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Campus & Community

Historic Appointment of Interim University Mace Bearers, Effort to Identify Next Mace Bearer Underway

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud appointed two student leaders—Student Association President James Franco and Graduate Student Organization President Jack Wilson—interim University mace bearers. The interim appointment marks the first time a student—and in this case, two students—has been bestowed the honor. “The…

Arts & Culture

Nando Alvarez-Perez to Visit Light Work for Artist Talk, Q&A Nov. 13

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work Lab will host a special artist talk and Q&A with Nando Alvarez-Perez, on Monday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m., during which he will discuss his art, current residency at Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York, and his thoughts…

Health & Society

Educators Prepare for New State Science Standards at ‘It’s Go Time! Science for All’ Conference

Tuesday, November 7, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

With new state science standards in effect since July 1, another sold-out crowd of teachers and administrators from across the state will converge on Roxboro Road Middle School today for a conference that brings together national leaders in science education; “live”…

Veterans

Profiles from the Past & Present—Celebrating Alumni & Student Veteran Stories All Week

Monday, November 6, 2017, By Stephanie Salanger

In celebration of Veterans Week 2017, the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs is recognizing the success stories of one current student veteran and one military-connected alumnus each day this week. After welcoming veterans to campus as far back as World…

STEM

iSchool and Whitman School Welcome First Cohort of Students to Online Program in Applied Data Science

Monday, November 6, 2017, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management together welcomed the first cohort of students to the online master’s program in Applied Data Science. The new online offering teaches an interdisciplinary curriculum developed by…

STEM

Researchers Combine Experimentation, Simulation to Understand Chronic Infections

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

People who suffer from chronic infections, such as Lyme disease, are forced to resign themselves to the fact that they will live with the disease for the rest of their lives. Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science are taking…

Media, Law & Policy

Republican Tax Plan is “An Interesting Start”

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

A professor of practice at Syracuse University, John Petosa has a private accounting and legal practice that focuses on tax preparation, tax representation before the IRS and New York state, real estate law, business law and estates and trusts. Petosa calls the…

STEM

Arents Winner Mary Spio ’98 Brings Virtual Reality to Everyday People

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

As Neil Armstrong took his infamous “one small step” onto the surface of the moon, Mary Spio’s world took a giant leap forward. Decades removed from the actual event, as a child in Ghana, Spio watched a lunar landing documentary…

Health & Society

Women’s Leadership Initiative Hosts Fourth Elect Her – Campus Women Win

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

Women hold only a small fraction of elected offices in the United States. To help change that, the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), run out of the Office of Student Activities in the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience, in…

Health & Society

School of Education Hosts Research Conference Nov. 3-5 for Special Education Thought Leaders

Thursday, November 2, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

Researchers, theorists and federal policy makers will gather at the School of Education this weekend to grapple with issues focused on improving post-school outcomes for students with significant cognitive disabilities (SWSCD). The conference—“Policy, Practice, and Long-Term Outcomes: The Current State…