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University Community Engages in Q&A on Fast Forward Syracuse

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

University community members had an opportunity to hear more about Fast Forward Syracuse and engage with Chancellor Kent Syverud and 15 committee members in the first of the initiative’s Town Hall meetings Monday at Hendricks Chapel. Chancellor Syverud set the…

Imagining America Journal Releases Volume on Career Paths

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By Holly Zahn

Public: A Journal of Imagining America has announced that Vol. 2 No. 2, “Hybrid, Evolving, and Integrative Career Paths,” is now available at http://public.imaginingamerica.org. Submissions address alternatives to siloed, static, linear job trajectories that public scholars, designers and artists find…

Campus & Community

WISE: Women in Sports & Events on Campus

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By News Staff

The first and only collegiate chapter of this national organization, WISE at SU meets every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. in the Life Sciences Building, room 001. Social outings, career development, philanthropic activities, unique speakers and the opportunity to plan and execute…

Maxwell Awarded $1 Million for Programs Connecting Academics, Policy Makers

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By News Staff

The Carnegie Corp. of New York has named the Maxwell School as one of five institutional recipients of $1 million, two-year grants through its initiative “Rigor and Relevance: Bridging the Academic-Policy Gap.”

Business & Economy

Whitman School Introduces Online M.S. in Accounting

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By News Staff

The new program offering from the Whitman School and 2U will combine the University’s established reputation and robust accounting curriculum with 2U’s advanced learning platform and technology-enabled services.

STEM

New Cooling System Heats up Physics Research

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to support ongoing work in quantum information science. Britton Plourde, associate professor of physics, is the recipient of a $230,000 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program award…

Safer People, Safer Spaces Deepens Sense of Allyship

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Creating a more caring community starts with understanding. At the LGBT Resource Center, staff members are helping members of the University community on a path to greater understanding of what it means to be an ally during its sessions on Safer People, Safer Spaces.

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…

Syracuse Celebrates Banned Books Week with Community Read-Outs Sept. 25-26

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Members of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences are honoring Banned Books Week (Sept. 21-27) with two community read-outs, featuring books by and about African American authors. The read-outs are part of a major initiative called “Black and Banned.”…

What Does The Project Entail?

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School at Syracuse University celebrates the opening of the Newhouse Studio and Innovation Center, part of an $18 million renovation of Newhouse 2. The new space will provide the school with a cutting-edge media facility that gives students…