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Health & Society

18th Annual James L. Stone Legislative Policy Forum Explores Gun Violence

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Students in the School of Social Work in Falk College recently explored one of the most complex and difficult issues in America today: the unsettling interactions between gun violence, community relations, trauma and racial justice. With a focus on implications…

Arts & Culture

‘Dominican Music Week’ Features Pair of Events

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Rob Enslin

“Dominican Music Week” returns to campus with a pair of events organized, in part, by the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) in the College of Arts and Sciences. AMH will present a performance by Pa’lo Monte, a New…

STEM

Professor Ian Hosein, Students Develop Technology to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Solar technology—capturing the power of the sun to produce electricity—has been around in some form since the 19th century. There is currently 31.6 gigawatts (GW) of total installed solar capacity in the United States, enough to power 6.2 million American…

Veterans

‘Our Sworn Duty’

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Sean Kirst

Fred Talbot wrote the poem seven years ago. Today, it will be part of Syracuse University’s Veterans Day remembrance ceremonies, at Hendricks Chapel.

Campus & Community

Human Resources Creates Benefits Advisory Council to Advance One University Goals

Friday, November 11, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced the members of the University’s new Benefits Advisory Council. Born out of conversations with faculty and staff over the last year, including campus community members attending the chief human resources officer’s open office hours, the council…

Health & Society

A Broader View of Transnational Feminism

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Sheila Ragunathan once gave a presentation at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, about critical theory and the intersectional approach in feminist theory. She described Black women’s challenges in the workplace, but the professor said the example was inappropriate, she recalled….

Veterans

College of Engineering and Computer Science Earns ASEE’s Engineering Excellence for Veterans Award

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By News Staff

The College of Engineering and Computer Science has been recognized with a 2016 Engineering Excellence for Veterans Award from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). The award names the college a top military-friendly institution and a “Best for Vets”…

Veterans

Syracuse University Gains Major Support for Transitioning Veterans in $5 Million Donation from Walmart Foundation

Wednesday, November 9, 2016, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families veteran reintegration program was awarded a $5 million Walmart foundation grant.

Health & Society

Health Services Earns AAAHC Accreditation

Tuesday, November 8, 2016, By Shannon Andre

Health Services has earned full accreditation and reaccreditation for another three years from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).  The AAAHC accredits more than 6,000 medical facilities with ambulatory care, and most frequently serves as the accrediting body for…

Campus & Community

Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad wins Fast Pitch Competition at Charleston Conference

Monday, November 7, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Blackstone LaunchPad won the Judges’ Prize at the inaugural Charleston Conference Fast Pitch Competition on Nov. 4. The new innovation competition looks for compelling new ideas in academic library and information management. A committee of professional judges selected the…