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National Consumer Health Website Has iSchool Project Roots

Thursday, May 30, 2013, By Diane Stirling

Given limited access to information on medical procedure costs and insurance company reimbursements, Americans have long had difficulty assessing the potential cost of their health care options. However, a complex team project administered by School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant…

Veterans

IVMF Receives $1 Million Grant from Walmart Foundation for Veteran Vocational Education

Thursday, May 23, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has received a $1 million grant from the Walmart Foundation to launch a competitive grant program for veteran vocational education at community and technical colleges in California, New York, Texas and North Carolina.

STEM

Tracking the Earth’s Mantle

Thursday, May 23, 2013, By Rob Enslin

New findings by a team of researchers, including Earth sciences professor Robert Moucha, reveal how the Earth’s mantle affects long-term sea-level rise estimates. This is big news, says Moucha, for scientists who use the coastline to predict future sea levels.

SU Archives Completes Processing of George Fisk Comfort Family Collection

Thursday, May 16, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Archives has completed the processing of the George Fisk Comfort Family Collection, which was made possible through a grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. The collection, which is available to scholarly researchers and the general public,…

Project Advance Celebrates 40 Years of Transforming Students’ Lives

Thursday, May 16, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Friday, May 17, in typical SUPA fashion—a morning of intellectually stimulating seminars for high school instructors followed by a luncheon. Yong Zhao, presidential chair and associate dean for global…

Campus & Community

Summer Telephone and Network Installations: Order Now!

Thursday, May 16, 2013, By News Staff

For the next four months, the offices of Telecommunications and Network and Wiring Services, divisions of Information Technology and Services (ITS), will be very busy working on a large number of summer projects.  As such, we find it necessary to…

SALTQuarters Artists Introduced to the Community

Thursday, May 16, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Near West Side Initiative (NWSI) has announced the two artists who have been selected for residencies in the SALTQuarters Artist-in-Residence Program. The artists, John Cardone of Syracuse and Peter Edlund of Brooklyn, were introduced and welcomed by the community…

Dean of Student Affairs Thomas V. Wolfe Named 14th President of Iliff School of Theology

Wednesday, May 15, 2013, By News Staff

Thomas V. Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of Syracuse University’s Division of Student Affairs, has been named the 14th president of Iliff School of Theology (Iliff), as announced today by the Iliff Board of Trustees. Wolfe, who has led…

Exhibition at The Warehouse Explores Future of I-81 Downtown

Tuesday, May 14, 2013, By News Staff

The School of Architecture and UPSTATE: a Center for Design, Research and Real Estate have put together “Alt-81,” an exhibition of work by Syracuse University students exploring post-2017 possibilities for the I-81 corridor that runs through downtown Syracuse.

Commencement Speech by New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof

Sunday, May 12, 2013, By News Staff

Now, I hope that you students now appreciate that ancient wisdom “the tassel is worth the hassle.” It sounds a little better in Latin, but you get the idea. And a special congratulations to all you moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day!