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Campus & Community

Students, Faculty, Staff Invited to Summer Picnic on the Quad

Friday, July 5, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

All are welcome to enjoy some food, games and fun with a picnic on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad on Monday, July 8. Get to know fellow students, faculty and staff who are on campus for the summer and enjoy…

STEM

Apollo Anniversary and the Future of Space Exploration

Tuesday, July 2, 2019, By News Staff

The upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission is July 20. The moon landing marked the culmination of America’s Cold War human spaceflight program and positioned itself as a global leader in science and technology. Apollo 11, the mission Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin…

Business & Economy

Whitman School’s Matt Shumer Selected for Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Summer 2019 Lift Program

Monday, July 1, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Matt Shumer ’22, founder of OptechVR/Visos, is part of an elite cohort of seven university teams from the United States selected for the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars LaunchPad Summer 2019 Lift program. The LaunchPad Lift accelerator program, which kicks…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries Announces 2019 Faculty Fellows

Monday, July 1, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) announces two 2019 Faculty Fellows grant recipients: James Watts, professor of religion, and Kate Hanzalik, assistant teaching professor of writing studies, rhetoric and composition, both in the College of Arts and Sciences….

STEM

Renewed Search Underway for iSchool Dean, Dean Gene Anderson to Chair Search Committee

Thursday, June 27, 2019, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the membership of a renewed search committee tasked with finding the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool). In May, Wheatly announced the appointment of David Seaman, dean of…

Health & Society

Exploring Education in Kenya

Wednesday, June 26, 2019, By Jennifer Russo

After two decades of teaching, learning, research and mentoring, the ’Cuse in Kenya program has evolved into a study abroad course, EDU 400/600 Experiencing Education in Rural and Urban Settings in Kenya. Led by Joanna Masingila, School of Education dean…

Veterans

Vice Chancellor Haynie Testifies Before US Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs

Tuesday, June 25, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

On Wednesday, June 19, Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) Mike Haynie testified before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. During a hearing on “Harnessing the Power…

Campus & Community

Newly Created Manager of Bias Response and Education Furthers Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Tuesday, June 25, 2019, By Teagan Cyan Peacock

The Dean of Students Office in the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience has welcomed Deka Dancil ’14 as the manager of bias response and education, a new position created with support from the Invest Syracuse initiative to advance…

Campus & Community

When Summer Turns Painful, Here’s What to Do

Friday, June 21, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Dr. Karen Nardella, medical director of Health Services, and her team offer tips on how to treat some of the most common summertime ailments, including sunburn, dehydration and (ugh) ticks. SUNBURN: What home remedies do you recommend to soothe the…

Media Tip Sheets

Bee Populations In Trouble Following EPA Pesticide Decision

Thursday, June 20, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Just a few weeks ago, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was pulling 12 products off the market that contained pesticides that were harmful to the honeybee. This week, the agency made an emergency exception for nearly a dozen states…