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Campus & Community

Leading Disability Studies Scholars to Join Burton Blatt Institute

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), housed in Syracuse University’s College of Law, today announced that two leading disability studies scholars have joined the institute and will be charged with launching a new initiative, known as Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach. Steve…

Arts & Culture

Glenn Peers Brings Expertise in Late Antique and Byzantine Art to the Department of Art and Music Histories

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Glenn Peers as professor of art history in the Department of Art and Music Histories. Peers joined Syracuse University in July after 20 years at the University of Texas-Austin, where he developed an…

Campus & Community

Faculty Nominees Sought for Seinfeld Scholar Award

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By News Staff

The Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs is inviting nominations for the Seinfeld Scholar Award, established in 2004 with a gift from Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56 to recognize passion for excellence, creativity and originality in academic or artistic…

Campus & Community

College Restructures Budget Office

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By Rob Enslin

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance administrative efficiency and effectiveness, the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has reorganized its Budget Office. Andrea Persin is the college’s new director of budget and finance. Her team includes newly appointed Assistant…

STEM

With the Innovation Law Center’s Help, an Engineer Innovates an Old Technology for a Life-Saving Purpose

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Julia Scaglione

Think back to your last time at a bank drive-thru. You likely deposited or received money through a tube that travels from your window to the bank and back in a minute or so. These systems—known as pneumatic tubes—have been…

STEM

School of Information Studies Dean Search Committee Appointed

Monday, November 5, 2018, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the formation of a search committee for the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool), following the planned retirement of Dean Liz Liddy. In early September,…

Campus & Community

Open Enrollment Resources and Office Hours Continue Through Nov. 9

Monday, November 5, 2018, By News Staff

Open Enrollment, the annual period when University employees make their benefit choices for the coming year, continues through Friday, Nov. 9. This is the only time of year when you may elect or change your coverage for many benefits, unless…

Veterans

Stories of Service: Phillip George and Beth Kubala

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

In celebration of Veterans Week 2018, the University is recognizing stories of student veterans and veteran faculty/staff. These stories are just some of the many from the veteran and military-connected community on campus whom the University is dedicated to supporting….

Health & Society

College Of Law, Falk College Bring Advance Directives Legal Support To Local Community

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By Michele Barrett

Research estimates that only one in three Americans has an advance directive, a number that is substantially lower among communities of color, those of lower socio-economic status, and lower levels of education. This semester, College of Law students in Professor…

STEM

University Hosts First Annual Green Chemistry Think Tank

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By Rob Enslin

High school students interested in the emerging field of sustainability chemistry recently converged at Syracuse University for the first annual Green Chemistry Think Tank. Co-sponsored by the Central New York Section of the American Chemical Society (CNY ACS) and the…