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Veterans

75 Years of the GI Bill: Kyle Finleon Shares His Story

Monday, June 17, 2019, By News Staff

Since its signing in 1944, the GI Bill has provided educational benefits to the country’s veterans and offered low-cost home loans, unemployment benefits and health care benefits. At Syracuse University, Chancellor William Tolley welcomed servicemen and women with open doors,…

Campus & Community

Remembrance Scholar Cleo Hamilton Exemplifies Student Leadership and Commitment

Friday, May 31, 2019, By Karly Grifasi

If you ask his friends what makes Cleo Hamilton an outstanding example of Orange spirit, his dedication and determination are two characteristics that stand out. Hamilton is entering his senior year at Syracuse University this fall with one of the…

Campus & Community

Impacting Community: Human Resources’ Sharon Cole Enhances Local Hiring Practices

Thursday, May 30, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

The summer heat hasn’t yet broken through the early morning clouds when Sharon Cole arrives at Syracuse University for the annual CNY Works orientation. Funded by the workforce development nonprofit CNY Works and coordinated by Cole, the program places local…

Arts & Culture

Faculty and Staff Artwork Selected for Fall On My Own Time Exhibition at Everson Museum

Tuesday, May 28, 2019, By News Staff

A panel of judges from CNY Arts has selected artwork by nine faculty and staff members for inclusion in the communitywide On My Own Time exhibition this fall at the Everson Museum of Art in downtown Syracuse. On My Own…

Media, Law & Policy

Unless Designers and Users Intervene, Expect More Missteps in an AI World

Tuesday, May 28, 2019, By Keith Kobland

A recent report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) paints a troubling future for artificial intelligence in terms of promoting dominant gender norms. UNESCO’s report maintains digital assistants like Alexa and Siri create a model of…

Campus & Community

A&S advisor, Syracuse Football Star Scott Freeney ’97 Helps Students Win in the Classroom

Tuesday, May 28, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Hannah, a first-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), can’t decide on a major. Sitting across from her advisor in a cozy, book-lined office in the Hall of Languages, the 19-year-old admits she’s at a crossroads. “I’m good…

Syracuse Views Spring 2019

Monday, May 27, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. It could be an amazing night view of campus, a cool class project or a beautiful day on the Einhorn Family Walk. Take a photo and share it with us. We…

Campus & Community

InclusiveU Students Continue Advocacy Work for Inclusive Higher Education

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Karly Grifasi

Students in Syracuse University’s InclusiveU program spent this year advocating for inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities beginning with a visit to Capitol Hill last fall and ending with a visit to campus from U.S. Representative John Katko….

STEM

Students Partner with Industry on Wearable Cooling Device

Thursday, May 16, 2019, By Matt Wheeler

While many people work in climate-controlled buildings, certain jobs require workers to toil in oppressive heat. Military personnel, firefighters, construction workers and many others don’t have many good options for keeping cool in their line of work. This spring, a…

Media, Law & Policy

The Stand Connects Newhouse Students with Local Community

Wednesday, May 15, 2019, By Lani Rich

As The Stand director Ashley Kang tells the story, the project that would define 10 years of her professional life began in 2007, when now-retired professor Steve Davis wanted to get his news reporting students off campus. “All these students…