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STEM

Exploring Evolution Acceptance for Better Science Education

Monday, November 13, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Understanding the nature of science is the greatest predictor of evolution acceptance in college students, a new study finds. With a minority of American adults fully accepting evolution, the fundamental principle of biological science, this research provides guidance for educators…

Media, Law & Policy

MTV co-founders, Now iHeartMedia Executives Pittman, Sykes to Visit Newhouse School Nov. 16

Monday, November 13, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

  iHeartMedia executives Bob Pittman and John Sykes ’77 will visit the Newhouse School Thursday, Nov. 16, as guests of the Soyars Leadership Lecture Series. They will participate in a Q&A with Bill Werde, director of Newhouse’s Bandier Program, at…

Campus & Community

Communication and Rhetorical Studies Alumnus Wins National Master’s Thesis Award

Monday, November 13, 2017, By Erica Blust

Ryan Bince, a 2017 graduate of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies’ (CRS) master of arts (M.A.) degree program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has received the M.A. Thesis of the Year Award from the Master’s…

Business & Economy

Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 13-17

Friday, November 10, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) launches Monday, Nov. 13, with Syracuse University and community networking events, workshops, lectures and competitions. The celebration, from Nov. 13-17, is the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. Its purpose is to inspire and educate ideators and…

Business & Economy

Invent@Su Info Sessions Nov. 13 & 14

Friday, November 10, 2017, By News Staff

Next summer, Invent@SU will return to transform undergraduate students into inventors as they design, prototype and pitch original devices. The immersive invention accelerators will be held on campus and at the Fisher Center in New York City. For the first time, the program…

Veterans

Profiles from the Past and Present—Celebrating Alumni and Student Veteran Stories

Friday, November 10, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

In celebration of Veterans Week 2017 at Syracuse University, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs is recognizing the success stories of one current student veteran and one military-connected alumni each day of the week.  After welcoming veterans to campus…

Campus & Community

Call for Nominations for the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence

Friday, November 10, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Do you know a member of the University community who has made an outstanding contribution to the University through a significant commitment to scholarship, research excellence or advancing the institution’s missions and goals? Nominations are now being accepted for the…

Campus & Community

Open Enrollment Ends Today—Enroll Now Through MySlice

Friday, November 10, 2017, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University faculty, staff and other eligible individuals make their benefit choices for the coming year, ends today. This is the only time of year when you may elect or change your coverage for many…

Campus & Community

Dympna Callaghan Named University Professor

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Carol Boll

Dympna Callaghan, the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters and professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a University Professor by Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly. The distinction, approved by Chancellor Syverud and…

Arts & Culture

Verbal Blend Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Saul Williams

Thursday, November 9, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program within the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, is celebrating its tenth anniversary on Friday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3….