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Campus & Community

Peer Financial Coaches Guide Fellow Students on Path of Financial Well-Being

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

This is another feature in a series of stories by SU News, in collaboration with the Office of Financial Literacy, about the work of the office and money strategies for students. As a peer financial coach, Steven Winschel Jr. ’18…

Media, Law & Policy

Syrian Accountability Project Releases New Report on April 4 Chemical Attack in Khan Sheikhoun

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By News Staff

The Syrian Accountability Project, an initiative at Syracuse College of Law, is unveiling new evidence that the catastrophic gas attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun was a crime against humanity and a war crime. The 45-member organization, staffed…

STEM

New Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Lab Takes Flight

Monday, April 17, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

It was a rare opportunity and one that College of Engineering and Computer Science Associate Professor Amit Sanyal and his doctoral student Sasi Prabhakaran G’15 wanted to make the most of. They had the chance to develop open space at…

Campus & Community

Switzer, Boston Marathon Legend, Still Feels Old Friend from Syracuse at Her Side

Friday, April 14, 2017, By Sean Kirst

For Kathrine Switzer, a pivotal moment in running history really began with a challenge in a snowstorm. She was a student at Syracuse University in December 1966 when she went on a long run with Arnie Briggs, a Syracuse letter…

STEM

Blum Named TACNY College Educator of the Year

Wednesday, April 12, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Assistant Professor Michelle Blum was honored by the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY) as the organization’s College Educator of the Year at the 18th Celebration of Technology awards banquet in March. Blum joined the College of Engineering and…

STEM

STEM Faculty Land Grant to Recruit, Retain Underrepresented Students

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Four Syracuse University professors, led by John Tillotson, associate professor and department chair of science teaching, have received a three-year, $999,719 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and math…

Campus & Community

Peter Cronin Named Vice President for Development

Thursday, April 6, 2017, By News Staff

A highly accomplished institutional advancement officer with more than 30 years of experience in higher education has been named Syracuse University’s new vice president for development. Peter Cronin, who has spent the last three decades conceptualizing, leading and managing comprehensive…

Campus & Community

Student Association-Initiated Cycle Share Program Relaunched With New Cycles (Video)

Thursday, April 6, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Just in time for the warmer weather, our student-organized cycle share program is back, and now features something new.

Health & Society

Falk Sport Venue and Event Management Graduate Students Host Charity Golf Tournament to Benefit Vera House May 8

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By News Staff

Graduate students in Falk College’s Department of Sport Management are hosting the Second Annual Sport Venue and Event Management Charity Golf Classic May 8 at Drumlins Country Club East Course beginning at noon. Monies raised will support Vera House’s comprehensive…

STEM

Semaan Secures NSF Grant to Address Veteran Transitions with Technology

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, By J.D. Ross

What happens to people after they experience a disruptive event in their lives—a job loss, physical or emotional trauma, a natural disaster, a disease diagnosis, returning from war or homelessness? These life changes, or invisible crises, can be debilitating on…