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Media, Law & Policy

Olympics Détente? Professor Carriere, Korea Expert, Has Been Watching Carefully

Monday, February 26, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

The spectacle of the PyeongChang Olympics has seemingly opened a sliver of opportunity for diplomacy between North Korea and South Korea. South Korean and North Korean athletes, performers and delegates walked together under one flag at the Opening Ceremonies. South…

Media, Law & Policy

Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 and the Impact on Unions

Monday, February 26, 2018, By Ellen Mbuqe

Professor Thomas Keck, the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at the Maxwell School, offers insight on the Janus vs American Federation, State, Country and Municipal Employees case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. “Janus v. AFSCME…

Media, Law & Policy

Tanner Lecture Series Features Etan Thomas Tonight at Hendricks Chapel

Monday, February 26, 2018, By News Staff

The Tanner Lecture Series on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility welcomes Etan Thomas, author of “We Matter: Athletes and Activism,” and former Syracuse University student-athlete and basketball player and NBA star. Thomas will speak tonight at Hendricks Chapel. The event…

The Hill

Expert Reeher Warns of Hyperpolarization Amidst Russia Investigation

Sunday, February 25, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

While investigations into potential Russian meddling continues, the widening political gulf is fertile ground for outside interference, says Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs professor Grant Reeher in The Hill. He warned that “a state of hyperpolarization makes it much easier…

Media, Law & Policy

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia to Deliver Keynote Address at Newhouse School’s Toner Prize Celebration March 26

Friday, February 23, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, will be the keynote speaker at the award ceremony for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting March 26 in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prize,…

STEM

Scientists Examine Link Between Surface-Water Salinity, Climate Change in Central New York

Friday, February 23, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The interplay between surface-water salinity and climate change in Central New York is the subject of a recent paper by researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences. Kristina Gutchess, a Ph.D. candidate in Earth Sciences, is the lead author…

STEM

Voices from the Deep

Friday, February 23, 2018, By Amy Manley

Holly Root-Gutteridge has always been a good listener–a trait that has served her very well in her bioacoustics research of mammals, both aquatic and landlocked. Most recently her ears have tuned-in to the vocal stylings of the North Atlantic right…

Arts & Culture

Student Film Accepted to Two Film Festivals

Friday, February 23, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A film by Newhouse School student Sam Shapiro has been chosen as an official selection at both the Garden State Film Festival and the Beverly Hills Film Festival. Shapiro’s film, “Scissor Pass,” tells the story of two friends who have…

The Hill

Vice Chancellor Mike Haynie: “Building a Strong Country Requires Treating Our Military Families Better”

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Dr. Michael Haynie, the vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation and  founding executive director of Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families, wrote an op-ed in The Hill on how we need to focus efforts to better support military families….

The Paris Review

The Agony and the XTC

Thursday, February 22, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Arts and Sciences assistant professor of humanities David Yaffe recently wrote an article for The Paris Review, entitled Agony and the XTC. In the piece, Yaffe explores the band’s history and legacy. “XTC is pop that is somehow beyond the…