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Campus & Community

University to screen PBS documentary ‘A Wing and a Prayer’

Wednesday, October 7, 2015, By Scott Barrett

The Middle Eastern Studies Program and the Jewish Studies Program will host a special screening of the hit PBS documentary “A Wing and a Prayer.”  The event will be held on Monday, Oct. 12, at 5 p.m. 060 Eggers Hall…

Arts & Culture

DuBois’ New Book of Photographs Examines Uncertainties of Growing Up in Ireland Today

Thursday, October 1, 2015, By Erica Blust

Doug DuBois, associate professor of art photography in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia, has launched a new book, “My Last Day at Seventeen” (Aperture), featuring photographs of a group of teenagers from the Russell Heights…

Arts & Culture

Orange Alums Win Primetime Emmy Awards

Monday, September 21, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University was well represented at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Two members of the SU family received Emmys for their roles in the HBO comedy series “Veep.” Reid Scott ’00 is an actor on the show, and Chris Godsick ’87…

Arts & Culture

Closing Reception for ‘Knowing Things’ To Be Held Sept. 17

Tuesday, September 8, 2015, By Erica Blust

914Works will host a closing reception for “Knowing Things,” a group exhibition by four artists, including three graduate students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 6-8 p.m. The reception is free and…

Media, Law & Policy

Steinberg to Conclude Tenure as Maxwell Dean Following 2015-16 Academic Year

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By News Staff

Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean James Steinberg has announced that he will be stepping down as dean at the end of the academic year 2015–2016. Steinberg has been at the helm of the Maxwell School since 2011. …

STEM

Stromer-Galley’s Bias Retraining Game Wins ‘Serious Play’ Honors

Monday, August 3, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Human decision-making is prone to cognitive biases, the shortcuts people take because their brains are wired to make decisions quickly with limited information. However, a game developed by a research team that includes a School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty…

Rick Burton on the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Monday, August 3, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

It was announced that China’s capital, Beijing, will host the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first city in the world to host both the summer and winter Olympic Games. The games will be held from February 4 to February 20,…

Media, Law & Policy

Hamersma Wins 2015 Birkhead-Burkhead Award

Wednesday, July 15, 2015, By Scott Barrett

Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, is the 2015 recipient of the Birkhead-Burkhead Teaching Excellence Award and Professorship.  Her selection was announced at the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs (PAIA)…

Business & Economy

Syracuse Team Wins Second Place in Tibetan Innovation Challenge

Monday, July 13, 2015, By News Staff

A team of students from the University won second place in the Tibetan Innovation Challenge this weekend, and received their award from the Dalai Lama at a ceremony in New York City. The Tibetan Innovation Challenge is a competition, organized…

Media, Law & Policy

TRAC Research Shows Federal Senior Judges Carry a Growing Workload

Monday, July 13, 2015, By Greg Munno

Nearly a quarter of all civil and criminal cases closed in the nation’s federal district courts last year were handled by senior judges who had retired but decided to keep on working, according to a new study by the Transactional…