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Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student Named 2016 Google News Lab Fellow

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Taylyn Washington-Harmon, a senior in the Newhouse School, has been named a 2016 Google News Lab Fellow. She is one of eight winners chosen from over 1,800 applications. The Google News Lab Fellowship offers students interested in journalism and technology…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse Law Women Capture Law School Basketball Tournament in Upset

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, By News Staff

The College of Law’s women’s basketball team on Sunday, Feb. 21, rallied from a six-point deficit in the game’s final minutes to upset the undefeated and two-time defending champion Suffolk Law School women to capture the title in the 41st…

Media, Law & Policy

AP Correspondent Kathy Gannon to Be Honored with Tully Free Speech Award March 7

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Associated Press correspondent Kathy Gannon is the recipient of the 2015 Tully Free Speech Award. Presented by the Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School, the award honors journalists who have persevered in the face of threats and…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By News Staff

The following students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.4 grade point average (on a…

Campus & Community

‘Guns on Campus’ Discussion to be held Feb. 26

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By News Staff

The recent tragedy at Umpqua Community College in Oregon and the escalating incidence of gun violence on and around college campuses have placed higher education—again—at the center of national gun debates, at the same time that many states have enacted…

Health & Society

Legendary Feminist Gloria Joseph to Visit Syracuse Feb. 29

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Black feminist icon Gloria Joseph is making a rare Central New York appearance with a visit to the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC). On Monday, Feb. 29, Joseph will read from and discuss “The Wind Is Spirit: The Life, Love…

STEM

New Research Introduces ‘Pause Button’ for Boiling

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Using a focused laser beam to essentially hit the pause button on boiling, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Shalabh Maroo’s research group and collaborators have created a single vapor bubble in a pool of liquid that can remain stable on a surface for hours, instead of milliseconds.

Tonight’s Alicia Garza Lecture Canceled

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By News Staff

Due to unexpected circumstances, at the request of the agency representing the speaker, tonight’s lecture by #BlackLiveMatter Movement co-founder Alicia Garza has been canceled. She was scheduled to give the Black History Month Commemorative Lecture, sponsored by the Office of…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Launches New Business Analytics Graduate Degrees

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management, in partnership with 2U, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU), today announced the launch of BusinessAnalytics@Syracuse, a master of science in business analytics degree offered online that will expand its existing MBA@Syracuse program. BusinessAnalytics@Syracuse is designed…

Campus & Community

Fans Invited to Give to United Way as They Arrive for North Carolina State Men’s Basketball Game

Monday, February 22, 2016, By News Staff

The University’s fundraising campaign for the United Way of Central New York will culminate Saturday, Feb. 27, with Dollar Day in the Dome. Proceeds from Dollar Day will be added to the $216,000 already raised by employees since their campus…