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Campus & Community

Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad wins Fast Pitch Competition at Charleston Conference

Monday, November 7, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Blackstone LaunchPad won the Judges’ Prize at the inaugural Charleston Conference Fast Pitch Competition on Nov. 4. The new innovation competition looks for compelling new ideas in academic library and information management. A committee of professional judges selected the…

Media, Law & Policy

Nov. 9 Eric Mower Advertising Forum Lecture to Feature Avidan Strategies CEO Avi Dan

Monday, November 7, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Avidan Strategies CEO Avi Dan will visit the Newhouse School Nov. 9 as a guest of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. He will speak on “The Second Most Important Job for an Agency” at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan…

Public Invited to Forum on ‘How CNY Works’

Friday, November 4, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) continues its current study, “How CNY Works,” by inviting the public to participate in the next study session. OCL is examining the diversity of CNY’s economic base. The next session will be held at the…

Health & Society

YWCA Recognizes Two from University with ‘Spirit of American Women’ Honors

Friday, November 4, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Two Syracuse University leaders were honored at the YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County’s “Spirit of American Women” Awards on Nov. 3 at the Genesee Grande Hotel. Liz Liddy, dean of the School of Information Studies, and Tatiana Williams ’16 G’17,…

Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Landscape Architect/Urbanist James Corner to Give University Lecture

Thursday, November 3, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Among Corner’s notable design projects are Manhattan’s highly acclaimed High Line; London’s South Park Plaza at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; and Santa Monica’s Tongva Park.

Campus & Community

Live Virtual Conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology ‘

Thursday, November 3, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

All University faculty, staff and students are invited to the virtual version of “Accessing Higher Ground,” a live, web-based conference focused on accessible media, web and technology, presented by the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD). The 19th annual…

STEM

Bhatia Appointed to National Engineering Committee

Wednesday, November 2, 2016, By News Staff

Shobha Bhatia, the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been appointed to the National Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering. The nine-member committee reports to…

Health & Society

School of Education Highlights Graduate Programs at Nov. 4 Open House

Wednesday, November 2, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will host an open house for potential students interested in graduate study on Friday, Nov. 4, from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Sharon Jacquet Education Commons, located in Huntington Hall on the corner or Marshall Street and…

STEM

Heart of a Lion

Wednesday, November 2, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When Marilyn Kerr arrived at Syracuse in 1970, science was a male-dominated profession. The idea of a woman donning a white lab coat and waxing rhapsodic about biology or chemistry seemed, in those days, about as likely as someone synthesizing…

STEM

Combating Stimulant Misuse in College Environment

Monday, October 31, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Recent research suggests one-third of undergraduate students nationwide misuse, or are at risk for misusing stimulants, such as the commonly prescribed ADHD medication Adderall. With funding from biotechnology company Shire, psychology associate professor Kevin Antshel is creating programming to reduce…