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Health & Society

Understanding Effects of Exercise on Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Exercise has been shown to help control weight, improve mood and reduce the risk of certain diseases. Stefan Keslacy, assistant professor of exercise science in the School of Education, is taking the research further with Alzheimer’s disease.

Campus & Community

Students Host Second Annual Student Leadership Conference on SU Campus

Tuesday, January 29, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University student members of the Student Leadership Institute, a year-long program coordinated by the Office of Student Activities within the Division of Student Affairs, are planning the second annual SU Student Leadership Conference on Feb. 9. This one-day event…

STEM

War Zones Topic of Daylong Symposium

Tuesday, January 29, 2013, By News Staff

War zones, both physical and metaphorical, will be explored in a daylong symposium, “Dialogue on Deconstructing War Zones,” Saturday, Feb. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. in Lender Auditorium, located in Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management building, Room…

Campus & Community

In Class: SPM 199 (video)

Tuesday, January 29, 2013, By Keith Kobland

The biggest sports spectacle on earth goes under the microscope in SPM 199, The Super Bowl and Society with Professor Dennis Deninger.

Health & Society

Gretchen Lopez Honored with Racial Justice Award

Monday, January 28, 2013, By Jennifer Russo

Gretchen Lopez, assistant professor of Cultural Foundations of Education at Syracuse University’s School of Education, is the recipient of the 2013 Racial Justice Award given by InterFaith Works/Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism (IFW/CWD) of Central New York. She will…

Campus & Community

Statement Regarding Recent Department of Public Safety Organizational Changes

Monday, January 28, 2013, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety has embarked on a comprehensive process assessing services provided, with a focus on implementing improvement. Within the next week, DPS will be announcing appointments to new first line leadership assignments resulting from nearly a year of reorganization planning.

STEM

Open course offers introduction to data science

Friday, January 25, 2013, By J.D. Ross

A new open online course planned for next month by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) will offer an introduction to the field of data science. The first open course offered at Syracuse University is currently accepting signups for enrollment…

Media, Law & Policy

Video: using drones to provide a new view for news

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By Keith Kobland

As part of the Digital Edge Journalism Series, Professor Dan Pacheco offers his insight into the use of remote-controlled drones to capture video for news media use. This video offers a glimpse into this technology, and why it must be…

Media, Law & Policy

New book makes a case for why the U.S. is still on top and how it can stay there

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By News Staff

Is the United States losing its dominant place in the world? In recent years there has been a growing “declinist” sentiment that the U.S. has lost legitimacy and power around the world due to a series of events—from the rise…

STEM

Global Game Jam planned for Jan. 25-27

Thursday, January 24, 2013, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be a host site for the Global Game Jam event, where students and other game developers gather together to make innovative games. For 48 hours Jan. 25-27, participants at the iSchool and across…