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Opinion: Elected Leaders Must Do More to Support Veterans, Military Families
Why do those who volunteer in our military forces come home and cite lack of connection to civilian society? In this The Hill opinion piece, Mike Haynie, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation and founding executive director of the Institute…
53 New Faculty Positions Approved as Part of Cluster Hires Initiative
Syracuse University has approved the creation of seven multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary themes for the first round of its Cluster Hires Initiative, along with funding for 53 faculty positions. Academic cluster creation and cluster hires are an effective approach to strengthening…
Kathleen Walters ’73 Selected to Lead Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees
Syracuse University today announced that Kathleen Walters ’73, a distinguished member of the international business community, has been selected to lead Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees, succeeding current Board Chair Steve W. Barnes ’82, whose term ends in May 2019….
Biologists Gain New Insights into Surface, Acoustic Behaviors of Right Whales
In response to the dwindling number of North Atlantic right whales, researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have conducted a major study of the surface and acoustic behaviors of right whale mother-calf pairs. Susan Parks, associate professor…
‘River Blue’ Film Oct. 16 Examines Fashion Industry Pollution of Rivers
Sustainability Management and student group Students of Sustainability are sponsoring a free screening of the eye-opening documentary “River Blue” on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater. The event is free and open to the public, with entry…
Lack of Federal Leadership Is No Reason for Global Sustainability Effort to Stop
This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report highlighting a number of climate change impacts that could be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5ºC (34.7ºF) compared to 2ºC (35.6ºF) or more. Charles Driscoll, whose research focus…
Cold Case Justice Initiative Commemorates 10th-Year Anniversary
The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law commemorated over 10 years of seeking justice and accountability for racially motivated crimes during the Civil Rights Era with an awards dinner on Sept. 29 at the college. Professors…
‘All In: Solidarity Takes Disability Justice’ Event is Wednesday in Watson Theater
“All In: Solidarity Takes Disability Justice,” a presentation by Lydia X.Z. Brown and Shain M. Neumeier, will take place Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 7-8 p.m. in Watson Theater. An inclusive reception and book signing of “All the Weight of Our…
Industrial and Interaction Design Students Take Award-Winning Invention to Next Stage
Quinn King ’20 and Alec Gillinder ’20, industrial and interaction design (IID) majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design, are participating in a “Concept to Commercialization” boot camp as part of the Medical Innovation…
Challenges, Events Highlight Campus Sustainability Month
As the leaves begin to change from green to orange across campus, Sustainability Management invites members of the University community to become sustainability change agents by taking part in the international celebration of Campus Sustainability Month during October. Throughout the…