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Campus & Community

Statement from Interim Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina Regarding Boycotts of Israeli Academic Institutions

Tuesday, January 7, 2014, By News Staff

“In light of the resolution by the American Studies Association (ASA) and other groups to boycott Israeli academic institutions, I have received numerous communications from members of the SU extended community inquiring about the University’s position on the boycott, despite…

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

The Story Behind Iconic Image from Aftermath of Pan Am Flight 103

Thursday, December 19, 2013, By Emily Kulkus

When Catherine Crossland returned to campus in January 1989 for the second half of her sophomore year at Syracuse University, a friend gave her a newspaper he bought while studying abroad the previous semester. The paper was from South Africa. It had Crossland’s photo on the front page.

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…

Health & Society

Q&A Ruth Sullivan: Getting Rid of Trans Fat

Monday, December 16, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

SU Food Services dietitian Ruth Sullivan answers some questions about what a recent Food and Drug Administration proposal regarding trans fat would mean for consumers.

Arts & Culture

Giving Peace a Chance


Friday, December 13, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Although the Perpetual Peace Project’s (PPP) coming-out party was the 2010 Syracuse Symposium, Professor Gregg Lambert says the initiative can trace its roots to an event some 13 years earlier in South Africa.

Arts & Culture

Architecture Professor Partners with Rwandans on Housing Project

Friday, December 13, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Soon after Yutaka Sho graduated from Harvard University’s School of Design, she and some colleagues received a travel grant from the Deborah Norden Fund of the Architectural League of New York to do research in Rwanda.

Campus & Community

South Asia Center Call for FLAS Academic Year 2014-15 Applications

Thursday, December 12, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship Competition for Academic Year 2014-15. The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, assists students…

Campus & Community

Sport Management Club Holds Online Sports Auction

Wednesday, December 11, 2013, By Michele Barrett

The Sport Management Club, in collaboration with Steiner Sports Memorabilia, is holding an online auction of premium items through Jan. 6. Select the SU Food Bank Auction to view all the items available. Just in time for the holidays, this…