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Campus & Community

University College Honors Late Staff Member Robert Acierno

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

University College lost a beloved colleague on Aug. 15 when Robert Acierno died at the age of 62. For 29 years, Acierno faithfully sorted the interoffice mail at 700 University Avenue. Despite the many challenges he faced in life, Acierno…

Campus & Community

Volunteers Needed to Lead Conversation Groups for International Students

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

The English Language Institute at University College is seeking volunteers to lead conversation groups for international students. Groups of up to six students meet for 45 minutes per week and provide an opportunity for them to use their conversational English…

Campus & Community

New Large-Scale Event Procedures to Enhance Safety at Student Events

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

To enhance safety during large-scale student events, Syracuse University has implemented new event safety procedures at Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium and Underground and South Campus’ Skybarn, the largest event venues on campus outside of the Carrier Dome. In addition,…

Health & Society

Marvin ’63 and Helaine ’65 Lender Establish Multidisciplinary Center for Social Justice with $5 Million Gift

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University alumnus Marvin Lender ’63 and his wife Helaine (Gold) ’65 have turned their lifelong commitment to social justice and greater understanding among people into the establishment of a multidisciplinary center, managed and housed in the School of Education….

Campus & Community

University Lectures Launches 18th Season with Authors George Saunders and Margaret Atwood, Artist Robert Shetterly

Thursday, August 30, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

This fall, the University Lectures series welcomes distinguished authors George Saunders (“Lincoln in the Bardo,” “Tenth of December”) and Margaret Atwood (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Alias Grace”) and—in collaboration with the Tanner Lecture Series on Ethics, Citizenship, and Public Responsibility—accomplished portrait…

Nina Kohn

David M. Levy Professor of Law and Faculty Director of Online Education at Syracuse University College of Law
Business & Economy

For Small Upstate Companies, Sustaining Strong Canadian Trade Ties is Critical

Tuesday, August 28, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

On Monday, President Trump announced the U.S. and Mexico had reached an agreement to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement. Canada – the other member of Nafta – has not agreed to the new terms and is scheduled to…

Refinery29

Why You Can’t Stop Playing That Song

Tuesday, August 28, 2018, By Essence Britt

Alice Sterling Honig, professor emerita at Falk College, was interviewed by Refinery29 for a story about human behavior. Hoing, researcher in child development and human behavior explains some of the reasons why a song may be on repeat for weeks straight. She…

STEM

Physicists Win NSF Grant to Probe Prospects for Next-Generation Gravitational-wave Detectors

Monday, August 27, 2018, By Carol Boll

Two Syracuse University physicists are among the recipients of a $2.1 million National Science Foundation award to analyze the potential for developing third-generation global gravitational-wave detectors. These detectors would expand scientists’ capacity to monitor cosmic activity to the outer edges…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Exceeds $150 Million Fundraising Goal, Broadens Donor Support and Experiences Significant Boost in $1 Million Gifts

Monday, August 27, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University has achieved and exceeded its ambitious fundraising goal for the 2018 fiscal year, spurred in part by the excitement, energy and commitment generated by the Invest Syracuse campaign to fund the academic strategic plan and support student success….