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Chancellor to Meet with Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy Next Week

Friday, January 16, 2015, By News Staff

Recognizes Legacy of Advocacy Center and Its Former Staff Early next week, Chancellor Kent Syverud will meet with members of the Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy to discuss its final report released last month. The workgroup—a group…

Campus & Community

Illumination Initiative Lights Up Iconic Downtown Buildings

Friday, January 16, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse is renowned for winter, but this season the city is shining a little brighter, thanks to an illumination initiative by the Connective Corridor focused on lighting iconic buildings and public spaces along the recently completed streetscape.

Campus & Community

Orange Goes Red for American Heart Association

Thursday, January 15, 2015, By News Staff

Last year Syracuse University raised more than $14,000 for the American Heart Association through the first-ever Orange Goes Red campaign. Hundreds of employees joined the Syracuse University Heart Walk Team, committed to Fifty Days of Fitness, and sold paper hearts…

STEM

Drone Project Takes Flight, Leads to Entrepreneurial Venture

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

A couple of summers ago, Arland Whitfield ’16 stumbled across a YouTube video about drones. It wasn’t long before he knew he had to get airborne.

STEM

iSchool Mourns Former Faculty Member Marta Dosa

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies Professor Emerita Marta Dosa passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8. She joined the faculty in 1962, after receiving her master’s degree in library science from Syracuse in 1957, and served for 34 years. She was 91…

Business & Economy

Student Ventures Can Enter Panasci Business Plan Competition to Win Startup Funding

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, By Lindsay Wickham

The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) in the Whitman School of Management are calling for submissions for the 2015 Panasci Business Plan Competition. The competition accepts business plan ideas from graduate and…

STEM

Research Finds In-Game Rewards Have No Effect on Learning

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, By J.D. Ross

New research from School of Information Studies Associate Professor Jenny Stromer-Galley explores the role of in-game rewards and the impact they have on learning in educational games. In a paper set to be published in the April edition of Computers…

Campus & Community

Support Groups for Survivors of Sexual and Relationship Violence

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, By News Staff

The Sexual and Relationship Violence Response Team is offering two new groups through the Counseling Center. Students should call the Counseling Center and refer to the group they wish to register for. Students must attend a group orientation meeting. Listed…

Campus & Community

SU Libraries’ Spring Exhibition Explores ‘The Automobile’

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries will present “The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations” as its spring 2015 exhibition. It will run from Jan. 20 until Aug. 28 in the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) Gallery on the 6th floor of Bird…

Campus & Community

Office of the Board of Trustees Reorganizes to Enhance and Support University Governance

Monday, January 12, 2015, By News Staff

Richard L. Thompson, Chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees, today announced several appointments that will enhance the Office of the Board of Trustees and support the efficient governance of the University. Lisa A. Dolak, the Angela S. Cooney Professor…