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Campus & Community

Board of Trustees Announces Special Committee; Engages Independent Panel of National Experts to Assess and Advise on University Climate, Diversity and Inclusion

Thursday, December 12, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees today announced the formation of an Independent Advisory Panel, which will work in conjunction with a newly formed Board of Trustees Special Committee on University Climate, Diversity and Inclusion, to assess and provide recommendations regarding…

Media, Law & Policy

Finding Stories in the Numbers

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, By Lani Rich

When magazine, news and digital journalism (MND) Assistant Professor Alex Richards first studied journalism at the University of Missouri, he wanted to be a science journalist. After taking a computer-assisted journalism course, however, he realized that there is power in…

STEM

Bethany Murphy ’20 Named as Marshall Scholar

Tuesday, December 10, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Bethany Murphy, a senior environmental engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named a 2020 Marshall Scholar. Founded in 1953, the Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree…

STEM

Doctoral Grad James Howison G’09 Wins U.S. PECASE Research Honors

Monday, December 9, 2019, By News Staff

Earlier this year, James Howison, a 2009 graduate of the School of Information Studies doctoral program, received an email from the Federal Bureau of Investigation asking him for personal information and instructing him not to tell anyone about the message. He…

Media, Law & Policy

From ‘Justice for Jenny’ to Justice for All: Burton Blatt Institute Redefines ‘Supported Decision Making’

Thursday, December 5, 2019, By News Staff

Think about all the decisions you make in your life. From where you work, to what you eat, to whom you associate with, to where you live, to politicians you vote for—human lives are ruled by myriad decisions that people,…

Media, Law & Policy

Kyle Rosenblum ’20 Is Named University’s First Schwarzman Scholar

Wednesday, December 4, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Kyle Rosenblum, a senior policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Schwarzman Scholar. He…

Health & Society

Personalizing the Campus Pharmacy

Wednesday, December 4, 2019, By News Staff

An on-campus pharmacy has always been available to students, but over the summer it joined other health and wellness services within the newly constructed Barnes Center at The Arch. The new full-service pharmacy is now in an accessible and centralized…

Veterans

Inaugural Political Training Bootcamp Jumpstarts Public Careers for Veterans

Monday, December 2, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

During Veterans Day week, 18 retired military service members convened at Syracuse University for the Veterans Program for Politics and Civic Engagement (VPPCE), created exclusively for veterans and military family members pursuing public office or political careers. A collaboration between…

Veterans

Faigle Family Donation Establishes Scholarship Fund for Student Veterans

Monday, December 2, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

The Gerald B. ’58, ’59 and Roberta M. Faigle ’60 Scholarship for graduate student veterans will empower military veterans as the next generation of public and private sector leaders committed to service beyond self. The $100,000 endowed scholarship is open…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Appoints Meghan Florkowski Director of the WISE Women’s Business Center

Monday, November 25, 2019, By Kerri D. Howell

Meghan Florkowski has been named director of the WISE (Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship) Women’s Business Center. Her appointment was effective Nov. 11. “Meghan brings a positive attitude, strong work ethic, an ability to lead collaboration among diverse stakeholder…