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Campus & Community

Your Vote Can Help Coach Boeheim Win $100K for CNY Organizations

Thursday, January 9, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

SU coach Jim Boeheim is competing with 47 other men’s basketball coaches in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge, taking place through March 16. In order to win $100,000 for his charity, the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, he needs votes…

STEM

iSchool Ranked #5 for Online Programs by U.S. News & World Report

Wednesday, January 8, 2014, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) was ranked No. 5 in best online degree programs for graduate computer information technology by U.S. News & World Report. The full rankings, released today, are available on the U.S. News & World Report…

Veterans

VISION Law Students Lead Webinar for Military Applicants

Wednesday, January 8, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Members of the College of Law’s Office of Admissions & Financial Aid, along with current second- and third-year law students, recently hosted an interactive webinar for prospective military applicants to the college’s J.D. program. More than 20 veterans are currently…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s iMBA Program Ranked 39th by U.S. News & World Report

Wednesday, January 8, 2014, By News Staff

The online MBA (iMBA) program in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management has been ranked #39 in U.S. News & World Report’s publication of the 2014 Best Online Business Programs, released Jan. 8. The rankings include 169 programs from…

Arts & Culture

Myrna García-Calderón Wins Puerto Rican PEN Club Award

Tuesday, January 7, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in The College of Arts and Sciences was among the winners at the Puerto Rican PEN Club awards ceremony, recently held at the University of the Sacred Heart in San Juan. Myrna García-Calderón, associate professor of Spanish in…

Arts & Culture

‘Domestic Vicissitudes’ opens at Point of Contact Gallery Jan. 16

Monday, January 6, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an opening reception for “Domestic Vicissitudes,” an exhibition by Analia Segal, on Jan. 16 during Th3 (The Third Thursday). The opening reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to…

Health & Society

Preparing New Teachers for the Common Core

Monday, January 6, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

The national Common Core initiative has brought challenges for both students and teachers—and for new teachers who faculty members in the School of Education must prepare for this shift in the national education landscape.

STEM

SU Takes Part in Regional Efforts to Propel Drone Research

Friday, January 3, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Central New York will soon be a hub for testing and research in the rapidly growing field of drone aircraft—and Syracuse University researchers will play a critical role in the advancement and implementation of unmanned aircraft systems.

Arts & Culture

SU Marching Band to Perform on the Field Before Super Bowl XLVIII

Thursday, January 2, 2014, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Marching Band (SUMB) will perform on the field before Super Bowl XLVIII pregame festivities on Sunday, Feb. 2, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Veterans

Whitman School Announces M.B.A. for Veterans Program

Wednesday, December 18, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University will add to its already extensive list of programs in support of military veterans this spring. The M.B.A. for Veterans Program, conducted by the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, is an improvised fast-track M.B.A. in entrepreneurship specially…