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Veterans

War and drugs: Addressing substance abuse in the military

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Kathleen Haley

A recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) points out some troubling statistics about substance abuse in the military, calling the situation a “public health crisis” and urging the Department of Defense to improve prevention and treatment care for service members.

Campus & Community

GET Speaker Series: The Anatomy of a Cyber Attack

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By News Staff

Global Enterprise Technology Speaker Series featuring Kevin Flanagan, RSA Security Division, EMC Corp. “The Anatomy of a Cyber Attack” Information Security expert, Kevin Flanagan, will provide: • An overview of the current threat landscape • Strategies for detecting sophisticated attacks…

Health & Society

Deborah Appleman to receive Tolley Medal for leadership in lifelong learning, speak about teaching

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will present the William Pearson Tolley Medal for leadership in lifelong learning to Deborah Appleman of Carleton College on Thursday, Oct. 25. The presentation of the Tolley Medal will take place as part of the School…

Campus & Community

Message from Chancellor Cantor

Friday, October 12, 2012, By News Staff

Dear SU Community: It was just a month ago that we all celebrated the terrific news that the Campaign for Syracuse University was successful, reaching our goal of raising a billion dollars for programs, professorships, scholarships, facilities and more, three…

STEM

Research at the interface of physics and biology

Thursday, October 11, 2012, By News Staff

On the surface, it would seem that zebrafish and humans are about as different as, say, developmental biologists and theoretical physicists. Fish swim; humans walk. Biologists revere Charles Darwin; physicists have an abiding admiration for Albert Einstein.

Campus & Community

SyracuseCoE and CenterState CEO open next round of CAP grant applications

Thursday, October 11, 2012, By News Staff

The Syracuse CoE and CenterState CEO have announced the next round of solicitations for Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP) grants. The grants will be awarded to projects that commercialize new products and services in the fields of indoor environmental quality, water resources…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse students document lives of Syracuse families this week as part of annual Fall Workshop

Tuesday, October 9, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Seventy multimedia photography and design (MPD) students from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will spend Oct. 11-14 documenting the lives of families across Syracuse as part of the school’s annual Fall Workshop. The students will use photography,…

Campus & Community

Meet the IDEA Connectors

Monday, October 8, 2012, By News Staff

Entrepreneurship is not bound by one discipline.  In fact, entrepreneurial success often requires collaboration across disciplines and skill sets. In February 2012, Tory Gentes (SU ’10, Engagement Fellow 2010-11) was hired by Syracuse University as the Student Entrepreneurial Consultant.  Gentes’…

Disability Cultural Center makes a big impact on local community in first year

Monday, October 8, 2012, By News Staff

In its first year of operation, Syracuse University’s Disability Cultural Center (DCC), within the Division of Student Affairs, has been busy building bridges and making meaningful connections on campus, in the community and across the country. In its efforts to…

Campus & Community

Transcript of “The Rise of Democracy in the Middle East” Panel (PDF)

Monday, October 8, 2012, By News Staff

ROUGH DRAFT NOT VERBATIM >> Please welcome to the stage, the voices of Afghanistan. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> Thank you, everyone. On behalf of voices of Afghanistan I would like to thank Sam Nappi and also university…