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Avoiding Conflicts By Improving Cultural Understanding
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…
Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian to Be Honored with Tully Free Speech Award
The Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School will honor Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was imprisoned in Iran for 544 days, with the 2016 Free Speech Award. The award is given annually to a journalist…
Chancellor Syverud Addresses October Meeting of University Senate
Syracuse University’s recent leadership transitions, the Campus Framework, diversity and inclusion, and the Climate Assessment Survey were among a handful of topics Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed during his University Senate appearance Wednesday afternoon in Maxwell Auditorium. Speaking in front of…
New Guide Highlights Student Activities, Opportunities on SU Mobile App
As part of the University’s mobile app, Syracuse University Mobile, the SU Guides feature now has a new Activities and Involvement Guide. Last year, offices across campus used the Guidebook mobile app to create guides to offer students a mobile…
Former Philadelphia Mayor to Speak Friday at Maxwell
Generations of Maxwell alumni cite the Oath of the Athenian City-State as a source of inspiration for a life of public service. So, too, does Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia and one of the most respected and celebrated large-city…
Software Tool to Enhance Wireless Spectrum Management Released
With the rapid increase of wireless technology, devices and services, more companies and their hardware are competing for a limited amount of available resources across the radio frequency spectrum. This is an issue that School of Information Studies (iSchool) associate…
Education Activist Jonathan Mooney to Deliver Milton Lecture Oct. 19
Jonathan Mooney—a noted writer, learning activist and social engineer interested in improving the lives of marginalized groups—will deliver this fall’s Milton First-Year Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Drawing on his own life experiences and those of others…
Meredith Symposium to Feature Research of Underrepresented Undergrads
The College of Arts & Sciences is home to a new undergraduate research symposium for students across all scientific disciplines within and outside the college. Chemistry professor Robert Doyle, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence, is…
North Indian Musicians, Visual Historian Part of Syracuse Symposium Lineup Oct. 4-14
Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Place” with a robust series of events in early October. Upcoming events feature a workshop and concert by North Indian musicians, on Tuesday, Oct. 4; a workshop and lecture by place-conscious educator Robert Brooke,…
Food Services Staffer Adds 51st Special Olympics Medal in 30 Years of Sports
Joshua Nowlin won his first medal at the Special Olympics when he was 8 years old. Since then he’s been hooked on the thrill of the games and the medals that come from the hard work.