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Research Team Probes Health Effects of Onondaga Lakebed Sediment

Friday, September 2, 2016, By Carol Boll

A team of researchers from Syracuse University, SUNY Upstate Medical University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has received a $15,000 grant from the Hill Collaboration on Environmental Medicine to extend for a third year its research into…

Health & Society

Department of Child and Family Studies Renamed

Friday, September 2, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Effective July 2016, following necessary University review and approvals, Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies was renamed the Department of Human Development and Family Science. The new department name integrates faculty expertise in early childhood education and care,…

STEM

Researchers to Develop a New Category of Biomaterials

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Most people know someone with a hip or knee implant. These artificial joints are made up of metals and polymers known as biomaterials, which are essentially materials that can be safely introduced into the human body. Biomaterials can also help…

STEM

Clear for Landing—Navy Funds Fluid Dynamics Research

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Landing a plane on an aircraft carrier is a dangerous maneuver. There’s only so much space to land, and ships are moving targets. Ships heave. They sway. They surge. They pitch, roll and yaw. Plus, airplanes move similarly in the…

Campus & Community

Focus on Assessment Workshop on Rubrics

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By News Staff

The Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs has announced Focus on Assessment, a series of professional development workshops scheduled for the fall 2016 semester. The first workshop, Introduction to Rubrics, is Friday, Sept. 23. Dannelle Stevens is a…

Campus & Community

$10,000 Grant to Lutheran Campus Ministry’s Mentoring Program; Students Being Recruited

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

A new program through the Council for Lutheran Campus Ministry in Syracuse will recruit college students interested in mentoring young refugees in the community. The “Success Saturdays” project gives college students the opportunity to work with high school and middle…

Campus & Community

Race and Our Communities to Explore Race, Justice, Violence and Police in 21st Century America

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By News Staff

Tonight, Syracuse University will host the inaugural Fall 2016 Symposium on Race and Our Communities: Race, Justice, Violence and Police in 21st Century America.  The symposium will provide an opportunity for candid conversation about racial inequality, community relations, police brutality…

Campus & Community

Meet the Race Symposium Panelists

Wednesday, August 31, 2016, By Shannon Andre

On Thursday, Sept. 1, Syracuse University will host the inaugural Fall 2016 Symposium on Race and Our Communities: Race, Justice, Violence and Police in 21st Century America. The symposium will provide an opportunity for candid conversation about racial inequality, community…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Partners with FOX Sports University to Offer New Sports Media Course

Tuesday, August 30, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is launching a new course, “The Sports Media Project,” in partnership with FOX Sports University. The three-credit course, open to juniors and seniors in any major, is co-taught by Ed Russell, associate professor…