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Campus & Community

Nonprofit Inkululeko Connects Syracuse University Community and South Africa; Staff Member to Speak on Campus Feb. 28

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

Walking into Luzuko Methodist Preschool, a preschool outside of then-Grahamstown, now called Makhanda, South Africa, in summer 2014, Nicole Osborne ’14 was welcomed into a classroom of 2- and 3-year-olds. Where language differences left communication gaps, song and dance filled…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium to Recognize Careers of Professors Wadley, Gold Feb. 26

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong foray into “Stories” with a panel discussion on South Asian ethnography on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Recognizing the careers of Professors Susan S. Wadley and Ann Grodzins Gold, the event includes guest panelists Kirin Narayan (Australian…

Arts & Culture

Writer Larry Blumenfeld Using Watson Professorship to Explore ‘Jazz in Troubled Times’ March 25-April 5

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Larry Blumenfeld, cultural journalist, music critic and longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal, will serve as the 2019 Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Syracuse University, March 25-April 5. Blumenfeld’s residency, titled “Jazz in Troubled…

Campus & Community

ESPN GameDay Coming to The ’Cuse

Saturday, February 16, 2019, By News Staff

ESPN College GameDay is coming to the Dome on Saturday, Feb. 23. College GameDay will broadcast live from the Dome from 11 a.m. to noon as well as during the pre-game and halftime of the Syracuse-Duke matchup that evening. ESPN’s…

WCNY

WCNY-TV’s “Cycle of Health” Highlights SU Ambulance

Friday, February 15, 2019, By Matt Michael

Syracuse University Ambulance was showcased in the Feb. 14 edition of WCNY-TV’s weekly Cycle of Health show. This show focused on first responders, and Syracuse University Ambulance was the lead story with a segment that lasted more than seven minutes. Cycle of…

Environmental Systems Professor Quoted in Climate Change Story

Friday, February 15, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Charles Driscoll, University Professor of Environmental Systems in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was interviewed by Spectrum News for the story “New report shows climate change could affect CNY.” “We’ve got pretty good climate records for Central New…

Buzzfeed News

Sociology Professor Quoted in Story about U.S. Life Expectancy

Friday, February 15, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Jennifer Karas Montez, Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Public Policy, was quoted in the Buzzfeed News story, “US Life Expectancy Has Dropped — Again.” “New York now has a life expectancy like Denmark, while Mississippi has one…

Campus & Community

Bookstore Brings Hugs from Home to Students for Valentine’s Day

Friday, February 15, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Valentine’s Day morning, the receiving area of the Syracuse University Bookstore in the lower level of the Schine Student Center was bustling. Fruit baskets lined one shelf. Other shelves held large bags called the Valentine’s Snack Attack—filled with cookies,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Achievements

Friday, February 15, 2019, By News Staff

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has awarded a STARS Silver rating to Syracuse University in recognition of its sustainability achievements. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects…

Veterans

OVMA and IVMF Staff Travel to Las Vegas to Share Expertise Around Student Veterans’ Education Experience

Thursday, February 14, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Staff members from Syracuse University’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) and Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) recently traveled to Las Vegas to share expertise around serving military-connected students during the annual National Association of Student Personnel…