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Engineering Cities to Survive Extreme Weather
Extreme weather events can cripple crucial infrastructure that enables transit, electricity, water and other services in urban areas. This leaves cities and their inhabitants cut off and in danger. With weather extremes becoming more common—from devastating hurricanes and flooding to…
Dependent Tuition Presentation Today at Noon
Benefits-eligible employees with children approaching college age can learn more about Syracuse University’s dependent tuition benefit at a presentation Wednesday, Oct. 7, at noon in Shemin Auditorium in the Shaffer Art Building. Whitney Karl, an analyst with the Office of…
Four University Community Members Named to NY Public Scholars Program
Four members of the Syracuse University community have been selected by the New York Council for the Humanities for its New York Public Scholars program.
FNSSI Awarded $155,000 Grant from National Institute of Justice
Helping law enforcement with sexual assault cases is the subject of a new study at the Forensic & National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) in the College of Arts and Sciences. FNSSI has been awarded a $155,000 National Institute of Justice…
Film and Screen Studies Eye Cast Changes at Syracuse
The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences is getting ready for its proverbial close-up, thanks to recent core faculty developments. Roger Hallas, associate professor of English, has been appointed convener of the department’s burgeoning film and…
Disability Awareness Month Begins with Open House, Screening of ‘Inside Out’
The Disability Cultural Center (DCC), within the Division of Student Affairs, along with a number of Syracuse University partners, will play host to a wide range of events throughout October, designated as Disability Awareness Month. The list of events starts…
Falk College Celebrates New ACE Center
Falk College has announced the opening of the Nutrition Assessment, Consultation and Education (ACE) Center, a new hands-on learning laboratory to prepare students with traditional and emerging professional competencies critical to effective nutrition practice. A ribbon cutting ceremony, tours and…
Syracuse Food Justice Symposium to Be Held Oct. 2-3
“Taking Back Our Health through Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture,” the first-ever Syracuse Food Justice Symposium, will focus on grassroots urban agriculture and food justice.
27th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs will celebrate the 27th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy on Thursday, Oct. 8. This year, James R. Knickman will deliver the lecture titled “Patients as Consumers: Is It Time…
iSchool Launches New Center for Computational and Data Sciences
A new research center has launched at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) that aims to provide a focal point for advancing data science and human language technologies, especially in the context of social science scholarship. Announced at the school’s…