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STEM

Biology’s circle of life

Monday, November 12, 2012, By News Staff

Nature is all about cycles—the circle of life. Likewise, the history of the Department of Biology in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences could be summed up in terms of life cycles. That cycle, which began 140 years ago,…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School, W2O Group partner to form Center for Social Commerce

Friday, November 9, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and W2O Group, an independent global network of leading communications counseling firms, today announced the creation of the W2O Group Center for Social Commerce, focusing on imparting industry-leading skills and acumen to students,…

Office of Human Capital Development announces new policies on discrimination and harassment

Wednesday, November 7, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced a revised and comprehensive policy regarding sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse. The new policy sets clear parameters and provides specific direction to University employees and the wider SU community with respect to appropriate conduct and the…

Media, Law & Policy

International students find much to interest them in U.S. presidential election

Tuesday, November 6, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

The debates, the media coverage, seemingly endless campaigning. Americans have endured months of buildup to the U.S. presidential election. Two students—Chi Chen, a junior studying psychology, and Yutian Yang, a third-year Ph.D. student in chemical engineering—have watched the U.S. process,…

Campus & Community

Alumni, friends welcomed back to campus Nov. 8-11 for annual Orange Central celebration

Friday, November 2, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

After a week of student activities to pump up the Orange spirit, Syracuse University’s annual Orange Central celebration will culminate in an expanded Homecoming + Reunion for alumni and friends Nov. 8-11.

Media, Law & Policy

Smart kids, visual stories

Thursday, November 1, 2012, By News Staff

The first thing the kids noticed was the glass. Walking through the halls of Newhouse 3 in the first year of their participation in the “Smart Kids, Visual Stories” project, students from Syracuse city school Levy K-8 couldn’t fathom how the university felt so comfortable allowing so much exposed glass.

Arts & Culture

SU’s Ray Smith Symposium focuses on Latino/a ‘Homeland’ Nov. 8-9

Thursday, November 1, 2012, By Rob Enslin

The Ray Smith Symposium titled “Moving Borders: The Culture and Politics of Displacement in and from Latin America and the Caribbean,”  continues Nov. 8-9 with events pertaining to issues of “Homeland.” (A cluster of events under the umbrella of “Borders”…

Campus & Community

SUstainable CommuNitY Film Series screening ‘Strange Days on Planet Earth’ on Nov. 1

Friday, October 26, 2012, By News Staff

Can dust storms in Africa be linked to an asthma epidemic in the Caribbean? How can crumbling houses in New Orleans be related to voracious creatures from southern China? Come see how seemingly unrelated events happening on different continents can…

Veterans

Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony will be held Nov. 12

Friday, October 26, 2012, By Eileen Jevis

Syracuse University will hold a ceremony on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 12, to recognize students, faculty, staff and alumni who serve(d) in the armed forces. The event will take place at 11 a.m. at Hendricks Chapel. Vice Admiral Robert B. Murrett…

Veterans

War and drugs: Addressing substance abuse in the military

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

A recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) points out some troubling statistics about substance abuse in the military, calling the situation a “public health crisis” and urging the Department of Defense to improve prevention and treatment care for service members.