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Campus & Community

Bike-Sharing Program Takes Off

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By Keith Kobland

A new bike-sharing program organized by students is still in it’s early stages, but is already drawing rave reviews from those who’ve discovered using pedal power to get around campus and around town.  

Arts & Culture

DK Summer Institute Focuses on Knowledge Production to Create More ‘Just Academy’

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

LeConté Dill’s grandparents were part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West, where, during the 1940s, they put down roots in South Los Angeles. Today, the once-vibrant neighborhood is plagued…

Campus & Community

Got Ten Minutes?

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By News Staff

Join the Ten-Minute Challenge for faculty and staff Earn challenge points, win prizes and have fun! The Ten-Minute Challenge is a two-week program that provides tips and strategies that will inspire you to find simple, fun, sustainable ways to incorporate…

Arts & Culture

Architecture’s Undergraduate, Graduate Programs, Dean Honored by DesignIntelligence

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

The School of Architecture undergraduate program has been ranked #3 in the nation and the graduate program as #8 by DesignIntelligence. In addition, Dean Michael A. Speaks was selected as one of “25 Most Admired Educators.”

Media, Law & Policy

Avoiding Conflicts By Improving Cultural Understanding

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

When the Red Cross sent food to drought- and conflict-ravaged Somalia, military personnel distributed the supplies on a first-come, first-served basis. People who didn’t receive food responded by starting a riot. “The military didn’t understand that the local politics of…

Campus & Community

LGBT Resource Center Celebrates 15 Years of Community

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Neema Amadala

On Monday, Sept. 26, the Syracuse University LGBT Resource Center celebrated 15 years of offering support, building community and educating members of the University community. Friends, alumni and allies of the center gathered in the Comstock Room at the Sheraton…

STEM

Theoretical Physicist Elected American Physical Society Fellow

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Professor of Physics Simon Catterall was recently elected as an American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The APS Division of Computational Physics nominated Catterall for his contributions to lattice field theory, a framework used to explore how subatomic particles interact, yielding…

Campus & Community

Life Skills Taught at End of School Day

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

The South Side Communication Center is much more than a safe place for middle school and high school students to gather after the school day ends. The center, opened in January 2011 through a partnership with the Southside Community Coalition,…

Arts & Culture

Billboard Lists Bandier Program Among Top Elite Music Business Schools

Monday, October 17, 2016, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University and its Bandier Program were listed by Billboard as among the “12 Elite Music Business Schools Shaping the Industry’s Future.” Billboard describes the featured schools as “drawing students ready to face the demands of the 21st-century music industry.”…

Campus & Community

Revised Travel and Entertainment Policy Announced, New Policy Reflects Community Feedback

Friday, October 14, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University has published a revised travel policy that formalizes the changes announced by Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly earlier this year.  Under the revised policy, individuals traveling on University business are no longer required to book travel…