll always treasure. It happened last weekend, when the Syracuse University…

STEM

Despite Doubts, Here’s How Venezuela Will Charge Cryptocurrency Chase

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

According to reports, the Venezuelan “petro” cryptocurrency raised $750 million in the first day of the pre-sale phase of its Initial Coin Offering. The “petro” ICO is most significant as a historical milestone for distributed ledger technology adoption. Associate professor Lee McKnight…

Arts & Culture

How Billy Graham Contributed to Social Change, and Reached Across Lines of Demarcation

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Rev. Billy Graham has died at the age of 99. He was one of the most well-known Christian evangelists in the United States and in the world. Margaret Thompson is an associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell…

Campus & Community

Be Part of the Tradition—Celebrate the 2018 Winter Carnival

Tuesday, February 20, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

The winter fun is here with this year’s Winter Carnival. Syracuse University’s Traditions Commission is continuing the longstanding tradition of fun and warmth from Feb. 20 until Feb. 24. Once a holiday before the onset of exams, the Winter Carnival…

Media, Law & Policy

Indictment Reveals Social Marketing Expertise Used By Russian Government, Specialists

Monday, February 19, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

On February 16, more than a dozen Russian nationals and three Russian entities were indicted on charges that they interfered with the U.S. election. The charges were brought by Special Counsel Robert Muller, who has been investigating reports of meddling…

Veterans

To Take Best Care of Vets, It Will Take More Than Proposed VA Budget Increase

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Released this week, President Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2019 proposes an overall increase of more than $8.5 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Nicholas Armstrong is the Senior Director for Research and Evaluation at the Institute for Veterans…

STEM

Critical Cuts to US Cyber Standards Agency Leaves Us Vulnerable

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

According to recent reports, the Trump Administration’s new fiscal 2019 funding plan includes cuts to the National Institute of Standards and Technology – a group that oversees measurement standards, including those in the cybersecurity field. Shiu-Kai Chin is an electrical…

Veterans

How to Have a Healthy US Military – Invest in the Families Now

Wednesday, February 14, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

New research conducted jointly by Blue Star Families and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University suggests that today, only 40% of military family respondents would recommend military service to their children – a decline from 45% in 2015….