The Paris Climate Agreement will go into effect Nov. 8. The agreement between 73 of the 195 countries in the world — representing more than 56 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions — is a global commitment to cut emissions and slow the effects of climate change. Read more »
The second presidential debate was held on Sunday at Washington University. The debate was done in the form of a town hall meeting; moderators pulled questions from social media and audience members had the opportunity to ask a question. Read more »
An assistant professor from the University of New Haven gives his expertise on Congress overriding presidential veto on a bill allowing families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabian government. Read more »
The Council of Graduate Schools recently released a study, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, stating that, in 2015, 656,928 students applied for a doctoral program applications. This is a 4.3 percent decrease compared to 2014. Read more »
Beau, a black goldendoodle, which is a crossbreed of a golden retriever and a poodle, hosts office hours in USC’s Office for Wellness and Health Promotion several days per week. Read more »
The first presidential debate held on Monday night was divided into three segments. Candidates discussed the job market, race relations and cyber-security, among other topics. Read more »
The Daily Orange spoke with two Syracuse University professors of political science, Michael Barkun and Mark Rupert, to understand exactly what the alt-right is and why it matters. Read more »
A study found women were more likely to be approved with more positive ratings and men were less likely to be accepted to speak at the conference if their names were hidden in the review process. Read more »
The Syracuse Connective Corridor was awarded a $475,000 federal grant to put toward improvements on East Genesee Street, which connects Syracuse University to the downtown area of the city. Read more »
William Snyder, a visiting assistant professor of law at Syracuse University’s College of Law, talks about how 9/11 has affected U.S. national security policy. Read more »
Josh Levin started his athletic career in a local rock climbing gym at age 4. Levin, now a senior at Northeastern University is competing on the nationally watched show "American Ninja Warrior." Read more »
Two professors at Syracuse University have teamed up to develop new “smart” biomaterials to further study tissue engineering and biomechanics. Their goal is to learn more about cell behavior and eventually improve current medical procedures. Read more »
The study found that kitchen appliances dominate the top six dirtiest areas, rather than items that people tend to think of as dirty such as cellphones, beer pong bolls and door knobs. Read more »
Before 9/11, Syracuse University didn’t have an Institute of National Security and Counterterrorism, a Middle Eastern Studies department or offer courses in Arabic language. Here’s how those programs came to be at SU. Read more »