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University Joins 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Syracuse University is one of more than 55 colleges and universities competing in the 2015 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge. Outdoor Nation, the national initiative that connects college students and their communities to the outdoors, launched the competition on Sept. 6….

Campus & Community

Weight Watchers is Coming to SU

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By News Staff

Want to learn more about Weight Watchers®? The University Wellness Initiative is hosting a Weight Watchers® information session to give you an opportunity to meet the Weight Watchers® Meeting Leader and see if Weight Watchers might be right for you….

Business & Economy

Whitman School Welcomes New Faculty

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has welcomed seven new faculty members for the 2015-16 academic year. Kıvanç A. Avrenli, is assistant professor of statistics whose teaching interests focus on applied statistical methods, probability theory, statistical modeling and design…

STEM

Big Cat Rescue Internship Solidifies Calling for Biology Student

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Chiara Vantaggiato ’16 is definitely a cat person. A longtime pet cat owner, Vantaggiato has always been fascinated by their curious manner and delicate features.

Campus & Community

Marc Lamont Hill Named 2016 MLK Keynote Speaker

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Marc Lamont Hill, Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College and a leading journalistic voice in social justice, will be the keynote speaker for the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the University on Jan. 31,…

Dan Cummings Speaks at 44th Season Opener of IRP on Sept. 17

Monday, September 14, 2015, By News Staff

The Institute for Retired People begins its 2015-2016 season on Thursday, Sept. 17, with News Channel 9 Morning News co-anchor Dan Cummings. He is also the host of Newsmakers with Dan Cummings, News Channel 9’s weekly public affairs program. IRP…

Business & Economy

Economist Publishes Readers Guide to ‘Wealth of Nations’

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Jerry Evensky G’84, professor of economics and a Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, is the author of the new book “The Wealth of Nations: A Reader’s Guide” (Cambridge University…

STEM

iSchool Faculty Receive Grant for Promoting Children’s Creative Thinking

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Two School of Information Studies (iSchool) professors who have worked on several library resources projects before will begin another innovative one soon, aimed at school librarians and the students they serve, thanks to funding from a National Leadership Grant for…

Campus & Community

Advocate of Liberal Arts Education to Deliver Fall Milton Lecture

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

William Deresiewicz, a New York Times best-selling author, award-winning essayist and critic, and frequent college lecturer, will deliver this fall’s Milton First-Year Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Titled “The Value of a Liberal Arts Education,” Deresiewicz’s presentation…

Campus & Community

University Continues Progress on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education, Advocacy

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Following the release of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy’s final report in December 2014, University leadership and staff within the Division of Student Affairs have been working to address and implement many of the workgroup’s…