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Blackboard Ally Available to Help Faculty Make Digital Course Content More Accessible
University faculty members have a new tool for providing students with accessible course documents. Blackboard Ally, an accessibility plugin, will be integrated into all Syracuse University courses in Blackboard starting in the 2018 spring semester. Faculty can request that Ally…
Expert in Russian Art Joins Department of Music and Art Histories
Samuel Johnson has joined the College of Arts and Sciences as the newest faculty member of the Department of Music and Art Histories. He is currently teaching the history of photography, but his research on the art of the Russian…
University Awarded $1.2 Million to Develop New Energy Saving Technology
Syracuse University researchers have received $1,200,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E). SU will partner with SRI International, a nonprofit research center, to develop a low-cost, high-accuracy sensor platform that accurately detects human…
VPA Junior Named YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Annie Carson, a junior fashion design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, was named one of eight 2018 National Merit Scholarship finalists by the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF), an international nonprofit organization composed of…
‘Live to Make’ at 914Works to Feature Recent Work by Todd Conover, Ann Clarke
Recent work by artists Todd Conover and Ann Clarke will be exhibited in “Live to Make” Dec. 7-Jan. 11 at 914Works, 914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 6-9 p.m. The…
Forty School of Education Students Installed into Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
A student-led initiative has established a chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education, at the School of Education. Forty students were initiated as charter members of Alpha Delta Iota chapter at the installation ceremony in November….
Students Pursue Research at Sites across Country through NSF-Funded Program
Mathematics major Danika Van Niel ’18 conducted original research in algebraic geometry last summer within the Mathematics Department at Purdue University. In the process, she learned what a career in mathematics research involves—and discovered more about herself. “I learned about…
Steve Kuusisto Writes Tribute to Corky, His First Guide Dog
When poet Stephen Kuusisto decided to train with a guide dog at age 39 he had no idea the decision would change every aspect of his life. “It was amazing to find out what a dog can do,” he says….
Impact Prize Winners Announced
A panel of area civic leaders this week announced the winners of the first Impact Prize competition at Syracuse University. Winners were selected for the most innovative and implementable ideas to help solve civic, environmental, economic or other public challenges,…
Model UN Team Named Distinguished Delegation at D.C. Conference
A Syracuse University/Maxwell School team participating in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference earlier this month was named a “Distinguished Delegation” (the second-highest award) for its portrayal of the Republic of Finland/Suomi. The conference, held in Washington, D.C., drew…