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Campus & Community

Food Services Expands Its Sustainability Practices, One Plastic Straw at a Time

Sunday, September 16, 2018, By Greta Bush

There’s something missing this fall from all five campus dining centers. Don’t worry: the chicken tenders are still there. But plastic straws are gone. The plastic straw ban sweeping the nation has come to Syracuse University. SU Food Services opted…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Announces 2018-19 Syracuse Symposium

Friday, September 14, 2018, By Rob Enslin

“Stories” is the theme of the 2018-19 Syracuse Symposium, hosted by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Now in its 17th year, the annual public events series explores the humanities through an array…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse/iSchool Seminar Series Will Explore Social Media’s Influence on Politics

Wednesday, September 12, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

A new seminar series at Syracuse University will explore how social media is influencing the current political climate in the United States. The series, Social Media & Democracy, is co-sponsored by the Newhouse School and the School of Information Studies…

Health & Society

CPR Trainings for Campus Community

Wednesday, September 12, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University Ambulance (SUA) and Fire Safety are partnering to offer CPR training for students, faculty and staff. The next available class will be on Monday, Sept. 17, from 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Class will take place in Lyman…

Health & Society

Sport Analytics Students Present Research at European Sports Economics Association Conference

Wednesday, September 12, 2018, By Margie Chetney

Students Justin Perline ’19 and Charles “CB” Garrett ’19 in Falk College’s sport analytics program attended and presented at the European Sports Economics Association (ESEA) Conference in Liverpool, England, from Aug. 29-31. ESEA is the premier sports economics conference held…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell School Invites Undergraduate Students of Color to Daylong ‘Public Policy Camp’ for Career Exploration

Tuesday, September 11, 2018, By Jennifer Congel

The Maxwell School is partnering with the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management to host a one-day “Public Policy Camp” designed to introduce promising young students of color to the field and to help ensure that diverse perspectives are…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses Sept. 5 University Senate Meeting

Tuesday, September 11, 2018, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed progress over the summer at the Sept. 5 meeting of the University Senate. He provided an update on accreditation, faculty recruitment, the University budget and fundraising, the First-Year Experience initiative and the Disability Audit Committee. Also,…

Physics World

Lifetime Expectancy May be Longer Than What We Expected

Saturday, September 8, 2018, By Essence Britt

Steven Blusk, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in the Physics World story “Charmed baryon puzzles particle physicists by living longer.” Blusk and others have taken the time to remeasure the charmed baryon. The…

STEM

A&S Professor Looks to Geologic Past to Predict Climate’s Future

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is part of a team of scientists studying monsoon activity in North America’s Sonoran Desert from approximately 20,000 years ago. Tripti Bhattacharya, assistant professor of Earth sciences in A&S, is…

Campus & Community

University Relaunches Student-Focused Instagram @OurSyracuseU, Seeks Student Submissions

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

The University has announced the relaunch of the student-focused Instagram account, @OurSyracuseU, in an expanded format. Due to an overwhelming interest by the student community, @OurSyracuseU will now accept photo submissions from students to be featured. The account previously showcased…