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Health & Society

Syracuse University Fit Families Program to Include Children with Autism

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The Fit Families Program for Children with Autism, a research-based physical activity program for families with children with autism ages 5 to 10, is currently accepting applications for its five-session workshop beginning in March. Luis Columna, associate professor of exercise…

Campus & Community

Climate Survey Seeks Campus Input to Help SU Develop More Inclusive Environment

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

The SU Climate Assessment Survey of all students, faculty and staff opens Tuesday, Feb. 9, and continues through March 11. The survey is conducted online on a secure off-site server hosted by Rankin & Associates Consulting, the outside consultant the…

Arts & Culture

ARC Students’ Award-Winning Design to Model Future Green Development in China

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

Three architecture M.S. students in Assistant Professor Fei Wang’s fall 2015 “Low-Carbon City” studio have won second-place—and a $30,000 prize—in the international competition sponsored by the Shenzhen Institute of Building Research (IBR) for design of Shenzhen, China’s Future Low-Carbon Building…

Campus & Community

Free Fitness Classes for Faculty and Staff

Monday, February 8, 2016, By News Staff

Mark your calendars! Spend 30 minutes each Wednesday with Maggie Thomson, ACSM-certified exercise physiologist and Syracuse University adjunct professor, and improve your strength and flexibility. Thomson will teach a low-impact body toning class that incorporates balance, stretching and working every…

STEM

Moon Appointed Interim Chair of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Friday, February 5, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Professor Young B. Moon has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Moon, who assumed the role at the beginning of February, will serve as interim chair…

Campus & Community

16 Upperclassmen Selected to Prestigious Leadership Program

Friday, February 5, 2016, By News Staff

Sixteen Syracuse University juniors and seniors have earned full scholarships to the prestigious 2016 Dulye Leadership Experience (DLE)—an annual professional development program that prepares college students to confidently transition into the workplace. Founded by alumna Linda Dulye ’77, the highly…

Campus & Community

Learn a New Skill or Buff the Ones You Already Have with Lynda.com

Friday, February 5, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

Since last July, over 3,600 members of the Syracuse University community have explored lynda.com and its more than 4,000 courses and almost 300,000 video tutorials taught by recognized industry experts. Lynda.com is an online learning site where students, faculty and…

Campus & Community

SU Achieves American Heart Association Gold as a Fit-Friendly Worksite

Thursday, February 4, 2016, By News Staff

For the first time, Syracuse University has been recognized by the American Heart Association with its Gold Achievement award for the University’s efforts to support employee heart health and be a Fit-Friendly Worksite. “This is recognition that the University is…

Arts & Culture

La Casita Presents Annual ‘Music of the Heart’ Concert Feb. 13

Thursday, February 4, 2016, By Rob Enslin

In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, La Casita Cultural Center in the College of Arts and Sciences is presenting its third annual Música del Corazón (“Music of the Heart”) concert. FourteGuitar, a classical quartet from San Juan, Puerto Rico, will be…

Health & Society

Scholar Spotlight: Cora Cool-Mihalyi ’16

Thursday, February 4, 2016, By News Staff

Cora Cool-Mihalyi, a graduating senior in the School of Education and a Say Yes Scholar, firmly believes in and exemplifies the principle that all children deserve the right to equal education, regardless of their background or disabilities. Cool-Mihalyi is completing…