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University Monitoring Weather Conditions

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By Keith Kobland

The University is currently monitoring the winter weather and road conditions in Syracuse and the surrounding region. This effort includes assessing recent National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an independent meteorologist. Based on current conditions, the University…

Campus & Community

Outdoor Challenge Course Provides More Than 8,000 with Teambuilding, Leadership Experience

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By Shannon Andre

In September 2013, the Department of Recreation Services (DRS), within the Division of Student Affairs, opened the outdoor Challenge Course on South Campus. Upon completion of the Challenge Course’s third fall season, the DRS outdoor education staff are pleased to…

Health & Society

School of Education Hosts Student Group from Japan’s Kobe University

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

A group of students from Kobe University in Japan visited the University during the first week of February. The seven students, both undergraduate and graduate, and their faculty mentor spent a week with School of Education faculty and local school…

Campus & Community

Author-Scholar to Explore Wisdom of Private Sector Models in Higher Education

Friday, February 12, 2016, By Carol Boll

Christopher Newfield, professor of literature and American studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present a talk titled “The Great Mistake: How Private-Sector Models Damage Universities, and How They Can Recover” on Friday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m….

STEM

University Hosts Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics

Friday, February 12, 2016, By Rob Enslin

More than 100 undergraduate women in physics—some from as far away as the University of Maine and Rutgers University—recently converged on campus to discuss their changing role in the field. In January, Syracuse University was one of nine institutions to…

STEM

Gravitational Waves Discovery, New Carnegie Classification Underscore Research Excellence at Syracuse

Friday, February 12, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

From all over campus to all around the world, a momentous discovery in the world of physics was made known Thursday.

Veterans

Winners Announced in D’Aniello Family Foundation Business Plan Competition

Friday, February 12, 2016, By News Staff

IVMF Receives $1 Million Gift from D’Aniello Family Foundation

Campus & Community

Lil O’Rourke ’77, G’04, Longtime University Leader, to Conclude Tenure in Advancement and External Affairs

Friday, February 12, 2016, By News Staff

After more than 30 years at Syracuse University, Elizabeth “Lil” Breul O’Rourke ’77, G’04, senior vice president for principal gifts and international advancement, has announced she will depart the University in early March to become president of the University of…

Campus & Community

University Partners with Higher Education Expert to Review, Enhance Career Services

Friday, February 12, 2016, By Shannon Andre

As part of Syracuse University’s ongoing commitment to helping its students translate their college education into career and life success, the University has announced an institutional collaboration aimed at reviewing and enhancing its career services operations. Leading the effort are…

Campus & Community

Abolition and the Origins of Sharecropping

Thursday, February 11, 2016, By News Staff

Guest speaker is Melanie Dupuis from the Pace University Department of Environmental Studies and Science will speak on Friday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. This free lecture, to be held in Eggers Hall, Room 018,  is a joint event with…