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Health & Society

Heflin and Rothbart Receive Grant to Study SNAP and School Readiness

Wednesday, October 3, 2018, By News Staff

Colleen Heflin and Michah Rothbart, professor and assistant professor, respectively, of public administration and international affairs, have received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to research the relationship between student participation in the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition…

Campus & Community

Progress Report: Enhancing the First-Year Experience

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, By Shannon Andre

Dozens of students, faculty and staff have been engaged in refining the first-year forums, seminars and courses offered to students this fall. The collaborative group, known as the First-Year Experience Initiative Steering Committee, is also working on a long-term plan…

Media Tip Sheets

2018 Nobel Prize Sends Message That ‘Excellence in Physics Isn’t Gendered’

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists from the U.S., France and Canada for their achievements in the field of laser physics. Physicist Donna Strickland of Canada is included in that group, and is the…

Campus & Community

Come Play Accessible Sports at OrangeAbility 2018

Monday, October 1, 2018, By Currie Murch Elliot

All members of the Syracuse University community and beyond are invited to the OrangeAbility: Accessible Athletics Expo on Sunday, Oct. 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Women’s Building. This student-led initiative is sponsored by the Disability Student Union…

Campus & Community

Message from Dr. Karen Nardella

Monday, October 1, 2018, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As Syracuse University’s medical director, ensuring my colleagues and I do everything we can to contribute to a safe and healthy living, learning and working environment is critically important. That is why I am reaching…

Campus & Community

October is Disability Awareness and Appreciation Month

Monday, October 1, 2018, By Shannon Andre

Throughout the month of October, the Disability Cultural Center (DCC) and a host of campus partners and student organizations will host Disability Awareness and Appreciation Month. The month’s events will focus on disability and its many intersections. “We are very…

STEM

Syracuse Professor Named to Science News’ SN 10: Scientists to Watch

Thursday, September 27, 2018, By News Staff

Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, is included in Science News’ SN 10: Scientists to Watch. For the fourth year, Science News is spotlighting 10 early- and mid-career scientists on their way to…

STEM

Information Session Scheduled for Spring Immersion Experiences

Thursday, September 27, 2018, By J.D. Ross

An information session has been scheduled to introduce the Spring 2019 Immersion Experiences at the School of Information Studies (iSchool). It will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. in 347 Hinds Hall (Katzer Room). As part of…

Health & Society

Off-Broadway’s ‘Rap Guide to Consciousness’ Comes to Hendricks Chapel

Thursday, September 27, 2018, By News Staff

Fresh from a nearly six-month stint off-Broadway in New York City, Baba Brinkman’s “Rap Guide to Consciousness” will be performed Friday, Sept. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Brinkman–an award-winning musician, scholar and theater performer–raps his way through some…

STEM

Professor Lauded for Contributions to Experimental Particle Physics

Wednesday, September 26, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The American Physical Society (APS) is recognizing a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) for his contributions to particle physics. Sheldon Stone, Distinguished Professor of Physics, is the 2019 recipient of the APS’ prestigious W.K.H. Panofksy Prize…