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Jeffery Mangram Appointed Provost’s Faculty Fellow

Monday, September 24, 2018, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly has appointed Jeffery Mangram as a Provost’s Faculty Fellow. In his new role, Mangram will further advance the curriculum for the Inclusive Teaching faculty development workshop, building upon the inclusive teaching workshop delivered…

Campus & Community

College Appoints Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Friday, September 21, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) reaffirms its commitment to opportunity and access with a newly created high-level appointment. Kishi Animashaun Ducre, associate professor of African American studies (AAS), is the college’s inaugural associate dean of diversity, equity and…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Introduces New Digital Platform to Assist Students with Off-Campus Housing Search

Friday, September 21, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced the launch of a new digital platform to increase access to safe and affordable off-campus housing options for Syracuse students. The new platform, which will be live by the end of November, is designed to ensure…

STEM

Experts from 33 Countries Convene in Syracuse for the 7th International Building Physics Conference

Thursday, September 20, 2018, By Kerrie Marshall

Experts on the science and engineering of buildings and urban environments will convene in Syracuse Sept. 23-26 for the 7th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC). More than 300 attendees from 33 countries will gather to present original research and findings,…

Health & Society

Syracuse University Conducts First Systematic Review of Experimental Pain Research on Cannabis-Based Drugs

Wednesday, September 19, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have determined that cannabinoid drugs do not appear to reduce the intensity of experimental pain, but, instead, may make pain feel less unpleasant and more tolerable.

Arts & Culture

2018-19 Raymond Carver Reading Series Begins with Celebrated Poet Nicole Sealey

Wednesday, September 19, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

Author Nicole Sealey launches the 2018-19 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Sept. 19. She will take part in a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and an author reading at 5:30 p.m., both in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall’s Gifford Auditorium. The…

STEM

Syracuse University Startup SparkCharge is a Finalist in 43North $5 Million Competition

Friday, September 14, 2018, By News Staff

43North has announced 18 finalists for its 2018 $5 million startup competition. One was created at Syracuse University. SparkCharge founder and CEO Josh Aviv ’14, G’17, will compete against competitors hailing from across North America in two rounds of live…

STEM

Engineering and Computer Science Student Inventors Selected for Medical Device Innovation Accelerator

Friday, September 14, 2018, By News Staff

College of Engineering and Computer Science students Kayla Simon ’19 and Elizabeth Tarangelo ’19, co-founders of the In-Spire wearable asthma inhaler, have been accepted to the prestigious Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC) accelerator program. They plan to advance their invention…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Announces 2018-19 Syracuse Symposium

Friday, September 14, 2018, By Rob Enslin

“Stories” is the theme of the 2018-19 Syracuse Symposium, hosted by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Now in its 17th year, the annual public events series explores the humanities through an array…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts Welcomes Seven New Faculty

Thursday, September 13, 2018, By Erica Blust

Seven new full-time faculty members joined the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) this fall. Their disciplines span communication and rhetorical studies, computer art and animation, film, industrial and interaction design and music composition. Natalie Draper Setnor School of…