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Campus & Community

2018-19 Remembrance Scholars Named

Monday, May 7, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Selection Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2018-19 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing…

Media, Law & Policy

Nina Kohn Testifies to Senate Special Committee on Aging and Social Security Administration

Friday, May 4, 2018, By Martin Walls

On April 18, College of Law Associate Dean for Research and Online Education and David M. Levy L’48 Professor of Law Nina A. Kohn testified in Washington, D.C., on guardianship abuse and reform and financial decision-making for people with disabilities….

“It’s a bit like trying to kill a termite with a stick of dynamite”

Sunday, April 22, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor of political science at the Maxwell School and who teaches courses on Chinese politics and foreign policy, is available to speak about the ongoing issues related to US tariffs on Chinese goods. His work and research…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Presents Musical, Literary Events April 12-13

Tuesday, April 10, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong survey of “Belonging” with a trio of arts events, April 12-13. On Thursday, April 12, singer-songwriter Colleen Kattau G’92 will present a lecture-performance about the Latin American New Song Movement from 2-3:20 p.m. in 304 Tolley. The program is part…

Media, Law & Policy

Can Judges Rule on Gerrymandering and Stay Non-Political?

Thursday, March 22, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

Professor Keith Bybee, a legal scholar at Syracuse University who studies issues around gerrymandering and perceptions of judicial bias, is available to discuss the legal issues of Benisek v. Lamone which will be argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, March…

Media, Law & Policy

Life in the Fast Lane

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Last fall, Bob Sorokanich ’08 tweeted Tesla celebrity CEO Elon Musk, asking to test-drive his company’s new Model 3. Sorokanich, who is Road & Track’s deputy online editor, may have been half-joking, but ten minutes later, Sorokanich got a call from one…

STEM

Acuna and Team Create Tool to Detect Academic Fraud in Research Papers

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, By J.D. Ross

For academic journal editors and research integrity officers at post-secondary institutions, detecting the re-use of images and illustrations in academic papers can be a time-consuming, if not impossible, task. While resources for detecting similarities and plagiarism in text submissions have…

Campus & Community

MSNBC Political Analyst/Host Joy-Ann Reid to Speak for University Lectures in April

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

In addition to her work on MSNBC, including hosting “AM Joy”  Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon ET, Reid is a columnist for The Daily Beast and teaches the Newhouse School course Race, Gender and Media at SU’s Fisher Center in Manhattan.

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Mourns Passing of Longtime Benefactor and Life Trustee Gerald B. Cramer ’52, H’10

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Carol Boll

Gerald B. Cramer ’52, H’10, devoted friend, advocate and generous benefactor of Syracuse University, died Feb. 13, 2018. Cramer, whose extraordinary philanthropy seeded opportunity for countless students and advanced faculty excellence, had served on the Board of Trustees since 1995…

STEM

Penn Engineering Dean Vijay Kumar, Expert in Flying Robots, Speaking Feb. 20 for University Lectures

Friday, February 16, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

The University Lectures series welcomes aerial robotics expert Vijay Kumar, the the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. His appearance is free and open to…