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VPA, Emme ’85 Launch ‘Fashion Without Limits’ Design Initiative
The fashion design program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has joined with iconic supermodel and entrepreneur Emme ’85 to launch “Fashion Without Limits,” a design initiative that promotes the creation of size 12+ designs in the junior year through a special competition.
Haynie Named Chairman of Labor Department Advisory Committee
Mike Haynie, the executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), has been named by U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to serve as the chairman of the department’s Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment, Training, and Employer…
Falk Students, Faculty Advocate for Women’s Right to Adequate Nutrition at UN Meetings
Students in the Falk College’s new graduate course, FST 700, “Gender, Food and Rights,” attended the United Nations’ annual Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) meetings during spring break. Led by food studies Professor Anne Bellows, three students—Melanie Shaffer-Cutillo,…
iSchool Faculty, Students Presenting at Big Data in Libraries Conference
School of Information Studies faculty and students are among the presenters for the Big Data in Libraries conference taking place April 11 in Syracuse. Assistant Professor Bei Yu will speak on “Managing and Curating Undergraduate-Generated Qualitative Data.” Sarah Bratt, a…
SU Benefits Package Expands Coverage for Hearing Aids
Hearing loss knows no boundaries; it affects men and women, young and old, and people from all walks of life. In fact, more than 48 million adults, or 20 percent of the adult population in the United States, experience some…
Evacuation Drill Schedule for Academic and Administrative Buildings
The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office (EHSS) will conduct the spring 2014 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from April 14 through April 18. The building drills will be conducted between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or between 1:30-9 p.m., according…
Chemists’ Work with Small Peptide Chains May Revolutionize Study of Enzymes
Chemists in The College of Arts and Sciences have, for the first time, created enzyme-like activity using peptides that are only seven amino acids long. Their breakthrough, which is the subject of a recent article in Nature Chemistry magazine (Macmillan…
Take Back the Night 2014 Events Begin April 7
From April 7-9, the Advocacy Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, will host a series of Take Back the Night activities and events dedicated to raising awareness about sexual and relationship violence. Members of the campus and local community…
Statement from Chancellor Syverud
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud released the following statement this morning: “The Syracuse University community is saddened to learn that our alumnus, Major Patrick Miller, was injured in yesterday’s shooting at the Army base in Fort Hood, Texas. Our thoughts…
‘When Your Heart Speaks’: Film Screening and Performance
“When your heart speaks,” the first episode in a three-part documentary series, will be screened in Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday, April 8, at 6:30 p.m. The documentary series, created by Lauren Teng, a senior television, radio and film major in…