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Veterans

Alumnus’s Journey into a Combat Engineer’s Traumatic Memories Featured in Wordgathering

Thursday, January 7, 2021, By Martin Walls

As a Marine combat engineer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, John Gibson’s job was to identify improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and mines, place and clear obstacles, lay out concertina wire and build bunkers. This essential, physical and tactile combat…

Campus & Community

National Football Foundation Honors Don McPherson ’87 With 2020 Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, By News Staff

Former Syracuse Football All-American Don McPherson ’87, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee and long-time advocate for the prevention of gender-based violence, has received the 2020 National Football Foundation (NFF) Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award. The award recognizes…

Campus & Community

Barnes Center Recreation Areas and Tennity Open Today

Monday, December 14, 2020, By Shannon Andre

In accordance with public health guidance, the Barnes Center at The Arch’s recreation and fitness areas, as well as Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion, opened today. The following hours will be in effect for each service, Monday through Friday. Reservations can…

NBC News

Nina Kohn’s research featured in “Britney Spears’ conservatorship can be both totally legal and quite bad for her. Many are.”

Monday, December 14, 2020, By Lily Datz

The research of Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law and Faculty Director of Online Education in the College of Law, was cited in the NBC News opinion piece “Britney Spears’ conservatorship can be both totally legal and…

Campus & Community

Nicolae Babuts, Professor Emeritus of French Language and Literature, Dies

Friday, December 11, 2020, By News Staff

Nicolae Babuts, Ph.D.,  professor emeritus of French language and literature in the College of Arts and Sciences, died on Oct. 14, 2020. He taught for over 30 years in the areas of French literature and language and authored six books,…

Media, Law & Policy

Hon. James E. Baker Publishes ‘The Centaur’s Dilemma: National Security Law for the Coming AI Revolution’

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Martin Walls

Of all the areas that may benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) or be damaged by it, national security might be the most important. “Security risk will come first, as states—and perhaps other actors—race to develop and defend against the advantages…

Huffington Post

“Why We Love Bad Christmas Movies.”

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, By Lily Datz

Makana Chock, associate professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Huffington Post story “Why We Love Bad Christmas Movies.” Chock, who studies media psychology, says people like these movies so much because they help provide an…

Campus & Community

EvaluationKIT Course Feedback Training Scheduled for Faculty and Administrators

Monday, December 7, 2020, By News Staff

Th University is currently implementing a new course feedback framework with the primary goal of collecting more constructive and actionable feedback from students in support of teaching and learning. In the University’s framework, all students are given the opportunity to…

Media, Law & Policy

‘The Swamp That Needs Draining Now: It’s the Immigration Backlog ICE Created Through Indiscriminate Deportations’

Monday, December 7, 2020, By Lily Datz

Austin Kocher, a research assistant professor and faculty fellow in the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse, wrote an op-ed for the Daily News titled “The swamp that needs draining now: It’s the immigration backlog ICE created through indiscriminate deportations.” Kocher’s research…

The New York Times

“Some Colleges Plan to Bring Back More Students in the Spring.”

Sunday, December 6, 2020, By Lily Datz

Mike Haynie, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation and Institute for Veterans and Military Families founder and executive director, was quoted in The New York Times story “Some Colleges Plan to Bring Back More Students in the Spring.” Vice…