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Health & Society

Get Vaccinated Wednesday, Oct. 11, and Have a Healthy Winter

Friday, October 6, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Flu season in the United States can begin as early as this month. It typically peaks in January or February. The single best way to prevent getting the flu is to get the vaccine. It won’t protect you against every…

Campus & Community

Suzanne Ortega to Speak on Ph.D. Career Preparation

Thursday, October 5, 2017, By News Staff

On Friday, Oct. 6, the Graduate School and Syracuse University’s Future Professoriate Program (FPP) welcome to campus Suzanne Ortega, president of the Council of Graduate Schools. Ortega will give at talk at 4 p.m. in 105 Life Sciences Building, followed by…

Arts & Culture

Negro Spirituals: A Workshop/Discussion on the Historical Context

Thursday, October 5, 2017, By News Staff

Join us Thursday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. in the Community Folk Art Center to discuss the Afro-American experience as it relates to the so-called African American slaves. We will be examining the people, how they lived and how they…

Campus & Community

Apple Picking October Outdoor Adventure Trip: Oct. 8

Thursday, October 5, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

The Department of Recreation Services is offering an outdoor adventure trip to Abbott Farms for apple picking. Apple picking will take place on Sunday, Oct. 8. Buses will depart from SU’s College Place (in front of Sims Hall) at 12:30…

Health & Society

Humanitarian Computing

Thursday, October 5, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

There are many places in the world that are too remote, too poor or too embroiled in conflict to provide basic human services—including healthcare. Instead of doctor’s offices or hospitals, medical services are often provided by traveling volunteers or even…

Arts & Culture

English Professor Wins National Literary Prize

Thursday, October 5, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A faculty member of the College of Arts and Sciences has received one of the nation’s largest prizes for fiction writing. Dana Spiotta, an associate professor of English who teaches in the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, is the winner…

Health & Society

Falk College Celebrates 100 Years of Nutrition Education

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, By Michele Barrett

When nutrition-based courses debuted in 1917 at Syracuse University, cooking laboratories included 24 gas stoves, one fireless cooker and a coal range. What a difference a century makes. In celebration of 100 years of nutrition education, Falk College hosted nearly 150…

Campus & Community

Marketing Team Wins National Award for University College Ad Campaign

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, By News Staff

The marketing team that promotes University College has won a silver award in the 2017 University Professional Continuing Education Association’s (UPCEA) National Marketing Awards Competition. The awards recognize the best marketing practices and promotional pieces in the field of professional,…

Arts & Culture

Malmgren Series Features Music of Female Composers Oct. 8

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Organist Anne Laver and soprano Janet Brown will present a program of sacred music by women composers as part of the 2017-18 season of Hendricks Chapel’s Malmgren Concert Series on Sunday, Oct. 8. The concert, titled “Feminine Voices,” will begin…

Media, Law & Policy

Michael Schwartz to Serve on NYS Committee to Promote Court Access for People with Disabilities

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, By Martin Walls

On Sept. 26,New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks announced the formation of an advisory panel charged with developing an action plan to improve access to state courts for all persons, including those…