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Media, Law & Policy

Scholar Spotlight: Nina Rodgers ’16

Wednesday, October 28, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Nina Rodgers, one of the 2015-16 Remembrance Scholars, applied to college with the idea of becoming a sports physician. But when she was rejected from some of her top schools for pre-med, she indulged her passion for journalism and applied…

Media, Law & Policy

For Second Year, College of Law Outperforms State Bar Exam Average

Wednesday, October 28, 2015, By Robert Conrad

College of Law graduates have again outperformed the New York State bar passage average. The recently released July 2015 results show that 79 percent of first time test takers from New York American Bar Association-approved law schools passed the exam,…

Business & Economy

Whitman School’s MS in Finance Program Ranked #33

Wednesday, October 28, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s M.S. in finance program has moved up to Number 33 in the country, according to TFE Times’ annual ranking of graduate finance programs. The program was chosen from the nearly 100 universities that offer…

Campus & Community

Open Enrollment Begins Nov. 2

Wednesday, October 28, 2015, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University faculty, staff and other eligible individuals make their benefit choices for the coming year, begins Monday, Nov. 2, and continues through Friday, Nov. 13. There are a few changes—and some good news—for benefits…

Campus & Community

Larry Martin, Longtime Vice President for Program Development, to Retire

Tuesday, October 27, 2015, By Renée Gearhart Levy

After 40 years of leadership and service to Syracuse University, Larry Martin announced he will retire from his post as vice president of program development at the end of 2015. Martin has served at the helm of Syracuse’s Office of…

Veterans

VetSuccess on Campus Program Available at University

Monday, October 26, 2015, By News Staff

Through the VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) program, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has an experienced vocational rehabilitation counselor on the Syracuse University campus to assist the growing number of service members, veterans, and dependents attending school under the Post-9/11…

Verbal Blend Hosts Third Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute Oct. 30, 31

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Verbal Blend, a spoken word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs, will host the annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. Marc Rodriguez, Sammy Maldonado…

STEM

Memory Is All in the Wrinkles. Or Is It?

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

That many animals have naturally wrinkle-free brains but are still able to learn complex tasks suggests wrinkles aren’t all there is to intelligence.

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell School Names Inaugural Tenth Decade Faculty Scholars

Friday, October 23, 2015, By Scott Barrett

Dean James B. Steinberg has announced the creation of a new faculty award, the Maxwell School Tenth Decade Faculty Scholar, to recognize and encourage excellence in citizenship teaching, research and public engagement at the Maxwell School. Three current Maxwell School…

Health & Society

School Food Policy and Its Impact on Childhood Obesity

Friday, October 23, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Amy Schwartz has for many years studied the school lives of New York City children, looking at educational inequalities and school finance. Much of the work focused on looking at test score results but more recently Schwartz wanted to look at a broader picture of student success.