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Campus & Community

Inaugural Syracuse University Alumni Awards Celebration set for Orange Central

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, By John Boccacino

Orange Central, Syracuse University’s annual homecoming and reunion weekend, is a special time when alumni and their families come home to ’Cuse to celebrate school spirit, catch up with old friends and professors, and honor our outstanding alumni. This fall,…

STEM

Syracuse University Establishes International Center on Information Fusion with China’s Xidian University

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University and Xidian University have jointly established an International Center for Information Fusion and laid the foundation for potentially broader collaboration between the two institutions in areas of mutual academic interest. The agreement follows a recent trip to China…

Arts & Culture

Band on the Run: Syracuse University Brass Ensemble Soaks in Spirit of Bluegrass State

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, By Rob Enslin

When James T. Spencer, director of the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), turned to accept the applause at the 2018 Great American Brass Band Festival (GABBF) in Danville, Kentucky, he joked to himself, “Now what do we do for an…

Campus & Community

Timekeeping and HR Transaction Training Resources and Information Available

Tuesday, July 10, 2018, By News Staff

A cross-functional team continues to make progress to introduce timesaving systems to improve timekeeping and core HR transactions. This technology will bring new, simpler processes that result in the quicker inputting of more accurate data, ultimately allowing employees to spend…

Media, Law & Policy

Stacking Supreme Court Undermines Court’s Democratic Legitimacy

Monday, July 9, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

President Trump’s choice for Supreme Court was revealed Monday night. We have reaction from two Syracuse University faculty members. Thomas Keck is a political science professor and Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship…

Health & Society

Falk College, Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group Partner to Support Public Health-focused Drug Policies

Monday, July 9, 2018, By Michele Barrett

A four-year collaborative partnership between the Falk College and the Council of Europe’s Cooperation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (the Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group) will support rigorous curricular development and training for drug policy…

Health & Society

Falk Professor Named NSCS National Advisor of the Year

Monday, July 9, 2018, By Michele Barrett

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), the nation’s preeminent honors organization for first- and second-year students, named Karen Kirkhart the Laura Taddeucci Downs National Advisor of the Year. Kirkhart, a professor at the School of Social Work in Falk…

Al Jazeera

Is Trump’s ‘Space Force’ a Ridiculous Thought?

Friday, July 6, 2018, By Essence Britt

Jackie Orr, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School comments on President Trump’s thoughts on developing a “Space Force” in the opinion piece, “Trump’s Astronomically Misguided ‘Space Force’.” Jackie Orr refers to the former president, George W. Bush, when…

WSYR Radio

Do New Yorkers Need to Worry About Earthquakes?

Friday, July 6, 2018, By Essence Britt

Jeffrey Karson, professor of earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by WSYR Radio to discuss recent volcanic and earthquake activity. Karson, an expert in seismology says, “Earthquakes and volcanoes are completely normal behavior. They get…

CNY Central

The History Behind Juneteenth

Friday, July 6, 2018, By Essence Britt

Herb Ruffin, associate professor of history and chair of African American Studies, was interviewed by CNY Central for a story about the Juneteenth Celebration in Syracuse. Ruffin, an expert in African American history, explains what Juneteenth is: “It is a celebration of…