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Health & Society

Diane R. Wiener, Barry L. Wells Appointed Co-Chairs of Council on Diversity and Inclusion

Friday, November 18, 2016, By News Staff

Diane R. Wiener, director of the Disability Cultural Center, and Barry L. Wells, special assistant to the Chancellor, have been appointed co-chairs of the new Council on Diversity and Inclusion by Chancellor Kent Syverud. The appointments follow the creation of…

Arts & Culture

Hallas Awarded Howard Foundation Fellowship

Thursday, November 17, 2016, By Liam Sullivan

Associate Professor of English Roger Hallas of the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded $33,000 from the George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation to complete his book project titled “A Medium Seen Otherwise: Photography and Documentary Film.”…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses November Meeting of University Senate

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud provided a budget overview to the University Senate during his appearance Wednesday afternoon in Maxwell Auditorium. He also discussed the Campus Climate Survey, announced two new appointments and mentioned recent revisions to the University policies impacting free…

Arts & Culture

‘Continuum’ at Palitz Gallery Explores 40 Years of Point of Contact

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Scott McDowell

“Continuum” is an exhibition that celebrates 40 Years of Point of Contact Gallery and does so through the lens of its permanent art collection. Many of the pieces included in the exhibition have been created specifically for Point of Contact…

Campus & Community

International Thanksgiving Celebration to be held Nov. 17

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

International students will be treated to an American Thanksgiving meal, featuring traditional fare, at Syracuse University’s 32nd International Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 17. The event will be held in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. Doors open at…

Business & Economy

Global Entrepreneurship Week Features Keynote by Founder Carl Schramm

Sunday, November 13, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The first-ever campuswide Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration kicks off at Syracuse University with a keynote by its founder, Carl Schramm, University Professor and former president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The opening event, “The History of Innovation,”…

Arts & Culture

Ayo Technology Facilitates Spoken Word Events for the 21st Century

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Neema Amadala

In summer 2008, Cedric Bolton, student engagement coordinator in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, organized an open mic night as part of the Summer Start program and noticed something he hadn’t seen before, “All of the students were utilizing their…

STEM

Professor Ian Hosein, Students Develop Technology to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Solar technology—capturing the power of the sun to produce electricity—has been around in some form since the 19th century. There is currently 31.6 gigawatts (GW) of total installed solar capacity in the United States, enough to power 6.2 million American…

Business & Economy

SyracuseCoE Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week with Perspectives from Entrepreneurs

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Kerrie Marshall

SyracuseCoE’s monthly Research and Technology Forum will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week on Nov. 15 featuring three perspectives on commercializing innovations energy and environmental systems. Presenters include the founder and CEO of a student-led venture, a faculty entrepreneur who participated in the…

Veterans

Career Services Staffer—Army Reservist—Connects Student Vets with Employers

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Jennifer Pluta has tackled U.S. Army basic training, operated an asphalt dump truck to help build security points near the Kuwait and Iraqi borders and serves as a master sergeant in the Army Reserve Careers Division. She understands the rigors…