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Three 2018 Senate Seats Targeted by Female Candidates
With 2018 just months away, election season is nearly upon us again. For Business Insider, Maxwell Assistant Professor of Political Science Danielle Thomsen discussed three key Senate seats that are being targeted by female candidates come voting time. In the…
Toys-R-Us Holiday Sale Starts to Stave off Bankruptcy
Recovering after filing for bankruptcy in September, Toys-R-Us stores around the country are already prepping for holiday sales season, which will begin a month before Black Friday. Whitman Professor of Retail Practice Amanda Nicholson spoke with CNY Central about this…
Steve Gorn to Play Concert on Tuesday, Oct. 24
Grammy Award-winning musician Steve Gorn will give a concert, “The Transformative Power of Music,” on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. in 105 Life Sciences Building. His music combines the classical Indian tradition of bansuri flute with a contemporary world…
Frederick Carriere Interviewed About North Korean Missile Tests
In a Daily Orange ‘Ask the Experts’ article, Maxwell political science professor Frederick Carriere discussed North Korea’s latest nuclear test, and what the response to such an action may be. “It’s only the real idealists that are absolutely convinced that…
Student Venture Captures Top Prize in International Innovation Competition
Josh Aviv, co-founder and CEO of SparkCharge, won grand prize at the Blackstone/Techstars global venture pitch competition in New York City on Oct. 18. The competition came at the conclusion of a two-day Blackstone/Techstars Training Camp, an innovative new program…
Applications Open for EntreTech NYC Immersion Trip
The EntreTech NYC immersion program at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) is now accepting applications for the January 2018 trip. A signature immersion program at the iSchool, Entretech NYC is designed to give students a firsthand look at the companies, entrepreneurs,…
Christopher Barley ’89 Puts Heart and Mind into International Relief Work
When Christopher Barley ’89 learned a 7.8 magnitude earthquake had hit Nepal in April 2015, he quickly traveled there to provide medical assistance in the region near the capital city of Kathmandu. “Little towns were just rubble,” he says. “Every…
Duncan Brown Named to Internet2 Board of Trustees
Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the Internet2 Board of Trustees. His three-year term will begin Nov. 1. A Syracuse faculty member since 2007, Brown has…
New Show Brings A-Listers to Your Living Room
While we are used to watching movie stars on the big screen, the next step is to watch the big screen with these stars sitting right next to us. That is the premise of a new show, Movie Night with…
University Reappoints Ad Hoc Committee on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals/Undocumented Students
Syracuse University is reappointing the Ad Hoc Committee on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)/Undocumented Students. The committee was initially established in February 2017, when Chancellor Kent Syverud charged the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, the Council on…