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All members of the Syracuse University community and beyond are invited to the seventh OrangeAbility on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 2-4 p.m. in the Women’s Building Gym A. This student-led initiative is sponsored by the Disability Student Union (DSU), the…

After Oprah Winfrey gave an impassioned speech at the Golden Globes, a rallying cry arose on social media for Winfrey to run for president in 2020. However, Shana Kushner Gadarian, an associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and the…

As graduation day looms ever closer, many students are turning their focus toward securing that first job that will launch them into the career of their dreams. Another increasingly viable option is creating a startup, building the career of their…

Assistant Professor Shikha Nangia in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and her research team—graduate students Flaviyan Jerome Irudayanathan and Nandhini Rajagopal—have been awarded access to the Anton 2 supercomputer at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to advance their research of…

University faculty members have a new tool for providing students with accessible course documents. Blackboard Ally, an accessibility plugin, will be integrated into all Syracuse University courses in Blackboard starting in the 2018 spring semester. Faculty can request that Ally…

It’s been a busy two months for the College of Law’s Trial Advocacy program, reports Professor Kathleen O’Connor, faculty director of the Moot Court Honor Society and Advocacy, with intercollegiate teams reaching the final four in three competitions and with…

Following months of constructive discussion and community input, the Chancellor’s Executive Team has approved a new University policy governing information technology accessibility. The Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Policy—which will be published and go into effect on Jan. 1, 2018—affirms…

The University Conduct Board (UCB), within the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities in the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, is currently accepting undergraduate and graduate student applications. The UCB has jurisdiction to hear and resolve cases involving…

Aaron Wolfe expects to finish up his Ph.D. in physics this semester. He has been working on his doctorate since 2011 and should have been done by now, he says, but a few things have gotten in the way—like helping…

Understanding the nature of science is the greatest predictor of evolution acceptance in college students, a new study finds. With a minority of American adults fully accepting evolution, the fundamental principle of biological science, this research provides guidance for educators…