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STEM

Arents Winner Mary Spio ’98 Brings Virtual Reality to Everyday People

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

As Neil Armstrong took his infamous “one small step” onto the surface of the moon, Mary Spio’s world took a giant leap forward. Decades removed from the actual event, as a child in Ghana, Spio watched a lunar landing documentary…

Health & Society

School of Education Hosts Research Conference Nov. 3-5 for Special Education Thought Leaders

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

Researchers, theorists and federal policy makers will gather at the School of Education this weekend to grapple with issues focused on improving post-school outcomes for students with significant cognitive disabilities (SWSCD). The conference—“Policy, Practice, and Long-Term Outcomes: The Current State…

Campus & Community

Nominations Sought for Advisory Work Group on Staff Climate Matters

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Members of the University community are invited to nominate staff members for the Advisory Work Group on Staff Climate Matters, one of the accepted recommendations from the University’s Climate Assessment Planning Committee (CAPC). The deadline for submission is Monday, Nov….

Media, Law & Policy

To Politicize the New York City Terrorist Attack is Folly

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Corri Zoli, Director of Research for the Institute for National Security and Counter Terrorism and Research Assistant Professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, is available to speak on the domestic terrorism attack in lower Manhattan. “The attack looks like another low-tech terrorist…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium to Continue ‘Belonging’ Theme with Flurry of Events Nov. 3-9

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong survey of “Belonging” with a quartet of multidisciplinary events. On Friday, Nov. 3, Tim Brookes, founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project, will address “Where Have All the Alphabets Gone? Disappearing Traditional Writing Systems and the Worldwide Loss of…

Campus & Community

Humanities and Sciences Intersect in ‘Water + Photography’ Event

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

How do humanists, artists and scientists approach a similar subject—water, for example—through their seemingly very different disciplinary lenses? This question is at the heart of a discussion that will unfold when four Syracuse University faculty members from three different disciplines…

Campus & Community

Students Light Candles for Diwali (video)

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, By Amy Manley

Students participate in lighting candles for Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. This is the second year Professor Romita Ray of the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) has organized the event on campus. This year, over 50 students, faculty…

Campus & Community

New Lighting around Women’s Building to Enhance Visibility and Safety

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

The Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) and the team in Physical Plant say they will perform lighting work near the Women’s Building that will result in enhanced visibility and safety for pedestrians. As a result of those…

Campus & Community

Brian Konkol to be Installed as Seventh Dean of Hendricks Chapel on Nov. 7

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Since coming to Syracuse, Konkol has worked to strengthen the role of the chapel as the spiritual heart of the campus and a model for diversity and inclusion of philosophies and religions. He is reviewing and instituting recommendations from the Hendricks Chapel Study Committee to enhance the chapel’s role and impact in the community.

Washington Examiner

Some Republicans Causing Issues for POTUS

Monday, October 30, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Many Republican officials are choosing extreme measures rather than stay put in the Trump era, including retirement. This could be largely detrimental to the Trump administration, who could have a frustrating time dealing with lawmakers not in his corner. For…