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VPA’s Phillips Co-Authors New Book on Navigating Polluted Information
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has published a new book online (open access) with co-author Ryan M. Milner. “You Are Here: A Field Guide for…
New Inclusive Entrepreneurship Program Launching through Gift from Intelligence++ Foundation
An innovative, interdisciplinary program focused on inclusive entrepreneurship and design is being offered for the 2020-21 academic year in a partnership of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars (LaunchPad) at Syracuse University Libraries, the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education…
‘The Postal Service is Essential to National Security’
Osamah F. Khalil is an associate professor of history in the Maxwell School. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of medical and food supply chains as well as the importance of often overlooked and underpaid service workers, Khalil says…
Increases to SNAP Funding Left Out of Current Aid Bill
Colleen Heflin, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by North Country Public Radio (NPR): SNAP increases, left out of current aid bill, could reduce food insecurity and help economy Heflin encourages policymakers to…
Southeast ADA Center Launches Disability and COVID-19 Portal
The Southeast ADA Center (SEADA), a project of the Burton Blatt Institute and a member of the ADA National Network, has launched the Disability and COVID-19 Portal. The portal, in development since mid-March, began as a way for the SEADA…
‘Building and Buying Online Program Support are Tactics—Not Strategies’
Michael Frasciello is the dean of University College. In a commentary for E-Learning Inside, Frasciello examines the “build vs. buy” dilemma when launching successful online degree programs. But he writes that the two options are not mutually exclusive. To read…
Summer College to Offer Program on Viruses and Viral Diseases
What exactly is a virus? What are they made of? How do viruses cause diseases? There is much to learn about the virus that is causing the current pandemic, and scientists from around the world are performing large-scale studies to…
Food Services Honored for Best University Food Allergy Training Program
Syracuse University Food Services has received the award for 2020 Best Overall Food Allergy Training for Universities from AllerTrain by MenuTrinfo LLC. The AllerTrain team recognized outstanding food service leaders in allergy training and safety by selecting winners from universities…
Professor of Human Diversity Class Creates Trustworthy Environment for Students to Learn Empathy
In a world where embracing differences and understanding diversity is more important than ever before, Professor Xiafei Wang wants students to embrace others’ differences and take a stance on social justice. But her first goal for students is to gain…
Students Update Indigenous Artists’ Wikipedia Entries
Have you ever scrolled through a Wikipedia page and wondered who wrote the information and if it is accurate? The content for this free online encyclopedia is written collaboratively by the people who use it, making reliability dependent upon its…