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Education Professor to Discuss ‘Peaceful at the Core’ Curriculum at Barnes & Noble Jan. 17

Thursday, January 15, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

School of Education Professor Mara Sapon-Shevin has developed a new curriculum to address issues of bullying and to promote a positive social climate in schools. Using children’s literature as the foundation for dialogue, the “Peaceful at the Core” curriculum is…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Welcomes Inaugural Class of MBA@Syracuse Students

Thursday, January 15, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management and 2U Inc. announced Tuesday the start of the inaugural class of students in MBA@Syracuse, the school’s newly enhanced online M.B.A. degree program powered by 2U. The first MBA@Syracuse students, a group of…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Responds to GSO Resolution Regarding University Interactions with THE General Body

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By News Staff

In a letter delivered tonight to Graduate Student Organization (GSO) President Patrick Neary, Chancellor Syverud responded to the GSO’s Resolution requesting an investigation into the administration’s response to recent student protests. Below is the complete text of the letter. In…

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.

Campus & Community

South Asia Center Call for FLAS Academic Year 2015-16 Applications

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship Competition for Academic Year 2015-16. The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, assists students…

Campus & Community

South Asia Center Call for FLAS Summer 2015 Applications

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship Competition for Summer 2015. The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, assists students in…

Campus & Community

Contemplative Collaborative Brownbag Series to Kick Off Humanities Center’s Spring Symposia

Wednesday, January 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The Syracuse University Humanities Center’s Spring Symposia will kick off on Friday, Jan. 16, with the first installment of a three-part Contemplative Collaborative Brownbag Series titled, “Practicing Presence: Mindfulness Practices for Teaching and Learning.” Free and open to the public,…

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…