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Health & Society

Maxwell Faculty Member Meets Pope Francis During Vatican Workshop on Water Issues

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography at the Maxwell School, is passionate about one of the most basic and important resources on Earth: water. It is through the lens of water by which she examines a multitude of social issues…

STEM

Space and Sound: Edgar Choueiri ’82, G’83

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The distant, crackling sound of a child’s voice sent chills up his spine. “Today is Sept. 21st, 1972. I am 11 years old now and you must be well above 30. Although you exist in a different time, I am…

Campus & Community

Orange Orator Toastmasters Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Keith Kobland

The Orange Orators Toastmasters Club will hold an open house on Tuesday, March 28, at noon to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its charter. The event will take place in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in E.S. Bird Library. The…

STEM

iSchool Announces New Master’s Degree in Enterprise Data Systems

Monday, March 20, 2017, By J.D. Ross

The rapid growth and proliferation of cloud-based computing infrastructure, mobile apps, social media, data-gathering sensors and connected devices has led to increased levels of connectivity at the infrastructure, social, economic and policy levels. The sheer amount of data created and…

STEM

Women STEM Leaders to Discuss ‘Hidden Figures,’ Enduring Challenges

Monday, March 20, 2017, By Shannon Andre

On Tuesday, March 28, students studying in the STEM fields and deans from the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Information Studies will join 1977 College…

Campus & Community

Biology Department to Launch Red-Tailed Hawk Nest Cam

Monday, March 20, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Anne Marie Patti Higgins ’76, G’90 honors husband’s memory by funding University’s first online hawk nest cam WATCH VIDEO: Higgins discusses significance of hawk nest cam The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences is embarking on…

Health & Society

Leading By Example: Support the White Ribbon Campaign

Friday, March 17, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The 23rd annual Vera House White Ribbon Campaign is currently underway.  The campaign encourages community members to “Stand With Us” to end domestic and sexual violence. On March 4, Syracuse University kicked off the campus campaign at the men’s basketball…

Media, Law & Policy

‘United Shades of America’ Executive Producer Will Headline Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media April 3 at Newhouse

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

Donny Jackson, executive producer and show runner for CNN’s “United Shades of America with Kamau Bell,” will visit the Newhouse School on Monday, April 3, for the 16th Annual Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media. Assistant professor of communications Charisse…

Veterans

Simulations Guide Veterans Facing Challenges in Higher Education

Friday, March 10, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University researchers from The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the Office of Military Affairs (OVMA) and the School of Education (SOE) collaborate to develop simulated interaction models (SIMs) for veterans transitioning into and currently enrolled in higher education.

Health & Society

Celebrating the Life of Kay Buschle, Nursing Alumna and Professor Emerita

Wednesday, March 8, 2017, By Valerie Pietra

Kay A. (Brown) Buschle ’57, G’62, professor emerita of nursing, earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Syracuse University School of Nursing, and much of her career was spent there as a professor of nursing. Buschle passed away…