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The Post Standard

Gorovitz: Youth to Lead Gun Control Fight

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and current philosophy professor Samuel Gorovitz, recently authored an opinion piece for the  Syracuse Post Standard about youth and gun control. While he notes the centuries-old traditions surrounding gun control, he…

Cosmopolitan

Expert Hall on Targeted TSA Searching Methods

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

In 2015, TSA agents were allegedly going to stop searching black women’s hair during regular airport security checks. However, as a recent Cosmopolitan article reveals, the practice is still in place, as many women attest. For this article, Rachel Hall, an…

University to Modernize Human Resources and Timekeeping Systems

Thursday, April 26, 2018, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

In an effort to reduce the administrative burden on schools, colleges and other units, Syracuse University has announced it will upgrade its timekeeping, payroll and human resources technology. This technology, which will go into effect on July 30, will introduce…

Health & Society

University Funding Made Available for University Conduct Board Transcripts in Cases of Sexual Assault, Relationship Violence

Thursday, April 26, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Transcripts involving cases of sexual and relationship violence before the University Conduct Board will now be available at no charge to involved students. The decision was made after a legacy conduct system policy was brought to the attention of university…

Campus & Community

Danielle Schaf Is Syracuse University’s First Beinecke Scholar

Thursday, April 26, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Danielle Schaf, a junior majoring in anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and in forensic science and writing and rhetoric in Arts and Sciences and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program,…

Health & Society

Children’s Resilience through Mindfulness Is Focus of May 4 Event

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, By Michele Barrett

Andres Gonzalez will speak on “Mindfulness Interventions to Reduce Stress and Foster Resilience in Children Across Diverse Communities” on Friday, May 4, 1-2:30 p.m., in 335 Falk (White Hall). Gonzalez is founder and marketing director for the Holistic Life Foundation…

Campus & Community

Mayfest 2018 Beverage Bracelets Now on Sale

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Beverage bracelets for Mayfest 2018 are on sale at the Schine Student Center Goldstein Auditorium upper lobby area, starting at 11 a.m. This year, as shared in February, beverage options are expanded for students of legal age to purchase and…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Announces 2018 Mirror Awards Finalists

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has announced the finalists in the 2018 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony June 14 in New York City. Tickets and tables for…

Health & Society

Research Profile: Clinical Simulations Put Future Teachers to the Test

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, By Carol Boll

Few parents who have spent any time in their children’s classroom would dispute the challenges teachers face in the course of even the most routine day. Whether leading alphabet games with a roomful of exuberant kindergartners or explaining algebraic equations…

Business & Economy

Engineering and Computer Science Students Win Panasci Business Plan Competition with Wearable Inhaler

Tuesday, April 24, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

College of Engineering and Computer Science students Kayla Simon ’19 and Elizabeth Tarangelo ’19 took first place and a $20,000 prize in the 2018 Panasci Business Plan Competition with their In-Spire wearable asthma inhaler. The competition is hosted by the Martin J. Whitman…