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Campus & Community

Stephen Mahan, Teacher, Mentor and Director of University-based Photography and Literacy Project, Dies

Thursday, August 2, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University learned the sad news this week that Stephen C. Mahan III, founding director of the University-based Photography and Literacy Project and a professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), died in a July 26 vehicular…

Campus & Community

Price Family Foundation Offers High School Students a College Experience

Tuesday, July 31, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

When Horane Daley from DeWitt Clinton High School in Bronx, New York, learned he was selected to participate in Syracuse University’s Summer College Program for High School Students, he was very grateful for the opportunity. “I was ecstatic (when I…

Media, Law & Policy

Six Distinguished Members of College of Law Community to Receive Law Honors Award

Tuesday, July 31, 2018, By Robert Conrad

On Sept. 28, the Syracuse University Law Alumni Association and the College of Law will celebrate the singular achievements of six esteemed members of its community with the prestigious Syracuse Law Honors Awards. Established in 2015, the award is conferred…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Appoints Director of Undergraduate Recruitment

Tuesday, July 31, 2018, By Kerri D. Howell

Rachel DuBois has been appointed director of undergraduate recruitment at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, effective Aug. 1. DuBois has been an academic advisor for the Undergraduate Program at the Whitman School for more than four years….

STEM

Hosein Delivers TED Talk on Revolutionary Material

Monday, July 30, 2018, By Matt Wheeler

Ian D. Hosein, assistant professor of biomedical and chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), recently delivered a TED talk at Clarkson University’s Spring TEDx event. Hosein discussed the development of strong materials that are also…

STEM

iSchool Researchers to Participate in Twitter-funded Study on Discussion Quality

Monday, July 30, 2018, By J.D. Ross

In the context of growing political polarization, the spread of misinformation, and increases in incivility and intolerance, how can the Twitter social networking service assess and improve the quality of its conversations?  Two researchers from the School of Information Studies (iSchool)…

CBS News

Will Politics Crush Civility?

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Essence Britt

Keith Bybee, professor in the College of Law and Maxwell School, was interviewed by CBS News for the story “Will politics be the death of civility?” Bybee, expert in political philospophy expresses his opinion about today’s civility. He says that…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Accreditation Status Reaffirmed by Middle States

Friday, July 27, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University has received notification from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that the University successfully retained its accreditation status. In the notification letter, the commission commended the University for the quality of its self-study process and noted that…

Campus & Community

NIH Postdoctoral Fellow Appointed Associate Director for STEM Careers in the Graduate School

Thursday, July 26, 2018, By Carol Boll

Peter Vanable, associate provost for graduate studies and dean of the Graduate School at Syracuse University, has announced the appointment of Simona Rosu to the role of associate director for STEM careers in the Office of Professional and Career Development…

Veterans

Veterans Resource Center Evolves into Office of Veteran Success

Thursday, July 26, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

As part of the University’s commitment to be the “best place for veterans,” Syracuse University’s Veterans Resource Center (VRC) has expanded its support for military-connected students and been renamed the Office of Veteran Success (OVS). The Office of Veteran Success,…