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Campus & Community

Syracuse University, AU Confirm New Three-Year Agreement

Thursday, June 22, 2017, By News Staff

Employees of Syracuse University, who are members of the Adjuncts United Union (AU), approved a three-year contract on May 31 covering approximately 600 University part-time faculty. “Adjuncts United is very pleased to have a newly ratified three-year agreement in place, and we remain committed to working…

Veterans

SU and IVMF on National Stage at Washington, D.C., Veteran Transition Summit

Thursday, June 22, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) will be well represented on the national stage on Friday, June 23, at the George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To summit. The summit, focused on veteran transition, will bring together key leaders from…

Campus & Community

Students Inducted into Prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society

Wednesday, June 21, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Forty-one students in the College of Arts and Sciences were inducted into the Syracuse University chapter of the premier honor society Phi Beta Kappa May 12. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest honorary society for students in the liberal arts,…

STEM

Cybersecurity Workshops Bring Professors from Around the World to Syracuse

Tuesday, June 20, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Using secure computers inside the College of Engineering and Computer Science, professors from around the world can mimic cyberattacks on networks and see where software is vulnerable. Professor Kevin Du and his students developed the Labs For Security Education (SEED) that…

Arts & Culture

LLL Professors Rack up National, University Awards

Tuesday, June 20, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Professors in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), based in the College of Arts and Sciences, have received awards for excellence in teaching, research and service. Myrna García-Calderón, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Latino-Latin American…

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families, Cornell University Awarded $1.5 Million Grant from SBA

Tuesday, June 20, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), in partnership with the School of Hotel Administration, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, has been awarded $1,500,000 by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This is one of two…

Campus & Community

Urgent Need for Blood Donors!

Monday, June 19, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

With many donors vacationing and schools that host blood drives on break, summer is an especially difficult time to collect enough blood donations to meet the needs of patients. To give hope and strength to  trauma victims, cancer patients and all…

Health & Society

Alumnus Plans to ‘Race Across America’

Friday, June 16, 2017, By John Boccacino

More than 3,000 miles—and every type of possible terrain—separate picturesque Oceanside, California, from Annapolis, Maryland. Over the course of seven to eight days, Syracuse University alumnus Ryan Jean ’09 and three teammates will race across those 3,000 miles on bicycles…

Business & Economy

Supply Chain Professor: Amazon’s Acquisition of Whole Foods Is Game Changer for Grocery Industry

Friday, June 16, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

An announcement Friday by online retailer Amazon regarding its intended purchase of Whole Foods is a game changer for the grocery industry, according to an expert in supply chain management and practices. Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice in…

STEM

Mathematician Awarded NSF CAREER Grant

Wednesday, June 14, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of a prestigious CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). William Wylie, assistant professor of mathematics and a member of the Geometry/Topology Research Group, is using the…