3 takeaways from contentious Interstate 81 tunnel study released Monday
The study was released by a multinational engineering firm called WSP on Monday. Read more »
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Graduate student 1st to receive Mitchell Scholarship at Syracuse University
Cameron MacPherson, a former member of the SU football team, won the award in late November. Read more »
This SUNY-ESF professor is trying to find a cure for a bat-killing disease
A SUNY-ESF professor is fighting for the future of the nation’s bats by trying to uncover the effects of a deadly disease called white-nose syndrome. Read more »
Book tackles sexual assault culture at Syracuse University and other colleges nationally
Author Vanessa Grigoriadis analyzes how consent and sexual assault is perceived on college campuses, and discusses how recent news of multiple sexual assaults is shifting the narrative. Read more »
GOP tax plan could remove college loan interest deduction used by 12 million people
The provisions affecting college students could have passed to accommodate tax cuts for other sectors. Read more »
Syracuse awarded $20,000 to improve financial literacy among residents
The grant was provided by the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to create more financial resources for low- and moderate-income residents. Read more »
Syracuse University alumnus donates $3.5 million to Archbold Gymnasium renovation
Kwang Tan, who donated to the project, graduated from Syracuse University in 1973. Read more »
Report: Kenneth Kavajecz pleaded guilty to reduced charge in prostitution sting case
Kavajecz, a former dean of Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, was accused of paying $80 to an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute. Read more »
College Republicans, Democrats square off over immigration, health care in rare debate
The debate was moderated by Grant Reeher, a political science professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Read more »
Graduate students fund academic trips, discuss U.S. tax reform bill
Syracuse University’s Graduate Student Organization approved allocations for a networking trip. Read more »
SU community rallies against tax plan; grad students announce unionization drive
Syracuse Graduate Employees United officially declared the start of a union drive on Wednesday. Read more »
Provost, Department of Public Safety chief to address questions at student forum on Monday
Syracuse University’s Student Association will be hosting the event, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Read more »
Divestment group asks SU to divest from companies providing services to private prisons
Syracuse Divest was formed last year and Janice Dowell, one of the organization’s founders, has addressed the Student Association about private prisons. Read more »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs PTSD medical marijuana law
The law gives New York residents diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder access to medical marijuana. Read more »
Chancellor Kent Syverud expresses concern about tax bill in letter to Rep. John Katko
Syverud said the tax plan, which Katko voted for, would harm current and future Syracuse University students. Read more »
4 of Syracuse University’s peer institutions could be hit with an endowment tax
SU, under the House of Representatives’ Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, would not be affected by the proposed 1.4 percent tax on major private university endowments. Read more »
Study: Female researchers are less likely to have academic research published
Female experts said for discrepancies in academic papers to change, beliefs and practices of those who encourage students to publish must change. Read more »
Officials: County jail unification under sheriff could save taxpayers money
County legislators said they believe constituents voted to unify county jails to promote efficiency. Read more »
College of Law’s Syrian Accountability Project works to document ongoing Yazidi genocide
Thousands of Yazidi people, a religious minority in the Middle East, have been killed by the Islamic State group militant group. Read more »
Graduate students rush to unionize before Trump appointees reverse decision
Graduate students at private universities fear their right to unionize will be taken away after President Donald Trump appointed two Republicans to the National Labor Relations Board. Read more »
House GOP tax bill would cut deduction for medical expenses
Daina Stock and her family spent $18,000 on out-of-pocket medical bills last year. The tax deduction that allows her to write off some of those expenses is in jeopardy under the House GOP tax plan. Read more »
Student Association votes to update Fiscal Code, approve more than $10,000 in funding
The organization last updated the Fiscal Code in 2013. Read more »
Black feminist scholars talk success and setbacks at Syracuse University event
Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Beverly Guy-Sheftall and Paula Giddings spoke at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications to discuss black feminism in the United States. Read more »
Concerns linger over Onondaga Lake land as county considers bike trail extension, toxin remediation efforts finish
Onondaga Lake was once considered the most polluted lake in the country. Honeywell International Inc., successor of Allied Chemical Corp., was partially tasked with the cleanup. Read more »
