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Campus & Community

Extensive Discussions Conclude in Crouse-Hinds Hall

Saturday, March 7, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Last night, University leaders and the students protesting in Crouse-Hinds Hall completed the last of four agreed upon engagement sessions, which accounted for more than 14 hours of dialogue beginning on Monday, March 2. Although…

Health & Society

Being Fat, Being Disabled and Doing Things That Feel Good

Thursday, March 5, 2020, By Jennifer Russo

In his research, Mike Gill, associate professor of disability studies in the department of Cultural Foundations of Education in the School of Education, references an episode of the public radio show “This American Life” titled “Own Worst Enemy” featuring stories…

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Business & Economy

Bobbi Brown, Serial Entrepreneur, and Bruce Teitelbaum, CEO of RPG, to Speak at LaunchPad

Thursday, March 5, 2020, By Cristina Hatem

Bobbi Brown, beauty industry titan and serial entrepreneur, and her business colleague, Bruce Teitelbaum ’86, CEO of RPG, will be discussing “Creative Entrepreneurship and Building a Brand” at the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) on…

Campus & Community

Coronovirus Planning: Academic Continuity

Wednesday, March 4, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Faculty, As outlined in Chancellor Syverud’s recent message to the University community, the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak requires that we are prepared to ensure academic continuity in the event that students are unable to attend classes in person. As a…

NBC News

College Students with Disabilities Call for Change

Wednesday, March 4, 2020, By Hailey Womer

Beth Myers, Lawrence B. Taishoff Professor of Inclusive Education and executive director of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, was interviewed for the NBC News story “30 years after Americans with Disability Act, college students with disabilities say law…

STEM

3.14 Is A Great Day To Get Silly And Goof Around With Math

Wednesday, March 4, 2020, By Daryl Lovell

Pi Day will be celebrated on March 14. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Graham…

STEM

Learning and Leading: Seth Reed Is Mission in Action

Wednesday, March 4, 2020, By Betsey Brairton

Seth Reed has a generous philosophy about his experience at Syracuse University: “What I learn here is not just for me,” he says. A third-year chemical engineering student in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, Reed says he feels…

Campus & Community

$1.5 Million Awarded to the School of Education for Pre-Employment Transition Initiative for Youth With Disabilities

Tuesday, March 3, 2020, By Karly Grifasi

The School of Education has secured a $1.5 million grant from the New York State Education Department to serve students with disabilities transitioning to adulthood. Students in the state who have a disability have a much lower rate of high…

STEM

Biotechnology Program Offers New Master’s Degree

Tuesday, March 3, 2020, By Dan Bernardi

You will be hard-pressed to find a group of students at Syracuse University more enthusiastic about their studies than biotechnology majors. One group of biotechnology students has even recently formed the Biotechnology Society to unite peers with a shared passion…