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Third Annual Syracuse Ramadan Dinner Planned for May 18

Thursday, May 9, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The third annual Syracuse Ramadan Dinner will be held Saturday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at Manley Field House. Iftar (Ramadan dinner) will be served after remarks and a presentation on Islam and Ramadan. More than 600 community members attended…

Campus & Community

Student-Athletes’ Success Reflected in NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate

Wednesday, May 8, 2019, By SU Athletics

Success for Syracuse University Athletics is as prevalent in the classroom as it is in the competitive sports environment. A school-record seven programs earned NCAA recognition for their perfect four-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score, including women’s soccer (fourth consecutive…

Fast Company

Best Use Of College Career Services Post Graduation

Wednesday, May 8, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Jenna Collins, associate director in Office of Alumni Engagement, quoted in the Fast Company article “This is how to use your college career services long after graduation.” In the article, Collins says that the most frequent request she gets from…

Arts & Culture

Vanja Malloy to Lead Syracuse University Art Galleries

Tuesday, May 7, 2019, By News Staff

Vanja Malloy, curator of American art at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College, has been named director and chief curator of the Syracuse University Art (SUArt) Galleries, effective Aug. 1. Malloy will be the second director of the SUArt…

STEM

Anna Feldman Named Recipient of NOAA-Hollings Scholarship

Tuesday, May 7, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When Hurricane Sandy hit New York City in October 2012, Anna Feldman’s community was battered by flooding and the breakdown of utilities, transit systems and wastewater treatment plants. A few months later, as an eighth-grade student, she participated in a…

Campus & Community

Make Your Mark on Syracuse University by June 30

Tuesday, May 7, 2019, By Kara St. John Tompkins

As Commencement approaches, the 2019 Make Your Mark campaign is providing an opportunity for Syracuse University community members to celebrate their unique Syracuse University experiences. Make Your Mark kicks off May 7. The fiscal year-end fundraising effort supports the Fund…

STEM

iSchool Dean Search Extended, Libraries Dean David Seaman Appointed Interim Dean

Monday, May 6, 2019, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Michele Wheatly today announced that the search for the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been extended. In addition, Wheatly announced the appointment of Dean of Libraries and University…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Establishes New Institute for Autonomous Systems Policy

Monday, May 6, 2019, By Jessica Smith

From self-driving cars to drone delivery systems, from robotic underwater vessels to smart-home technologies, the increasing reliance on autonomous systems poses complex social, ethical and legal questions that demand interdisciplinary, multifaceted research. At Syracuse University’s inaugural Autonomous Systems Policy Symposium,…

Veterans

Maureen Casey: Problem Solver Who Just Can’t Quit

Friday, May 3, 2019, By Eileen Korey

Maureen Casey’s office at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) is more than 150 miles from her childhood home on a dairy farm in Hudson Falls, New York. But the lessons she learned there, tending dairy cows and…

Business & Economy

Three Reasons Why Major League Baseball Attendance Is Slumping

Thursday, May 2, 2019, By Keith Kobland

Many Major League Baseball teams are witnessing big drops at the box office this season. Newhouse School Professor Brad Horn, former vice president for communications and education at the Baseball Hall of Fame, suggests three reasons why. There’s a cold, harsh…