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Campus & Community

Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity & Inclusion Report Shared with the University Community

Monday, March 21, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

A report by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion details wide-ranging recommendations aimed at creating a more welcoming, respectful campus climate, including establishing a Diversity and Inclusion Council and hiring a chief diversity officer. The workgroup’s full report, which…

Health & Society

Neuroscience Expert Shares Love for Dance with People with Parkinson’s Disease

Monday, March 21, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

Tumay Tunur feels dance helps people with Parkinson’s disease escape from their world of problems, medication and illness.

Arts & Culture

‘Knowledge Crowns Those Who Hear Her’: Lecture, Workshop with Sam Brylawski

Friday, March 18, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries will present the annual lecture and workshop in the Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation on March 24-25. The featured presenter is Sam Brylawski, co-director of the American Discography Project at the University of California,…

STEM

Physicists Achieve Success with Shape-Shifting Water Droplets

Friday, March 11, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences are close to figuring out how to make biologically inspired robots that can change shape according to their environment. A team of researchers, led by Mark Bowick, professor of physics and director…

Dive into Issue of Food Waste with Screening of ‘DIVE!’ Documentary

Friday, March 4, 2016, By News Staff

Greenpeace SU and Students of Sustainability will sponsor a free screening of the food waste documentary “DIVE!” on Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater. The award-winning documentary follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive…

Campus & Community

Celebrate International Women’s Month with Women’s Empowerment and Engagement Partnership March 8-10

Tuesday, March 1, 2016, By Lindsay Wickham

The Syracuse Women’s Empowerment and Engagement Partnership (SWEEP) is a cross-campus collaboration that will be hosting several on campus events in celebration of Women’s History month in March. All students, staff and faculty members across campus are encouraged to join SWEEP to celebrate…

Media, Law & Policy

AP Correspondent Kathy Gannon to Be Honored with Tully Free Speech Award March 7

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Associated Press correspondent Kathy Gannon is the recipient of the 2015 Tully Free Speech Award. Presented by the Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School, the award honors journalists who have persevered in the face of threats and…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Closes Out Month with High-Profile Events

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center, based in the College of Arts and Sciences, wraps up February with a quartet of high-profile events. It features visits by Jonathan Dueck, an award-winning ethnomusicologist at George Washington University (GW); Alicia Garza, founder of the Black…

Campus & Community

Outdoor Challenge Course Provides More Than 8,000 with Teambuilding, Leadership Experience

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By Shannon Andre

In September 2013, the Department of Recreation Services (DRS), within the Division of Student Affairs, opened the outdoor Challenge Course on South Campus. Upon completion of the Challenge Course’s third fall season, the DRS outdoor education staff are pleased to…

Campus & Community

University Partners with Higher Education Expert to Review, Enhance Career Services

Friday, February 12, 2016, By Shannon Andre

As part of Syracuse University’s ongoing commitment to helping its students translate their college education into career and life success, the University has announced an institutional collaboration aimed at reviewing and enhancing its career services operations. Leading the effort are…