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Health & Society

Power Plant Standards Could Save Thousands of U.S. Lives Every Year

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By News Staff

Power plant standards to cut climate-changing carbon emissions will reduce other harmful air pollution and provide substantial human health benefits, according to a new study released Sept. 30 by scientists from Syracuse, Harvard and Boston universities. The research shows that,…

Fast Forward Syracuse September Progress Update

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Fast Forward Syracuse teams continue to gain momentum and add faculty, staff and students to each of the three program initiatives—Strategic Plan, Campus Master Plan and Operational Excellence. More than 500 people attended a Town Hall meeting with Chancellor Kent…

Campus & Community

SU Law’s Conference on Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in Legal Education

Friday, September 26, 2014, By News Staff

Addressing Critical Needs: Cultivating Alliances and Committing to a Culture of  Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in Legal Education Friday, Oct. 17 A one-day conference examining and discussing the obstacles to racial and ethnic diversity and inclusion in legal education and…

Syracuse Hosts U.S. Hispanic Literary Recovery Conference Oct. 9-11

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University is observing National Hispanic American Heritage Month with a major conference on U.S. Hispanic literary culture.

STEM

Wang Selected for Junior Faculty Achievement Award

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Assistant Professor Yang Wang has been recognized with the Robert Benjamin Junior Faculty Achievement Award, an honor that showcases the demonstration of excellence and originality in research. Dean Elizabeth D. Liddy presented the award at the School of Information Studies…

Empty Bowls Fundraiser to be Held Sept. 26

Friday, September 19, 2014, By Erica Blust

An Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit the Interreligious Food Consortium (IFC) will be held on Friday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. For a $20 donation, patrons may choose from…

Q&A: Eric Beattie, Director of Campus Planning, Design and Construction

Friday, September 19, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

A lot has changed around campus since students left in May. We checked in with Eric Beattie, director of Campus Planning, Design and Construction, on what the biggest changes were. Q. What were the major projects this summer? A. In…

Health & Society

Psychologist to Study Smoking, Painkiller Misuse Among Older Adults with HIV, Chronic Pain

Monday, September 15, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Joseph Ditre, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is readying a significant study that may help older adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and chronic pain quit tobacco smoking and reduce their misuse of prescription…

Campus & Community

Libraries Sponsors STEM Publishers and Products Showcase

Friday, September 12, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Join the Syracuse University Libraries on Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the STEM Publisher and Products Showcase. Representatives from the following publishers and products will be available in the atrium of the Life Sciences Complex to…

Angela Woods ‘05 to Host U.S. State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship Program Seminar

Friday, September 12, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Angela Woods ’05, a graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Education and a program officer for the U.S. State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program, will present a two-part seminar to undergraduate and graduate students interested in applying to the…