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Carnegie Library Stacks Remain Closed, New Periodicals Available at Bird Library

Sunday, October 10, 2021, By Cristina Hatem

The book stacks at Carnegie Library remain closed due to unexpected repair work. Therefore, all new print periodicals that would normally be shelved at Carnegie will be available at Bird Library. This includes 44 print titles. Out of caution for…

Arts & Culture

Panelists to Discuss Aktion T4 and Contesting the Erasure of Disability History During Virtual Event Oct. 18

Sunday, October 10, 2021, By News Staff

Three queer Jewish disabled writers and artists each discuss their work on Aktion T4, a prime crucible of disability history, during a Zoom virtual event on Monday, Oct. 18, from 3-4:15 p.m. ET. Aktion T4 was a eugenics project in…

Campus & Community

Managing Midterm Stress for Academic Success

Friday, October 8, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students: Please take a moment to review our message below outlining a number of resources available to you to help manage stress, anxiety and the demands of your classes. We are reaching the point of the semester where you…

Campus & Community

Residential Community Safety Officer Clarise Shelby-Coleman Encourages Kids With Autism to ‘Show Them How Smart You Are’ Through Advocacy Work

Friday, October 8, 2021, By Jen Plummer

When her son Chase was diagnosed with autism in the summer of 2005, Clarise Shelby-Coleman, who works in Campus Safety and Emergency Management Services as a residential community safety officer, searched for community support and resources that would empower her…

Faculty Professional Development Series ‘Moving the Needle’ Toward DEIA

Friday, October 8, 2021, By Matt Michael

At her core, Melissa Luke says she is a “consummate scientist practitioner” who prefers to rely on research and data to inform her work. So when the division of Faculty Affairs in the Office of Academic Affairs asked Luke and…

Campus & Community

Upgraded MySlice Now Available

Thursday, October 7, 2021, By Eric Ferguson

MySlice has a new look after a system upgrade that took place over the weekend of Sept. 25-26. If you haven’t visited the refreshed MySlice, please clear your web browser cache before doing so. As a result of the upgrade, MySlice…

Campus & Community

Activities for the Weekend of Oct. 7-10 and Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Thursday, October 7, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students and Families: This weekend marks another busy and exciting time on campus as we welcome parents and families for Family Weekend 2021. If you will be on campus, I hope you will partake in the many events scheduled…

STEM

BioInspired Institute Partners With Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Thursday, October 7, 2021, By Ellen de Graffenreid

The BioInspired Institute focuses on leading-edge research in materials and living systems and trains students at the undergraduate and graduate level. When the United States faced a reckoning on racism and structural inequities, BioInspired’s faculty and staff asked, “How can…

Veterans

Making a Difference on the Battlefield, in the Corporate World and at Syracuse University

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, By Eileen Korey

The incoming chair of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) Advisory Board, Richard M. (Rich) Jones ’92, G’95, L’95, believes that President Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address provides us with a call to action. He says that the…

Los Angeles Times

How Police Contribute To the Media’s Fixation On the ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Carol Liebler, communications professor in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times, “Gabby Petito and one way to break media’s ‘missing white woman syndrome’” Liebler discussed this issue of ‘missing white woman syndrome’ and the media’s tendency…