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Cybersecurity Workshops Draw Faculty from Across the Globe

Wednesday, June 12, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

A cyberattack is happening right now. At every moment of every day, increasingly sophisticated hackers are trying to gain access to the networks of businesses and institutions around the world. To combat them, College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor…

STEM

Gebbie Clinic to Host ‘Fluency Camp’ for Kids Who Stutter

Monday, June 10, 2019, By Rob Enslin

The Gebbie Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic at Syracuse University will present Speaking Orange, its annual fluency camp for kids who stutter. The camp will run Wednesday, June 26, from 3-6 p.m. and Thursday and Friday, June 27-28, from 9 a.m….

Health & Society

University Trustee Christine Larsen Funds Local Immigrant, Refugee Study

Friday, June 7, 2019, By Dana Cooke

Beginning this summer, the Maxwell School’s Community Geography Program will conduct a comprehensive assessment of community needs and assets among immigrants and refugees in the Syracuse area. That study is being funded by a gift of more than $110,000 from…

Media Tip Sheets

Gene-Editing Oversight Needed, But Ban On Research Should Be Lifted

Thursday, June 6, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

A portion of the fiscal 2020 Agriculture spending bill continues a ban on research that involves gene-editing of human embryos. The field of genetic modification garnered international attention after a Chinese scientist announced last fall that he had created the…

Campus & Community

Rockette ’70 and John Brunetti Honor Their Fathers through Estate Gift to Syracuse Football

Thursday, June 6, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Rockette (Pirro) ’70 and John Brunetti are providing support to future generations of student-athletes through a generous estate gift to the Syracuse football program. The gift honors their longtime connection with the University—and the legacy of both of their fathers….

Veterans

IVMF Hosts Record-Setting Program, Honors Trailblazing Women

Thursday, June 6, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

This past weekend, a record 230 women veterans and military spouses descended on Atlanta to take part in Syracuse University’s Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program. Developed by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the…

Campus & Community

Students Will Be Immersed in Film/Media, Acting Through UK Summer Institute Program

Wednesday, June 5, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Three Syracuse University students have been named student cultural ambassadors through the US-UK Fulbright Commission’s UK Summer Institute program. They are Joseph Deblasio, a rising junior majoring in advertising in the Newhouse School; Shelby Rodger, a rising junior majoring in…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Architecture, Whitman Collaborate on Summer Event Series in NYC

Tuesday, June 4, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

As part of the newly formed joint experiential learning initiative between the Whitman School of Management and the School of Architecture, the two schools have organized a summer event series at the University’s Fisher Center in New York City, centered…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Named a US Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence

Tuesday, June 4, 2019, By News Staff

The U.S. Intelligence Community has designated Syracuse University as one of eight national Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (IC CAE), with a funding award of $1.5 million over five years. Established in 2005 by Congress, the IC CAE program…

Campus & Community

Strawberry Festival Scheduled for June 14

Monday, June 3, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

Syracuse University’s annual Strawberry Festival is scheduled for Friday, June 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the Shaw Quad. The Strawberry Festival is traditionally attended by students, faculty and staff who want to learn more about campus departments…