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Inauguration Day Press Kit: Biography of Chancellor Kent Syverud

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By News Staff

Kent Syverud is Chancellor and President of Syracuse University. Appointed by the University’s Board of Trustees in September 2013, he assumed the leadership post in January 2014, becoming the 12th leader of the University since its founding in 1870. Chancellor…

VPA, Emme ’85 Launch ‘Fashion Without Limits’ Design Initiative

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Erica Blust

The fashion design program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has joined with iconic supermodel and entrepreneur Emme ’85 to launch “Fashion Without Limits,” a design initiative that promotes the creation of size 12+ designs in the junior year through a special competition.

Health & Society

Falk Students, Faculty Advocate for Women’s Right to Adequate Nutrition at UN Meetings

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By News Staff

Students in the Falk College’s new graduate course, FST 700, “Gender, Food and Rights,” attended the United Nations’ annual Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) meetings during spring break. Led by food studies Professor Anne Bellows, three students—Melanie Shaffer-Cutillo,…

‘Changing Sports, Changing Lives’ Documentary World Premiere April 28

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Michele Barrett

Students enrolled in SPM 300, “The History of Sport,” have spent the 2013-14 academic year focusing their research efforts on sports that have been adapted to transform and enrich the lives of athletes with physical disabilities. In the fall semester,…

Media, Law & Policy

CBS’ Gayle King to Emcee Mirror Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Gayle King, co-host of “CBS This Morning” and editor at large of O, the Oprah Magazine, will emcee the eighth annual Mirror Awards ceremony on June 4 in New York City. Hosted by the Newhouse School, the ceremony will include…

Deep Findings

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Rob Enslin

When Cathryn Newton helped discover the USS Monitor in 1973, she was dealing with not just the most famous shipwreck of the Civil War (and of all U.S. naval history), but a paleontological and archaeological find of “epoch” proportions. “Shipwrecks…

Engineering Students Add ‘Spark’ to Advanced Manufacturing

Tuesday, April 8, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Students from Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science recently took part in a competition that aims to add some spark to the field of advanced manufacturing. As part of the second annual ‘Spark’ Innovation Competition, the students worked…

Campus & Community

SU Benefits Package Expands Coverage for Hearing Aids

Monday, April 7, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Hearing loss knows no boundaries; it affects men and women, young and old, and people from all walks of life. In fact, more than 48 million adults, or 20 percent of the adult population in the United States, experience some…

Campus & Community

A Time to Celebrate

Monday, April 7, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

It’s a day of enduring traditions and youthful exuberance—celebration and community. And it’s only happened less than a dozen times before in Syracuse University’s 144-year history. The University will inaugurate its next leader on Friday, April 11, as Kent Syverud is officially installed as SU’s 12th Chancellor and President.

Campus & Community

YOHE Video Competition Deadline Extended

Friday, April 4, 2014, By News Staff

You Only Have Earth! The Office of Sustainability Initiatives wants YOUR videos and posters on themes of sustainability to share with the whole campus. New deadline: April 15. URL: http://sustainability.syr.edu/academics/yohe/ Contact: Rachel May Office of Sustainability Initiatives 443-9726 sumay@syr.edu