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Campus & Community

Ten Tons of Love Collection Begins, Welcomes New Partners

Tuesday, May 2, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Each year, students, faculty and staff donate clothing, household items and food to benefit charities and individuals in the Syracuse community through the Ten Tons of Love collection drive. The current drive runs through Thursday, May 11. In a new…

Campus & Community

Renée Crown University Honors Students to Present Capstone Projects May 3

Friday, April 28, 2017, By News Staff

One hundred and ten seniors in the Renée Crown University Honors Program will present their capstone projects on Wednesday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Hall of Languages. The presentation panels will run concurrently in 10…

Arts & Culture

Two Young Syracuse Architecture Faculty Firms Receive Prestigious Honor

Thursday, April 27, 2017, By Elaine Wackerow

Architecture Office and SPORTS, two faculty firms from the Syracuse University School of Architecture, have each been awarded the 2017 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers. The prize is one of North America’s most prestigious awards. Open to…

BBC Arabic

Assistant Professor Tarek Rakha interviewed on sustainable architecture

Thursday, April 27, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Tarek Rakha, assistant professor of architectural design and building technology, was interviewed by BBC Arabic for the show Xtra (interview in Arabic).

Business & Economy

Collaborative Project Investigates Public-Private Partnerships

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The average student would be extremely disappointed to receive a D+ on his or her report card, but that’s exactly the grade that infrastructure in the United States has earned from the American Society of Civil Engineers. That score is…

Media, Law & Policy

Syrian Accountability Project to Release Report on the 2016 Siege of Aleppo

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Martin Walls

Siege—the blockade and subjugation of a city—is an ancient and enduring strategy of war, responsible for some of the cruelest events in modern conflict: the battles of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, of Leningrad during World War II, and of…

Legal Insurrection

Associate Professor Miriam Elman writes about the teenagers who objected to assignment to defend the Holocaust

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, wrote a news article for Legal Insurrection entitled Teens Honored for Objecting to School Assignment to Defend Hitler’s Genocide Against Jews

With Good Reason Radio

Professor Amy Ellen Schwartz interviewed about what affects a child’s educational outcomes

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Amy Ellen Schwartz, professor of Economics and Public Administration and International Affairs, was interviewed by With Good Reason radio for an episode entitled Degrees of Separation: Primary

Campus & Community

Faculty Salary Review Committee Continues to Meet, Expects to Release Report by Oct. 1

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By News Staff

In November 2016, Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly announced the creation of the Faculty Salary Review Committee. The 18-member committee includes tenured faculty from each of the University’s schools and colleges, two non-tenure-track faculty members and representatives from…

Campus & Community

New York State Medicaid Director to Speak on Health Care Delivery

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Eileen Jevis

New York State Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson will speak on the transformation of the health care delivery system—moving from fee-for-service to value-based payment—in the next Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR) on Thursday, April 27, at 8:15 a.m. at the Rosamond Gifford…