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Campus & Community

Syracuse University Ranked One of the Best Financial Literacy Programs in Nation

Tuesday, March 14, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Financial Literacy program has been named one of the best in the nation by LendEDU. Syracuse ranked #3 in the Top 50 College Financial Literacy Programs by the company that provides an online marketplace for student loans and…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Operate on Limited Status; Only Essential Services Personnel Should Report to Campus

Tuesday, March 14, 2017, By News Staff

The City of Syracuse and the surrounding communities are expected to experience significant snowfall today as the result of a large winter storm system. After reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an independent…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Professor Receives Inaugural Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

Johan Wiklund, the Al Berg Chair and professor of entrepreneurship at the Whitman School, has been granted the inaugural RMIT Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. During his time as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair, Wiklund will travel to RMIT…

Arts & Culture

Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosting Poet C. Dale Young

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

Accomplished poet C. Dale Young is the next featured author in the 2016-17 Raymond Carver Reading Series. On Wednesday, March 22, he will participate in a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and will read from his work at 5:30 p.m., with…

Media, Law & Policy

‘United Shades of America’ Executive Producer Will Headline Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media April 3 at Newhouse

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Donny Jackson, executive producer and show runner for CNN’s “United Shades of America with Kamau Bell,” will visit the Newhouse School on Monday, April 3, for the 16th Annual Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media. Assistant professor of communications Charisse…

Campus & Community

Sheraton University Offers Lower Room Rate During Extreme Weather Conditions

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Keith Kobland

With an impending snow storm in the forecast, members of the Syracuse University community, including employees, business partners and visitors are reminded of special room rates for those who do not wish to travel. In extreme weather conditions, the Sheraton…

Health & Society

On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Rob Enslin

  When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…

STEM

Ph.D. Candidate Attends Neurochemistry Flagship School with Top Scholars in Austria

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Ph.D. candidate Sheila Shahidzadeh focuses her studies on the complexities and ever-evolving connections in the human brain. Her interests and passion for neuroscience led her to a weeklong school in Austria where she was among other top scholars to dig…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Race and the Media’ Event to be Held at Newhouse School March 29-30

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School will host a two-day event focused on race and the media Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30. The symposium will include discussions of the ways our media and our country do—and don’t—explore critical issues of race…

Bloomberg

Professor William Banks Discusses Cyber Spying

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

William Banks, Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor in the College of Law, was interviewed by Bloomberg news for the story “WikiLeaks Reveals Cyber-Spying Tactics”