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Media, Law & Policy

Falk Sports Law Professor Comments on SCOTUS Decision to Allow Sports Bets

Monday, May 14, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

In a 6-3 vote on May 14, the Supreme Court ruled that a 25-year-old law that made sports betting illegal was unconstitutional. John T. Wolohan is a professor of Sports Law in the David B. Falk College of Sport and…

Campus & Community

Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72 Commencement Address

Sunday, May 13, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Kathrine Switzer ’68, G ’72 delivers the keynote address at commencement ceremonies Sunday at the dome. The following is a video and transcript of her inspiring message to the grads.

Media, Law & Policy

Summit to Showcase Innovative Uses of Government Data

Friday, May 11, 2018, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool), the City of Syracuse, and the Center for Technology in Government at the State University of New York at Albany are joining together to offer the Upstate Data Summit at Syracuse University in June. The one-day event, planned for…

Poynter

Without Context, Fact Checking Becomes Moot

Friday, May 11, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Fact checking is key to all publications in order to inform the public to the best of their abilities. However, according to research from Maxwell professor Emily Thorson, fact checking may take a backseat if the audience does not fully…

Local SYR

Flight Simulator Has Ties to CNY

Friday, May 11, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

A flight simulator donated by the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University to the Museum of Science and Technology, was recently featured in a News Channel 9 story. The story details how this simulator laid groundwork for…

Christian Science Monitor

Cayman Laws Coming with Financial Transparency

Friday, May 11, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

New British regulations call for more financial transparency in the use of financial transactions involving offshore accounts. This move, according to dean and College of Law professor Craig Boise, would be a big shakeup from the past. “Back in the…

Military Times

IVMF Study Quoted in Military Times

Friday, May 11, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Research conducted at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University may have spurred a new grant given to entrepreneurial veterans. Shortly after the research was released, the PenFed Foundation announced a $1 million annual grant will be…

Campus & Community

Dean, Faculty and Student Representatives Play Important Role with Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees

Friday, May 11, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University has announced that two students have been named as representatives to the Board of Trustees. Ghufran Salih ’20 and Emma Peca ’21 were named as undergraduate student representatives to the Board. Salih, the incoming Student Association president, and…

Campus & Community

Commencement ’Cuse Cast

Friday, May 11, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Tania Joseph ’18 anchors this week’s ‘Cuse Cast from outside the Dome, with details on Commencement 2018 and what some of our students are doing this summer.

Health & Society

Defensive Projection: One Possible Explanation Behind Eric Schneiderman’s Alleged Behavior

Friday, May 11, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Former New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman made headlines this week after allegations surfaced from multiple women claiming he subjected them to nonconsensual physical violence. The latest story in a familiar string of allegations against prominent figures and people in…