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Syracuse University Monitoring Winter Weather and Travel Conditions for Friday, Nov. 16

Thursday, November 15, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University is currently monitoring and assessing weather conditions for Friday, Nov. 16. In particular, University leaders and public safety officials are evaluating anticipated travel conditions to and from campus. This effort includes reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Invest $1 Million Annually to Expand Undergraduate Research, Creative Opportunities

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced the commitment of $1 million annually to support a new Center for Undergraduate Research, the collaborative vision of students, faculty, staff and administrators to strengthen the University’s position as a preeminent and inclusive student-focused research institution….

Campus & Community

53 New Faculty Positions Approved as Part of Cluster Hires Initiative

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University has approved the creation of seven multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary themes for the first round of its Cluster Hires Initiative, along with funding for 53 faculty positions. Academic cluster creation and cluster hires are an effective approach to strengthening…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s David Park Honored by Poets and Quants for Undergrads In Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors List

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By Arielle Spears

David Park, assistant professor of entrepreneurship in the Whitman School, has been honored as one of the top 50 undergraduate business professors in the world by Poets and Quants for Undergrads, a website devoted to offering information and counseling to those…

Campus & Community

Former Iraq War Refugee, Entrepreneur to Speak on ‘Rewriting Tragedy: Empowering the Displaced’

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By News Staff

The Nonfiction Reading Series of the Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition is hosting a lecture and reading with Ahmed Badr on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 4-5:30 p.m. in 319 Sims Hall. Badr is an Iraq War refugee and…

Campus & Community

International Thanksgiving Celebration Will Introduce Students to American Thanksgiving Traditions

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

International students will be treated to an American Thanksgiving meal, featuring traditional fare, at Syracuse University’s 34th International Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 15. The event will be held in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. Doors open at…

Campus & Community

Annual Wali Lecture to Address U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy Nov. 29

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The growing dangers of the current arms race is the subject of the next Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities, hosted by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Frank N….

Veterans

Research Training Program for Veterans Now Accepting Applications

Monday, November 12, 2018, By News Staff

To improve access to undergraduate research experiences in the area of trauma for groups typically underrepresented in this research—including veterans—a collaborative venture of the Falk College, SUNY Oswego and SUNY Upstate Medical University is now recruiting students for its 2019…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Press Announces Its Inaugural Veterans Writing Award

Monday, November 12, 2018, By News Staff

In keeping with Syracuse University’s longstanding commitment to serving the interests of veterans and their families and recognizing the role a university press can play in giving voice to emerging writers, Syracuse University Press, in cooperation with the Institute for…

Campus & Community

Annual Poinsettia Sale Benefits Scholarship Funds

Monday, November 12, 2018, By News Staff

The annual poinsettia and wreath sale sponsored by the Women of the University Community (WUC) is underway now through Nov. 21.  The sale benefits the Mildred Eggers, Ruth Tolley and Beverly Whaley scholarships across the Syracuse University and the SUNY…