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The Science of Shipwrecks
On New Year’s Eve in 1862, the USS Monitor sank in a violent storm at Cape Hatteras, off North Carolina’s windswept coast. Sixteen of her 62 sailors perished. One survivor, a surgeon named Grenville Weeks, lost three fingers and the…
Michael Frasciello Appointed Interim Dean of University College
Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost, and J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovations, today announced that Michael Frasciello, director of online learning at the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), has been named interim…
New Campus Facilities Advisory Board Created, Membership Announced
Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost, and Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, will co-chair a new Campus Facilities Advisory Board, Provost Wheatly announced at the January 18 University Senate meeting. Professor Cathryn Newton, special advisor to…
Registration Open for Spring Technology Accessibility Training Workshops
Syracuse University seeks to ensure that all people regardless of individual ability or disability can effectively access University communications and technology. Information Technology Services (ITS) is accepting registrations for five training workshops that will build faculty and staff awareness of,…
Former Syracuse Religion Scholar Huston Smith Mourned
Ten years after the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith left Syracuse University’s Department of Religion, he updated his popular book “The Religions of Man” (1958) to include a chapter on indigenous traditions. Smith, who died Dec. 30 at age 97,…
Middle States Self-Study Asks: Are We Doing What We Say We Do?
For the past four months, more than 140 members of Syracuse University’s faculty, staff, and student body have been exhaustively scrutinizing nearly every aspect of University programs, operations and services to determine how well it meets the standards and requirements…
Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Policy Available for Open Comment
Among the short-term recommendations made by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion was the adoption of a Universitywide policy on information and communication technology (ICT) accessibility. A broad-based University committee has met monthly since April 2015 and completed a…
Researcher Examines Effect of Exercise on Breast Cancer Survivors Taking Aromatase Inhibitors
A researcher in the School of Education (SOE) has simple advice for breast cancer survivors struggling with the side effects of Aromatase Inhibitors (AIs): exercise. Gwendolyn Thomas, assistant professor of exercise science, is the co-author of a groundbreaking article in…
Setnor School to Present an Evening of Contemporary One-Act Operas
The Opera Theater in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present an evening of short operas by leading American composers on Friday, Jan. 27, and Saturday, Jan. 28,…