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Health & Society

New Book by David B. Falk Professor Rick Burton Out This Week

Thursday, August 4, 2016, By Scott McDowell

Rick Burton, the David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management, will release his newest book, “Sports Business Unplugged: Leadership Challenges from the World of Sports” (from Syracuse University Press) at a most auspicious time. The book, due in stores this…

Campus & Community

Four Distinguished Alumni to Be Honored at 2016 Arents Ceremony

Thursday, August 4, 2016, By News Staff

The recipients are Jim Brown ’57, James Cunningham ’74, Dr. Robert Jarvik ’68, H’83 and Arielle Tepper Madover ’94.

Arts & Culture

How Sunglasses Became Cool for the Summer

Wednesday, August 3, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Sunglasses—the ultimate accessory in cool—became a necessity in the early 20th century with the advent of cars and more time to spend outside. They evolved into a statement of style.

SU in the News

In The News: Tuesday, Aug. 2

Tuesday, August 2, 2016, By Keith Kobland

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Campus & Community

Volunteers with Tinnitus Sought for Research Study on Auditory Processing of Silent Gaps in Noise

Friday, July 29, 2016, By News Staff

Men and women aged 18 and older with tinnitus (the sensation of a constant ringing, buzzing, whistling, chirping or other sound heard with no external source) in one or both ears are needed to participate in a research study investigating…

Arts & Culture

Exhibition in Shenzhen, China, Features Syracuse Architecture Research

Wednesday, July 27, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

The Syracuse Architecture exhibit, “From Guest to Host: Hakka Villages and the Pingdi Low Carbon City,” focuses on ways in which current efforts to transform Pingdi—a subdistrict in northeastern Shenzhen—into a “Low Carbon City” pilot zone builds on the knowledge and daily practices of traditional Hakka families.

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Students Focus on Millennial Perspective at Party Conventions

Friday, July 22, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Recent Newhouse graduates are capturing the politics, personalities and controversies at the Republican and Democratic conventions through a partnership with the Newhouse School and Skype in Media.

STEM

Physicist Awarded Grant to Assess Authenticity of Gravitational-Wave Signals

Thursday, July 21, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant to continue the search for gravitational waves using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, is…

Campus & Community

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald Visits University

Thursday, July 21, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Maxwell Auditorium was standing room only on Wednesday for remarks by Robert A. McDonald, secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The former CEO of Procter & Gamble and U.S. Army veteran discussed “Values Based Leadership,” applying the lessons…

Campus & Community

ESPN, ACC Announce Launch of ACC Network

Thursday, July 21, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse Athletics Stands to Benefit from Enhanced National Exposure, New Academic Opportunities for Students