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Health & Society

Education Activist Jonathan Mooney to Deliver Milton Lecture Oct. 19

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Jonathan Mooney—a noted writer, learning activist and social engineer interested in improving the lives of marginalized groups—will deliver this fall’s Milton First-Year Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Drawing on his own life experiences and those of others…

Arts & Culture

Kal Alston Appointed Interim Executive Director of Community Folk Art Center

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Kal Alston has been named interim executive director of the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) for the rest of the 2016-17 academic year, according to a recent statement by Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.Ruhlandt made…

STEM

Meredith Symposium to Feature Research of Underrepresented Undergrads

Thursday, October 6, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

The College of Arts & Sciences is home to a new undergraduate research symposium for students across all scientific disciplines within and outside the college. Chemistry professor Robert Doyle, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence, is…

Health & Society

New Stuttering Lab Resurrects Strong SU Research Tradition

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Victoria Tumanova’s stuttering research lab in the communications sciences and disorders department resumes a long SU tradition of research on the subject. Tumanova, along with two undergraduate and two graduate students, explores the causes and persistence of stuttering in children…

Arts & Culture

SU Press Book Wins Canadian Jewish Literary Award

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Mona Hamlin

The Syracuse University Press book “Vilna My Vilna: Stories” has been selected as one of the eight outstanding books chosen to receive the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for 2016. “Vilna My Vilna” was selected in the Yiddish category. “Vilna My…

Campus & Community

Celebrating Cross-Cultural Connections

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

A group of local middle and high school students spent a day this summer at Skä•noñh—Great Law of Peace Center in Liverpool. They were there to learn about a new curriculum that highlights scientific and ecological knowledge of the Haudenosaunee….

Campus & Community

Join the Club: Active Minds

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Heading to college is a huge transition. Some may struggle to adjust. Members of Active Minds, such as Jenesis Gayden ’18, wants other students to know there are many resources that can help.

Campus & Community

Free Oct. 12 Flu Clinic Seeks to Vaccinate as Many on Campus as Possible

Monday, October 3, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

By getting vaccinated for the flu on Wednesday, Oct. 12, you will help keep yourself healthy this winter. You will also be helping out the Syracuse University Health Center and the Onondaga County Health Department. That day, a free flu…

STEM

3D Printing Evangelist Bre Pettis Launches University Lectures Season

Monday, October 3, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Pettis led MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing technology, as CEO from its beginning in 2009. Now, as chief innovation officer of Bold Machines, he is pushing 3D printing in striking new directions.

Arts & Culture

Religion Professor Explores Ancient Christian Practice During Fellowship

Friday, September 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Virginia Burrus connected with the sites and objects of early Christianity during 10 months as a fellow at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem as a member of the Poetics of Christian Performance research group.