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Interested in Presenting Your Research or Creative Work? Apply for Meeting of the Minds

Thursday, January 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

At last year’s ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference, José L. Marrero-Rosado ’17 discussed his research on the toxicity of two chemicals found in Onondaga Lake. The experience was a valuable way for him to refine his skills in presenting…

Campus & Community

Faculty Nominees Sought for Seinfeld Fellows Award

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Carol Boll

The Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs has extended the deadline for submitting faculty nominations for the Judith Seinfeld Distinguished Fellows Award. Nominations for the award are to be submitted by the school or college academic deans, and…

Media, Law & Policy

Refugee Work Motivates Maxwell Alumna in New Role as Empire State Fellow

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

While working for the non-governmental organization Refugees International from 2006-10, Camilla Campisi G’05 traveled on multiple missions to countries in Africa and Asia to meet with displaced people. Her focus was on assessing their situations and advocating for their protection…

Campus & Community

TEDx Syracuse University Issues Call for Speakers

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Student organizers for the TEDx SyracuseUniversity conference, planned for April 22, have announced a call for speakers for the event. The one-day conference will bring together thought leaders from Syracuse’s technology, entertainment and design backgrounds to host short lectures on local issues…

Business & Economy

Women in Sports and Events Hosts Feb. 19 Panel on Careers in Sports

Tuesday, January 17, 2017, By News Staff

Women in Sports and Events (WISE) will host “Shoot for Success: WISE Women in Sports,” a pre-game panel discussion on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Organized in collaboration with Syracuse University Athletics, the panel discussion…

Media, Law & Policy

Airbrushing and Selling a Fake Image

Tuesday, January 17, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Rebecca Ortiz, an assistant professor of advertising at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, who researches issues of sex, gender, and the media, said that CVS’s decision to stop substantially retouching photos for their CVS-brand beauty products is an incredibly smart move…

Campus & Community

Winter Student Involvement Fair Wednesday

Tuesday, January 17, 2017, By Shannon Andre

On Wednesday, Jan. 18, students will have the opportunity to engage with more than 80 student organizations during the Winter Student Involvement Fair.  The fair, located in Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., aims to…

Arts & Culture

University Partners to Host Global Game Jam, Jan. 20-22 in Bird Library

Tuesday, January 17, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Bird Library will serve as a location for Global Game Jam (#SUGGJ17), the world’s largest game jam (game creation) event, taking place on the weekend of Jan. 20-22. University and community members are invited to collaborate, create and present new game…

Arts & Culture

Pulitzer Prize-Winning ‘Disgraced’ to Play at Syracuse Stage

Friday, January 13, 2017, By News Staff

After the phenomenal success of “Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins,” Syracuse Stage switches gears and turns on a powerful and explosive drama as the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Disgraced” opens on Jan. 27 in the Archbold Theatre at the Syracuse…

Campus & Community

Update on OCR Title IX Review

Friday, January 13, 2017, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: On Tuesday, January 24, representatives from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will be on campus to assess Syracuse University’s processes for handling of complaints of sexual violence or harassment. This…