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STEM

MLB.Com College Challenge Returns for Eighth Year

Thursday, October 26, 2017, By J.D. Ross

For the eighth consecutive year, Major League Baseball’s Advanced Media division (MLB.com) and the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have teamed up to challenge Syracuse University students to see if they have what it takes to make it in baseball’s…

STEM

Seventh Annual It Girls Retreat Brings High-Achieving High Schoolers to Campus

Thursday, October 26, 2017, By J.D. Ross

The Seventh Annual It Girls Overnight Retreat took place on campus on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 22 and 23, bringing a group of high-achieving high school junior and senior girls to Syracuse University to learn about information technology as an academic discipline….

Campus & Community

Mark Your Calendar—Open Enrollment Begins Oct. 30

Thursday, October 26, 2017, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University faculty, staff and other eligible individuals make their benefit choices for the coming year, begins Monday, Oct. 30, and continues through Friday, Nov. 10, through MySlice. This is the only time of year…

Arts & Culture

Award-Winning Photographer Gerard Gaskin to Lecture at Light Work Thursday at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Light Work will present a special lecture and Q&A session with 2010 Light Work Artist-in-Residence, photographer Gerard H. Gaskin, Thursday, Oc. 26, at 10 a.m. in the Light Work Lab, located in the Robert B. Menschel Media Center at 316…

Media, Law & Policy

Understanding Non-Disclosure Agreements

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Non-disclosure agreements have been in the news recently with the ongoing stories about Harvey Weinstein and allegations of harassment and sexual assault. Some accusers have come forward, breaking non-disclosure agreements (NDA) that they had with him or his company. Syracuse…

Campus & Community

Fall 2017 Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Begins Nov. 2

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The University’s fall 2017 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,” will begin on Thursday, Nov. 2. The dialogue, on “Hospitality, Immigration, Justice,” will be held from 6-8 p.m….

Campus & Community

Zhuang, Now a Remembrance Scholar, Inspired by Remembrance Events during First Year

Wednesday, October 25, 2017, By Kenneth Mintz

Sudan Zhuang of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the School of Information Studies recalls attending a Remembrance event for the Pan Am 103 tragedy during the first semester of her freshman year. “When such a tragedy happens, restoring faith in humanity becomes…

Media, Law & Policy

Professor Ian Gallacher Receives Legal Writing Award

Tuesday, October 24, 2017, By Martin Walls

Director of Legal Communication and Research and Professor in the College of Law Ian Gallacher has been awarded the 2018 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Legal Writing by the Association of Legal Writing Directors…

Campus & Community

Foundations Scholarship Awarded to Five Students

Tuesday, October 24, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

“Foundations” is a new student development series that started this semester. The goal of the series is to assist students in building the foundation for essential life skills, including leadership, career development, financial wellness, community involvement, healthy relationships and self-care,…

STEM

American Physical Society to Honor Professor Lisa Manning

Tuesday, October 24, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is receiving a major early-career award from the American Physical Society (APS). Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics, is the 2018 recipient of the APS’ Maria Goeppert Mayer Award. This…