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Facebook Testimony Raises More Questions
Facebook’s CTO recently testified in front of the British Parliament, and when all was said and done, it may have left more questions than answers. This specifically was acknowledged after the official did not read the terms and conditions aspect…
Syracuse University Team Wins 2018 National Cyber Analyst Challenge
A team of Syracuse University students was awarded first place and $20,000 in the National Cyber Analyst Challenge (NCAC) at Temple University in Philadelphia in April. The team was comprised of cybersecurity graduate students Priyank Thavai and Sirisha Prakash from the College of…
Chancellor Syverud, Syracuse University Leadership to Visit Alumni in China
Chancellor Kent Syverud headlines a team of University leadership traveling to China to participate in a series of programs for University alumni, students and families during the month of May. “Syracuse Around the World” will be held in Hong Kong…
Has Digital Age Altered Perception of Reality?
In this ever-updating digital age, some are wondering whether we’re losing our grip on what’s real and what isn’t. Radio Australia wrote a piece on this line of thinking, quoting pop culture expert, Trustee Professor and director of the Newhouse Bleier…
Goode Pushes Back on Climate Change Critics
Erica Goode, a visiting assistant professor in the newspaper and online journalism department in the Newhouse school, published an article in the New York Times about climate change and the toll it is taking on the polar bear population. She…
Expert Kohn on Elderly Financial Literacy
Research by Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research at Syracuse University’s College of Law, was recently cited in the Forbes article, “Vast Majority Of Elder Financial Abuse By Guardians Can Be Prevented, Experts Tell…
School of Architecture Communicator Elaine Wackerow Dies
Elaine D. Wackerow, 65, of Baldwinsville, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 24, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. She was born in Utica on Dec. 17, 1952, and was a graduate of SUNY Oswego. She began her career as…
Investigating Shocks to the System, Fardad Receives CAREER Award
On an average day in India not so long ago, the circuit breakers on a single powerline got tripped. That caused the breakers on another line to go down. Then another. Then another. It happened again and again throughout the…
University Funding Made Available for University Conduct Board Transcripts in Cases of Sexual Assault, Relationship Violence
Transcripts involving cases of sexual and relationship violence before the University Conduct Board will now be available at no charge to involved students. The decision was made after a legacy conduct system policy was brought to the attention of university…
Campus Community Invited to Honor Flight Mission No. 11
On Saturday, April 28, the Syracuse University Student Veterans Organization and faculty and staff Veterans Affinity Group are joining together to support the welcome home ceremony of 80 veterans, mostly from World War II and the Korean War, who will…