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Health & Society

Blackboard Ally Available to Help Faculty Make Digital Course Content More Accessible

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Gabriella Salkin

University faculty members have a new tool for providing students with accessible course documents. Blackboard Ally, an accessibility plugin, will be integrated into all Syracuse University courses in Blackboard starting in the 2018 spring semester. Faculty can request that Ally…

STEM

Driscoll Named Fellow of AAAS

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Charles T. Driscoll, University Professor of Environmental Systems and Distinguished Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a AAAS…

Health & Society

Michelle Zaso Awarded Prestigious NIH Fellowship

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Amy Manley

Michelle Zaso, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship. Funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Seeks Local Actor for Role in ‘Airborn’

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage will host auditions for local non-Equity actors on Dec. 13, 3-6 p.m., for the role of a Tuskegee Airman in “Airborn,” part of its touring Backstory program. Backstory is a live, interactive and creative history lesson for upper…

STEM

Physics Alumnus Wins Major Dissertation Award

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Rob Enslin

An alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is being recognized by the American Physical Society (APS). Nathan Jurik G’16, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Oxford (U.K.), is the 2018 recipient of the Mitsuyoshi Tanaka…

Media, Law & Policy

Short Films Produced by Tully Center Explore Developments in First Amendment Law

Monday, November 27, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

To mark its 10th anniversary, the Tully Center for Free Speech at the Newhouse School produced a series of six short films marking significant developments in First Amendment law over the past decade. Under direction of Tully Center director Roy Gutterman,…

Business & Economy

Impact Prize Winners Announced

Friday, November 17, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A panel of area civic leaders this week announced the winners of the first Impact Prize competition at Syracuse University. Winners were selected for the most innovative and implementable ideas to help solve civic, environmental, economic or other public challenges,…

Health & Society

University to Host State of the Art Conference on Postsecondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Tuesday, November 14, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

The ninth annual State of the Art Conference on Postsecondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities runs Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 15 and 16, at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center and the Schine Student Center. Including a…

Campus & Community

Money Matters: Syracuse Smart Money Program Leads Students to Financial Wellness

Tuesday, November 14, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

As students accept their diploma at the end of their academic careers at Syracuse University, they are prepared for professional success. The Office of Financial Literacy wants students to also be ready to achieve financial success and wellness through a…

Campus & Community

Bump the Mumps Event Takes Place Tuesday on the Quad

Monday, November 13, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University students are being asked to take the pledge to help “Bump the Mumps” during an event taking place Tuesday, Nov. 14, on the quad. Student health peers will be on hand to answer mumps-related questions, and students will…