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Zelenskyy in DC: Experts Available for Interviews
Ukraine President Zelenskyy is visiting DC in hopes to secure funding for Ukraine. Two faculty experts below shared their thoughts on this issue. If you’d like to schedule an interview with either of them, please reach out to Vanessa Marquette,…
Math Department Sees Significant Grant Support for 2022-23
Joining Minghao Rostami’s prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grant, which started this August and runs for five years, three other professors in the Department of Mathematics—Jani Onninen, Dan Coman and Lixin Shen—were awarded NSF grants for their ongoing work, and two…
Is Elon Musk Good for Free Speech?
Reporters looking for insight on Elon Musk’s declaration that he is an absolutist on free speech and his desire to buy Twitter and make it a haven for free speech, please see comments from Kyla Garrett Wagner, an assistant professor of…
We’ve always protested against public health mandates
Throughout the United States, there are communities and state governments who have come out strongly against mask or vaccine mandates, even while the Delta variant of the coronavirus rages through the unvaccinated. But Syracuse University assistant professor Kyla Garrett Wagner,…
How to stop misinformation on social media
Syracuse University Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley has been studying social media before it was called social media. Five years ago, she laid out a simple three-point plan to help stem the tide of misinformation on Facebook. Today, those three recommendations remain…
Houston, We Have Splashdown
April 17 is the 50th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 13 after the aborted mission to the moon. The event was watched by an estimated 40 million Americans. The Apollo 13 space mission was made famous for not landing…
Genet Gallery Presents Visual, Literary Elements of Roderick Martinez’s ‘Wondering the Alphabet’
A new exhibition in the Sue & Leon Genet Gallery serves as a companion to “Wondering the Alphabet,” a book for readers, writers and designers by Roderick Martinez, associate professor of communications design in the College of Visual and Performing…
‘Born a Crime’ Selected as First Book for New Syracuse Reads Program
Peer facilitators sought to engage new students in book discussions Syracuse Reads Call for Peer Leaders from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. Beginning in the fall semester, new students will participate in a shared academic experience to explore together themes…
Everyone Loses During a Government Shutdown
Once again, Congress is facing a looming government shutdown as legislators return to Capitol Hill and begin the fight over immigration and budget items. Congress must come to an agreement on these contentious issues by next Friday to avoid a…
What You May Have Missed at the Student Involvement Fair
Did you make it to the Student Involvement Fair this week? Members of nearly 200 recognized student organizations shared how students can get involved in myriad activities.