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STEM

Peter Saulson: ‘Astronomy Will Never Be the Same’

Monday, October 16, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, Peter Saulson has devoted much of his career to searching for gravitational waves. Here, he reflects on the importance of the latest discovery of these so-called “ripples in spacetime,” and what it…

The Atlantic

A Review of David Yaffe’s Newest Biography, Reckless Daughter

Friday, October 13, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Following the release of Humanities Assistant Professor David Yaffe’s biography Reckless Daughter on Joni Mitchell, The Atlantic favorably reviewing the book. “In the best full-length treatment of Mitchell yet published, Yaffe follows her from her childhood in postwar Saskatchewan all the…

Campus & Community

Jose Perez L’07 and Luis Columna Honored at Fiesta Latina

Friday, October 13, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

Each year during Latino Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM), the University hosts Fiesta Latina, a celebration of Latino culture that features Latino cuisine, live music and dancing.  The event also includes the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Excellence Award and Trailblazer…

Media, Law & Policy

Top-Ranked Maxwell School and CSIS to Partner on Executive IR Degree in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, October 12, 2017, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) have announced a new partnership to launch an executive master’s in international relations degree program in Washington, D.C., beginning in 2018. This advanced degree…

Health & Society

Bridges to Food Quality

Thursday, October 12, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

As a young man, Minhao Chen G’12 began to notice that something wasn’t right. One by one, family friends in Shanghai were being diagnosed with cancer. By the time he had completed his undergraduate degree in China, five people he knew had…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Hosts World Englishes Conference

Thursday, October 12, 2017, By Rob Enslin

It is a little-known fact that Braj Kachru, a renowned authority on the English language, spoke only Hindi and his mother tongue, Kashmiri, until he was 16. Nevertheless, his upbringing in a Kashmiri Pundit family, which valued education above almost…

Media, Law & Policy

Amanda Chou selected for Clinton Global Initiative University

Thursday, October 12, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Amanda Chou ’19 has been selected to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) in Boston.  CGI U was established in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. It is a…

Campus & Community

University Kicks Off 2017 United Way Campaign with Dollar Day at the Dome Friday

Thursday, October 12, 2017, By News Staff

Dollar Day for the United Way returns to the Carrier Dome Friday, Oct. 13, prior to the men’s football game against Clemson. Prior to tipoff at 7 p.m., students representing Syracuse University’s fraternities and sororities will solicit fans for donations…

Campus & Community

Angela Rye Named Keynote Speaker for 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Angela Rye, an acclaimed political commentator for both CNN and NPR, will be the keynote speaker for the 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Syracuse University on Jan. 28, 2018. The yearly MLK Celebration at the Carrier Dome…

Phys Org

Replacing Clean Power Plan Proves Complicated, according to College of Engineering Researcher

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

A new study between Syracuse University and Harvard has discovered that replacing the Clean Power Plan would actually be worse than doing nothing. Professor Charles Driscoll talks to Phys. Org explaining why this is the case. “The bottom line is…