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Health & Society

Education Professor Contributes to Global Study on Childhood Obesity

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

Tiago Barreira, assistant professor in the School of Education’s department of exercise science, is part of a team of researchers who collaborated on The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle, and the Environment.

Health & Society

Taishoff Center Receives $2 Million to Create Model InclusiveU Program

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education in the School of Education has received $2 million in federal funds to develop programs and conduct research for national use through the InclusiveU initiative, which supports individualized and inclusive options…

Arts & Culture

WAER Celebrates Black History Month

Thursday, January 28, 2016, By Keith Kobland

In honor of Black History Month, WAER will be programming culturally diverse music, exploration and documentary styled public affairs programs that celebrate significant cultural contributions of African Americans. Every Monday evening beginning on the Feb. 1, WAER will host music…

Campus & Community

Faculty to Select Slate of Candidates for Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure

Thursday, January 28, 2016, By Carol Boll

The Syracuse University Senate this week launched an online election to select candidates across the schools and colleges to serve on a new Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure. Electronic ballots were sent Tuesday to all eligible voters—tenured and…

Campus & Community

Counseling Center and Mind Body Laboratory Offer Free Mindfulness Class to Students

Wednesday, January 27, 2016, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Counseling Center, in collaboration with the Mind Body Lab of the Syracuse University Psychology Department, is offering a free course in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to SU and SUNY-ESF students. The eight-week course meets Wednesday evenings…

Media, Law & Policy

Gitner Elected National Secretary of National Press Photographer’s Association

Tuesday, January 26, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Seth Gitner, an associate professor of newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School, was elected to a two-year term as national secretary of the National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA). He was sworn in at NPPA’s board of directors meeting…

STEM

Semaan Selected for Junior Faculty Research Award

Monday, January 25, 2016, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Bryan Semaan has been recognized with the Robert Benjamin Junior Faculty Research Award. This award was established by iSchool Professor Emeritus Robert Benjamin to recognize outstanding research by a junior faculty member. It provides…

Campus & Community

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza Named Speaker for Black History Month

Monday, January 25, 2016, By Shannon Andre

In honor of Black History Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs is hosting a series of events in February. The month-long celebration officially kicks off on Feb. 1. The commemorative speaker this year is…

STEM

Lankes Receives ALA’s Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship

Friday, January 22, 2016, By J.D. Ross

R. David Lankes, professor and Dean’s Scholar for the New Librarianship at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been selected to receive the 2016 American Library Association (ALA) Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship.  This honor is given annually…

Business & Economy

Whitman Behavioral Lab Conducts Human Subject Research

Friday, January 22, 2016, By News Staff

Students looking to earn some cash for their next cup of coffee need to look no further than the basement of the Whitman School. Located in room 010, the Behavioral Laboratory at the Whitman School of Management provides Whitman faculty…