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Health & Society

Understanding Effects of Exercise on Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Exercise has been shown to help control weight, improve mood and reduce the risk of certain diseases. Stefan Keslacy, assistant professor of exercise science in the School of Education, is taking the research further with Alzheimer’s disease.

Arts & Culture

SU-Connected Team Brings New Children’s Book Character Lisa Fashionista to Life

Monday, January 28, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

It may be a frigid winter in Syracuse, but one turn of the cover of a new book by Syracuse University’s JoAnn Rhoads places you on a summertime beach in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., enjoying the magical adventures of Lisa Fashionista….

Campus & Community

Connective Corridor Seen as a Model for Other Universities

Monday, January 28, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor and the Connective Corridor are featured this month in Diversity & Democracy, a publication of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).

Arts & Culture

Architecture/urban design, equine therapy among programs to receive funding

Friday, January 18, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

Summer@Syracuse announces the recipients of the Innovative Summer Program Development Fund (ISPDF) for summer 2013. The fund provides financial support to encourage faculty and departments to design and deliver new summer courses and programs. Fourteen program submissions, representing nine schools/colleges…

Campus & Community

Healthy volunteers sought for research study on auditory effects of concussion/head injury

Friday, January 18, 2013, By News Staff

Individuals with normal hearing and NO history of concussion/head injury are needed to participate in a research study investigating effects of traumatic brain injury on the brain and auditory system’s ability to process speech information. Participants must be native English…

K. Matthew Dames Named Interim Associate Dean for Research Collections Scholarly Communication

Monday, January 14, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

K. Matthew Dames has been appointed interim associate dean for Research, Collections and Scholarly Communication (RCSC) at the Syracuse University Library. Dames, a member of the Dean’s Team in his capacity as director of the Copyright and Information Policy office,…

Director of Financial Aid announces retirement

Monday, January 14, 2013, By News Staff

SU Financial Aid director Kaye Devesty has announced her retirement, effective July 1. In an email to colleagues, associate vice president for enrollment management and director of scholarships and student aid Ryan Williams praised Devesty’ s long and influential SU…

Campus & Community

Q & A: Director of Health Services Benjamin Domingo

Monday, January 14, 2013, By Keith Kobland

The winter of 2013 is one that health officials won’t soon forget. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has declared a public health emergency because of the hard-hitting flu bug, the worst since 2009. The declaration gives pharmacies the ability to administer flu…

STEM

Stacey Keefe appointed executive director of RvD IDEA

Friday, January 11, 2013, By News Staff

Stacey Keefe has been appointed the executive director of the Raymond von Dran Innovation and Disruptive Entrepreneurship Accelerator (RvD IDEA).  The RvD IDEA program promotes student startups at Syracuse University and includes the IDS minor and courses, the IDEA Student…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries opens ‘Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective On Women And Progress’

Friday, January 11, 2013, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The SUArt Galleries will present “Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress,” an exhibition that investigates the impact that work, recreational activities and independent living had on women at the turn of the 20th century.  The exhibition will feature…