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Dennis Deninger, professor of practice in sport management at Falk College and professor of practice for television, radio and film at the Newhouse School, offers insight into the rising popularity of football. Are public attitudes toward football changing? “Every December…

Ahead of this year’s Super Bowl, the kid’s television network Nickelodeon is making strides to get in on the action of the NFL’s biggest game. In surplus to additional programming, the station will also air the NFL FLAG Championships, the…

Seth Gitner, an associate professor of newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School, was elected to a two-year term as national secretary of the National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA). He was sworn in at NPPA’s board of directors meeting…

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Bryan Semaan has been recognized with the Robert Benjamin Junior Faculty Research Award. This award was established by iSchool Professor Emeritus Robert Benjamin to recognize outstanding research by a junior faculty member. It provides…

In honor of Black History Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs is hosting a series of events in February. The month-long celebration officially kicks off on Feb. 1. The commemorative speaker this year is…

Dympna Callaghan, the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters in the College of Arts and Sciences, has plenty to say about William Shakespeare, as the world marks the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016. She returned to campus…

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the University Senate in a nearly full Maxwell Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 20. In his nearly 25-minute remarks, the Chancellor provided a comprehensive update on a number of items, including matters relative to student life, academic affairs, executive searches and Fast Forward Syracuse. Chancellor Syverud has been regularly delivering remarks at Senate meetings to provide an update on key University initiatives. This was his first to the University’s governing body since the start of 2016.

Making water more available in New York City public schools through self-serve water dispensers in cafeterias resulted in small—but statistically significant—declines in students’ weight, according to new findings. The study, published Jan. 19 in the online issue of JAMA Pediatrics,…

Members of the Syracuse University community are invited to attend one of four information sessions to learn about Carebridge and the services and resources now available through the enhanced and expanded Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP). The Office of…

Syracuse University today announced that the chair of the NCAA Committee on Infractions has approved the University’s request to begin serving the Men’s Basketball scholarship penalty this season. As a result, after the 2015-16 season, only five scholarships remain from…