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Campus & Community

University Earns Top Short-Term Credit Rating from Standard and Poor’s

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Carol Boll

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) credit rating service has assigned Syracuse University an A-1+ credit rating for its short-term notes program. This is the highest rating of this type assigned by S&P and a reflection of the University’s overall fiscal health…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Welcome Increasingly Diverse, Academically Competitive Incoming Class

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Later this week, Syracuse University will welcome to campus about 4,000 students ready to begin their academic life here, make lifelong friends and become part of an inclusive, challenging and stimulating learning community.

Campus & Community

Cultural Centers Welcome Fair on Aug. 31

Tuesday, August 22, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

On Thursday, Aug. 31, from 4-6 p.m., the campus community is invited to the annual Cultural Centers Welcome Fair in the Gateway Center at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF).  The Disability Cultural Center; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and…

Campus & Community

Urban Cinematheque 2017: ‘Get Out’ on Friday, Sept. 1

Monday, August 21, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Explore the downtown arts and culture scene in Syracuse with a free screening of box office blockbuster “Get Out” by director Jordan Peele! UVP will host the screening in the Onondaga County Community Plaza adjacent to the iconic Everson Museum of…

Media, Law & Policy

Hemsley to Speak on Viral Spread of Fake News

Monday, August 21, 2017, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley will speak about the reasons behind the viral spread of fake news on the Internet in a lecture held at the Skaneateles Library on Aug. 24. While social media can be a democratizing…

International Business Times

What Is OJ Simpson’s Net Worth? Disgraced Celebrity Has Lost Millions Ahead Of Parole Hearing

Sunday, August 20, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Dennis Deninger, a professor of practice at the Falk School, said that it would be difficult, but not impossible, for Simpson to make money now that he has been released on parole from prison. “There’s no amount of money that will…

Business & Economy

Newhouse Alumna Attends Nasdaq Opening Bell as Her Company Makes Historic IPO

Friday, August 18, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Amanda Romaniello ’10 spent Friday morning at Nasdaq Marketplace in Times Square, joining Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSS Entertainment) chairman and CEO William J. Rouhana Jr. as he rang the opening bell. Romaniello, an alumna of the Newhouse School,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University’s Sustainability Portfolio to Be Managed by New Integrated Leadership Team

Friday, August 18, 2017, By News Staff

Beginning this academic year, an integrated team of University leaders is responsible for overseeing Syracuse University’s expansive sustainability portfolio via a new integrated approach that will allow Syracuse to expand and grow its impact in this important field. John Liu,…

Scientific American

Professor Karas Montez on U.S. Life Expectancy

Thursday, August 17, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Jennifer Karas Montez, Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Scientific American article, “U.S. Life Expectancy Varies Significantly Based on Location.”

Washington Post

Gutterman Quoted in WaPo Story on Facebook Free Speech Rights

Thursday, August 17, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Roy Gutterman, associate professor and director of The Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted by the Washington Post in the story “Mark Zuckerberg vows to remove violent threats from Facebook”.