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Veterans

IVMF Hosts Seventh V-WISE Entrepreneurship Training Conference for Female Veterans and Military Spouses

Monday, August 12, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced the seventh offering of its Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program, hosted in Seattle, Aug. 16-18. V-WISE is the first federally funded program focused on engaging entrepreneurial opportunity…

Chemists Design ‘Smart’ Nanoparticles to Improve Drug Delivery, DNA Self-Assembly

Friday, August 9, 2013, By Rob Enslin

A team of chemists in SU’s College of Arts and Scientists has used a temperature-sensitive polymer to regulate DNA interactions in both a DNA-mediated assembly system and a DNA-encoded drug-delivery system. Their findings, led by Associate Professor Mathew M. Maye…

Elizabeth A. Barlow Appointed Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Assessment

Thursday, August 8, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth (Libby) A. Barlow as assistant vice president for institutional research and assessment. Barlow comes to SU from the University of Houston (Texas), where…

Health & Society

Report Examines Changing Nursing Home Trends in New York

Thursday, August 8, 2013, By News Staff

A new report authored by Thomas Dennison, professor of practice in public administration and international affairs at the Maxwell School, notes that nursing homes have evolved since the ’90s from primarily providing residential care for seniors to focusing on both…

The Limits of War

Monday, August 5, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Is torture legal? Is one death justified to save thousands of lives? Are soldiers responsible for obeying an officer’s command to kill civilians? In partnership with the American Red Cross of the Central New York Region, four Syracuse University students challenged a group of young people at the Southside Academy Charter School to think about these questions.

Janklow Launches Arts Leadership Advanced Certificate Program

Monday, August 5, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Provides students with ‘broad perspective’ of organizational leadership The College of Arts and Sciences has announced the establishment of the Janklow Arts Leadership Advanced Certificate Program. Designed for recent college graduates as well as experienced practitioners, the 15-credit-hour program provides…

Former Maxwell Dean Guthrie S. Birkhead Jr. Dies at 92

Thursday, July 25, 2013, By News Staff

Guthrie S. Birkhead Jr., dean emeritus of the Maxwell School and a professor of public administration and political science for 50 years, died on July 22 in Syracuse. Birkhead served as Maxwell’s dean from 1977-88, after having taught at Maxwell…

Taking the Lead

Wednesday, July 24, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

The Setnor School of Music welcomed a group of young women this month for a unique new program. The Girls Leadership Academy for Music is helping to build up their potential and counteract the negative statistics of women in leadership roles.

Campus & Community

Summer 2013 Evacuation Drill Schedule for Academic Administrative Buildings

Friday, July 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office (EHSS) will conduct the summer 2013 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from July 29 through Aug. 2.  The building drills will be conducted between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or between 1:30-3:30 p.m., according…

TEDCenter Helps Retrain Individuals to Compete in Job Market

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Eileen Jevis

Stephanie Mayne is the human resource manager at M.S. Kennedy, a Liverpool company that has been designing and producing high-performance analog microelectronics for 40 years. She receives a flood of resumes for every job opening. It’s easy for Mayne to…