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Chancellor Syverud Addresses University Senate at April 19 Meeting

Thursday, April 20, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the University Senate for the last time this academic semester on Wednesday, April 19. During Wednesday’s meeting, Chancellor Syverud provided a number of updates with regard to upcoming events and University initiatives. He encouraged…

Campus & Community

Middle States Self-Study Report Posted for Campus Feedback

Thursday, April 20, 2017, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University’s Middle States Reaccreditation Self-Study Steering Committee has launched the feedback phase of the self-study process that is a central component of the University’s efforts to retain accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. As part of…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Award Five Honorary Degrees at 2017 Commencement

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

A global business leader and champion of the underserved; a civil rights activist and prominent attorney; a leading scholar in wireless communications; a preservationist of Native American culture; and a visionary artist of contemporary issues will be awarded honorary degrees…

Campus & Community

University Union Announces Mayfest and Block Party 2017

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By News Staff

University Union will present Mayfest 2017, featuring hip-hop artist Vic Mensa and electronic music group Cheat Codes, on Friday, April 28, in Walnut Park; gates to the event open at 1 p.m. Block Party 2017—featuring hip-hop artist Travis Scott, electronic…

Media, Law & Policy

Syrian Accountability Project Releases New Report on April 4 Chemical Attack in Khan Sheikhoun

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By News Staff

The Syrian Accountability Project, an initiative at Syracuse College of Law, is unveiling new evidence that the catastrophic gas attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun was a crime against humanity and a war crime. The 45-member organization, staffed…

STEM

Turning to Aquarium Fish for Human Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

Tuesday, April 18, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Katharine Lewis, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a five-year grant of $242,500 from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board (SCIRB) that will support her lab’s research on spinal cord…

The New York Times

Professor Leonard Burman on Tax Cuts and Economic Growth

Tuesday, April 18, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Leonard Burman, professor of  was quoted in The New York Times article, “Do Tax Cuts Really Spur Growth? It Depends on the Details.”

Campus & Community

Women of the University Community Honoring Student Scholarship Recipients at Spring Brunch

Monday, April 17, 2017, By News Staff

Now celebrating its 90th year, the Women of the University Community organization is hosting its Annual Spring Scholarship Brunch on Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Comstock Room of the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel &…

STEM

New Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Lab Takes Flight

Monday, April 17, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

It was a rare opportunity and one that College of Engineering and Computer Science Associate Professor Amit Sanyal and his doctoral student Sasi Prabhakaran G’15 wanted to make the most of. They had the chance to develop open space at…

Campus & Community

’Cuse Cast for Week of April 17

Monday, April 17, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Adriana Jimenez ’17 anchors this week’s ’Cuse Cast from the front of the Center for Science and Technology, with details on the Our Time has Come reception and an event on the Shaw Quad with an international flavor.