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STEM

With the Innovation Law Center’s Help, an Engineer Innovates an Old Technology for a Life-Saving Purpose

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Julia Scaglione

Think back to your last time at a bank drive-thru. You likely deposited or received money through a tube that travels from your window to the bank and back in a minute or so. These systems—known as pneumatic tubes—have been…

Campus & Community

Watch Out for Email Scams!

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Christine Grabowski

Information Technology Services (ITS) urges you to be vigilant. Email scammers are becoming more creative and are making their emails look like they are coming from official University offices and syr.edu accounts. There are currently at least three types of…

Campus & Community

Open Enrollment Resources and Office Hours Continue Through Nov. 9

Monday, November 5, 2018, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University employees make their benefit choices for the coming year, continues through Friday, Nov. 9. This is the only time of year when you may elect or change your coverage for many benefits, unless…

Veterans

Stories of Service: Phillip George and Beth Kubala

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

In celebration of Veterans Week 2018, the University is recognizing stories of student veterans and veteran faculty/staff. These stories are just some of the many from the veteran and military-connected community on campus whom the University is dedicated to supporting….

Campus & Community

University College Celebrates National Distance Learners and Non-traditional Student Week

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

The first week of November (Nov. 5-9) acknowledges two segments of UC’s student population—distance learners and non-traditional students. National Distance Learner Week highlights distance education and the work universities are doing to support students studying online across the globe. Sponsored…

Campus & Community

First Multidisciplinary ‘Smart Cities’ Working Seminar Occurring Wednesday

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By J.D. Ross

The first in a two-year series of working seminars and meetings exploring the broad space of “smart cities” has been planned for Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Killian Room, 500 Hall of Languages. This broad topic…

Health & Society

College Of Law, Falk College Bring Advance Directives Legal Support To Local Community

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By Michele Barrett

Research estimates that only one in three Americans has an advance directive, a number that is substantially lower among communities of color, those of lower socio-economic status, and lower levels of education. This semester, College of Law students in Professor…

Campus & Community

Live Virtual Conference 2018: ‘Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference’

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By Christopher C. Finkle

All University faculty, staff, and students are invited to the Accessing Higher Ground Virtual Conference, a live, web-based conference focused on accessible media, web and technology, presented by the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD). The 21st annual conference…

Veterans

Student Veterans Organization to Present ‘A New Leash on Life’ Film Screening, K9s for Warriors Fundraiser

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Student Veterans Organization (SVO) will present a documentary film screening on Saturday, Nov. 10, to raise awareness of and destigmatize mental health issues as well as to raise funds toward the sponsorship and naming of a K9s for…

Business & Economy

Entrepreneurship Coach, Author Hayley Foster Speaking at SU for Global Entrepreneurship Week

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By News Staff

Hayley Foster, author of “Foster Your Passion: A guide to finding your passion and the tools you need to foster it” (Foster Consulting, 2018), will keynote Global Entrepreneurship Week with a book talk, signing and reception on Monday, Nov. 12,…