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Stripling Elected to Board of Freedom to Read Foundation
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor of Practice and Senior Associate Dean Barbara Stripling has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF). She will begin her term in June after the organization’s…
Summer Update #3
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: With Commencement ceremonies behind us, we are focused on the work ahead to prepare for the next academic year. Chancellor Syverud promised that he and other senior leaders would provide updates on our ongoing work…
University Conduct Board Applications Open
The University Conduct Board (UCB) is currently accepting undergraduate and graduate student applications for the 2018-19 University Conduct Board. The UCB has jurisdiction to hear and resolve cases involving students or student organizations charged with violating the Syracuse University Code…
Bioengineering Seniors Team Up with Upstate Medical University to Design NICU Infant Sleep Monitor
Premature newborns often require special care from nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) as their tiny bodies develop. Nurses want babies to sleep on their backs before they go home, but while they are in the NICU, Associate…
Protect Your Syracuse University Credentials
Over the weekend, the University at Buffalo, the largest school in the SUNY system, reported a data breach that affected thousands of UB faculty, staff and student computer accounts. Although there is little detailed information about the breach, UB is…
David M. Van Slyke Reappointed Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Today’s announcement follows a comprehensive decanal review that took into account the feedback of Maxwell faculty and staff, the Maxwell Advisory Board and the Maxwell Faculty Council. Van Slyke’s appointment was approved by the Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee.
Navigating Benefits and Services Remains a Top Challenge for Veterans, Families
This month House lawmakers approved a $52 billion legislative package that would revamp the way the Department of Veterans Affairs pays and provides health care for veterans. Nick Armstrong is the senior director for research and evaluation at Syracuse University’s…
Excellence Personified
The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) celebrated the accomplishments of its 2017-18 fellows. The cohort consisted of semesterlong Faculty Fellows as well as yearlong Dissertation Fellows and Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellows. Vivian May, director of the…
Facing Another Potential Ebola Epidemic, Use of ‘Experimental’ Vaccine Doesn’t Cut It
Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched an immunization campaign to fight Ebola, where numerous cases of the disease have been confirmed. According to reports, the experimental vaccine is not yet licensed but was effective in treatments…
To Help Military Spouses Get Jobs, Do More Than Extend Service Tours
May has been a month to highlight the sacrifice, struggles and service of military spouses. On May 9, President Trump signed an executive order to make it easier for military spouses to secure employment. Friday, May 11 was officially observed…