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Veterans

Simulations Guide Veterans Facing Challenges in Higher Education

Friday, March 10, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University researchers from The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the Office of Military Affairs (OVMA) and the School of Education (SOE) collaborate to develop simulated interaction models (SIMs) for veterans transitioning into and currently enrolled in higher education.

Health & Society

On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Rob Enslin

  When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…

Campus & Community

Students Invited to Attend Intra-University Transfer Fair on March 21

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University students thinking about transferring to another school or college within the University are encouraged to attend a unique event scheduled for right after spring break. The Intra-University Transfer Fair (IUT) will literally offer one-stop service, bringing together representatives…

Arts & Culture

Light Work to Present George Awde: ‘Scale Without Measure’

Friday, March 3, 2017, By News Staff

Light Work will present “Scale Without Measure,” a solo exhibition by artist George Awde from March 20–July 27. Awde’s photographic work delves into themes of contemporary masculinity, the male body, homosexuality and notions of physical and psychological strength, as seen through…

Campus & Community

Deadline March 6 for Peer Mentor Applications for Dimensions Mentoring Program

Thursday, March 2, 2017, By Neema Amadala

The Dimensions Mentoring Program began in 2002. At the time, many of the student leaders on campus were primarily male. Young women on campus wanted to have their voices heard. Dimensions was created to help facilitate a space where self-identified…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Announces Its 2017/18 Season

Tuesday, February 28, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Robert Hupp has announced the plays selected for the 2017/18 season. The six plays are “The Three Musketeers,” “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Next to Normal,” “A Raisin…

Campus & Community

Tuesday Is Last Chance for Faculty and Staff to Register for Smart Fuel Challenge

Monday, February 27, 2017, By News Staff

Registration deadline for the 10-day Smart Fuel Challenge is Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 3 p.m. Register here. The Smart Fuel Challenge (March 1-10) offers participants an opportunity to reboot their eating habits. Making small changes at meals and snack time…

Arts & Culture

George Saunders’ First Novel, ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ Debuts at No. 1 on New York Times Bestseller List

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

For an author, you are truly in an enviable position when fans and book critics alike anxiously await your next creation. So it is for College of Arts and Sciences’ English professor George Saunders. Especially now, with the publication of…

STEM

World-Renowned Researcher on Pollution and Climate Change Reacts to the New EPA Chief

Tuesday, February 21, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University Professor Charles Driscoll, a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, offered his reaction to Scott Pruit being named as the new EPA administrator. “I am concerned that he does not seem to be a supporter…

Media, Law & Policy

Thaler Pekar ’85 Presenting ‘Why and How True Stories Matter’ Thursday at Newhouse

Tuesday, February 21, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

In a loud, complex and data-saturated media landscape, true stories matter more than ever. Thaler Pekar ’85 will discuss why the ability to spot, structure and share stories is crucial to success as a professional communicator and present different ways…