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Boston Globe

How CVS Aims to Transform Health Care

Tuesday, December 5, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Maxwell Associate Professor and Lerner Chair of Public Health Promotion Shannon Monnat recently spoke with the Boston Globe about the pharmacy giant CVS and its recent purchase of the insurance agency Aetna, and the new plan to open up a…

STEM

Syracuse Bioengineering Alum Invents No. 1 Mouthpiece For Snoring

Tuesday, December 5, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Anyone who has ever tried to sleep near a person who snores knows how maddening it can be. However, that frustration is nothing compared to the health consequences the snorer faces. Snoring disturbs sleep and can eventually develop into sleep…

Campus & Community

Honors Director Search Continues with Finalist Visits

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) continues its search for the next director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program with two finalists presenting at open forums. The candidates are Chris E. Johnson, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College…

STEM

Nangia Awarded Access to Specialized Supercomputer

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Assistant Professor Shikha Nangia in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and her research team—graduate students Flaviyan Jerome Irudayanathan and Nandhini Rajagopal—have been awarded access to the Anton 2 supercomputer at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to advance their research of…

STEM

Soundarajan Named SIAM Science Policy Fellow

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Assistant Professor Sucheta Soundarajan has been named a Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Science Policy Fellow based on her interest in expanding participation in computer science among youth in rural areas. The SIAM Science Policy Fellowship Program helps early career researchers…

Arts & Culture

Linguist Tackles Trauma, Mental Health, Forensics and Tastes

Monday, December 4, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Tej K. Bhatia has traveled the world connecting his expertise in linguistics with a broad array of related topics: trauma, mental health, forensics and tastes. Bhatia, professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of South Asian…

Arts & Culture

Nehassaiu deGannes to Serve Mini-Residency at CFAC Dec. 8-11

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Award-winning poet, playwright and actor Nehassaiu deGannes will participate in a mini-residency at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) Dec. 8-11. During her stay, she will present her original one-woman show titled “Door of No Return,” and will lead workshops on acting, writing, poetry…

Campus & Community

Food Services Receives an A+ Score for the Second Year

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Keone Weigl

Having a vegan lifestyle doesn’t mean you have to give up eating well in the Syracuse University dining centers. In fact, there are an abundant amount of choices at every meal. SU graduate student A’keema Austin has been a vegan…

Media, Law & Policy

Intercollegiate Moot Court Teams Complete Successful Fall Season

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Martin Walls

It’s been a busy two months for the College of Law’s Trial Advocacy program, reports Professor Kathleen O’Connor, faculty director of the Moot Court Honor Society and Advocacy, with intercollegiate teams reaching the final four in three competitions and with…

STEM

SU, FBI Host Gathering of Stakeholders Involved in Biosecurity Response

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

The University’s Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD), Washington, D.C., sponsored a recent workshop on campus that brought together researchers, local, state and federal law…