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College of Law to Host Citizenship Naturalization Ceremony

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, By News Staff

The College of Law will host a U.S. Citizenship Naturalization Ceremony on Monday, April 9, at 1 p.m. in the Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen Hall. More than 50 new citizens will take their oath of allegiance before the…

Campus & Community

Office of General Counsel Adds New Associate to Staff

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Senior Vice President and General Counsel Daniel French has announced the appointment of Melinda Lothes as associate general counsel for intellectual property and business transactions. She joined the staff on Feb. 1. In her new position, Lothes will provide advice…

STEM

Engineering Ambassadors Deliver Donated Science Equipment to Syracuse City School Students

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

Hundreds of middle school students in the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) will benefit from $12,500 worth of science and technology equipment generously donated by SRC Inc. As part of the Engineering Ambassadors program, College of Engineering & Computer Science…

Health & Society

Kat Blaque to Speak for Trans Day of Liberation

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, By Shannon Andre

On Thursday, March 29, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center welcomes Kat Blaque for a keynote lecture in honor of Trans Day of Liberation. Her lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. Blaque is a…

Campus & Community

April 13 Is Application Deadline for Summer Institute for Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology Services (ITS), through its Online Learning Services unit, University College and the Office of Faculty Affairs, has announced the 2018 Summer Institute for Technology-Enhanced Teaching & Learning (SITETL). Offered twice in separate, week-long sessions, SITETL will be held…

Media, Law & Policy

Census Immigration Question: Short-Sighted, Anti-Democratic Tactic

Tuesday, March 27, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

The state of California is pursuing legal action in response to the Trump administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. The state’s attorney general and secretary of state call the move “anti-immigrant.” Elizabeth Cohen is…

Washington Post

Why Would Trump Block Gateway Project?

Monday, March 26, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

After intervention from President Trump, Gateway will no longer go ahead with a $30-billion dollar project. To Maxwell Dean David Van Slyke, this is surprising, due to Trump’s background as a builder and New Yorker. For the Washington Post, he…

STEM

Huang and Wu Take Best Paper Award at 2018 iConference

Monday, March 26, 2018, By J.D. Ross

A research paper authored by School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Yun Huang and doctoral student Qunfang Wu took top honors among academic awards presented at the annual iConference, held in Sheffield, U.K., this week. Huang and Wu were named winners of the Lee Dirks…

Huffington Post

Social Media Expert on Facebook’s Data Breach

Monday, March 26, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Amidst continuous investigations into Facebook and potential Russian meddling in the 2016 Presidential election, the social media goliath now has a new issue to face in a report stating the company misused over 50 million users’ confidential information. For several…

CBS News

Expert Grygiel Calls on Facebook Leaders After Data Breach

Sunday, March 25, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

In a new scandal, Facebook has been charged with a data breach that allowed 50 million users’ private data to be harvested without their permission. With such a serious issue at hand, social media expert and Newhouse professor Jennifer Grygiel…