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Campus & Community

University Funding Available for Projects on Reducing Energy Use, Promoting Sustainability

Tuesday, November 15, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

A new University grant program that combines scholarship with campus sustainability is offering up to $50,000 in funding for projects that promote reductions in greenhouse emissions and increase awareness about sustainability. The Syracuse University Climate Action Plan, which was released…

Campus & Community

ROTC Cadet Reflects, Looks Forward

Friday, November 11, 2016, By Liam Sullivan

Adam Westervelt couldn’t believe how fortunate he was. In fact, as he looked around a classroom full of students, he couldn’t even fathom that he was in the African nation of Senegal. Westervelt, as a member of the Reserve Officer…

Veterans

Career Services Staffer—Army Reservist—Connects Student Vets with Employers

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Jennifer Pluta has tackled U.S. Army basic training, operated an asphalt dump truck to help build security points near the Kuwait and Iraqi borders and serves as a master sergeant in the Army Reserve Careers Division. She understands the rigors…

STEM

CoE Awards Funding for Research, Innovation Projects by Faculty at University, SUNY ESF

Wednesday, October 26, 2016, By Kerrie Marshall

SyracuseCoE has announced that six research and innovations projects led by faculty members from Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) were competitively selected to receive awards totalling $114,000. The projects engage a total of 12…

Media, Law & Policy

Avoiding Conflicts By Improving Cultural Understanding

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

When the Red Cross sent food to drought- and conflict-ravaged Somalia, military personnel distributed the supplies on a first-come, first-served basis. People who didn’t receive food responded by starting a riot. “The military didn’t understand that the local politics of…

Campus & Community

Revised Travel and Entertainment Policy Announced, New Policy Reflects Community Feedback

Friday, October 14, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University has published a revised travel policy that formalizes the changes announced by Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly earlier this year.  Under the revised policy, individuals traveling on University business are no longer required to book travel…

Health & Society

New Stuttering Lab Resurrects Strong SU Research Tradition

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Victoria Tumanova’s stuttering research lab in the communications sciences and disorders department resumes a long SU tradition of research on the subject. Tumanova, along with two undergraduate and two graduate students, explores the causes and persistence of stuttering in children…

Campus & Community

Top Ten Improvement Projects on Campus This Summer

Friday, September 9, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

If you were away from campus this summer, you may have noticed some changes to the University environment as you started the fall semester. Take a look at some of the most prominent new features and upgrades on campus.

Campus & Community

Adjuncts United Hosts Student Debt Clinic on Sept. 10

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Jessica Posner

Adjuncts United, the part-time faculty union on the Syracuse University campus, will host the “Get on Your Feet” Student Debt Clinic on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 1-2:30 p.m. at Syracuse University. This free 90-minute clinic, presented by Nicole Hochsprung from…