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Campus & Community

Syracuse University and Le Moyne College Select 2015 Faculty Sustainability Fellows

Friday, September 18, 2015, By News Staff

Sherburne Abbott, vice president for sustainability initiatives at Syracuse University, and Steven Affeldt, director of the McDevitt Center at Le Moyne College, have announced the 2015 Faculty Sustainability Fellows. The fellows from each institution will gather for a series of…

Campus & Community

University Names Faculty Advisory Committee to Explore Idea of Medical School

Tuesday, September 15, 2015, By Carol Boll

Chancellor Kent Syverud and Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy have appointed 21 faculty members to serve on a new faculty advisory committee tasked with exploring the opportunities and potential challenges associated with creating a small interdisciplinary college of…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Welcomes New Faculty

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has welcomed seven new faculty members for the 2015-16 academic year. Kıvanç A. Avrenli, is assistant professor of statistics whose teaching interests focus on applied statistical methods, probability theory, statistical modeling and design…

STEM

iSchool Faculty Receive Grant for Promoting Children’s Creative Thinking

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Two School of Information Studies (iSchool) professors who have worked on several library resources projects before will begin another innovative one soon, aimed at school librarians and the students they serve, thanks to funding from a National Leadership Grant for…

Campus & Community

Free Six-Week Tobacco Cessation Programs for Faculty, Staff, Students

Tuesday, September 8, 2015, By News Staff

Thinking about quitting tobacco? We can help. Take advantage of these free, on-campus tobacco cessation programs facilitated by Cindy Cary, director of tobacco cessation at SUNY Upstate Medical University. The program consists of seven, one-hour classes in a six-week time-frame….

Campus & Community

Fall Faculty and Staff Health and Wellness Opportunities

Thursday, September 3, 2015, By News Staff

The Department of Recreation Services offers a variety of programs, activities and facilities to the university community during the fall semester that foster healthy lifestyle behaviors. Read more.

Health & Society

School of Education Announces New Faculty Appointments

Wednesday, September 2, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education has appointed five new faculty members, who officially began their new positions in August: Michael Gill (disability studies), Eunjung Kim (cultural foundations of education), David Knapp (music education), Tumay Tunur (exercise science) and Julia White (inclusive…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Faculty Member Gives Capitol Hill Briefing

Monday, August 24, 2015, By Scott Barrett

Jennifer Karas Montez, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and faculty affiliate in the Aging Studies Institute and Center for Policy Research, gave a briefing on Capitol Hill regarding the impact of education on mortality and health. The congressional…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Faculty Member Presents Work at Two Galleries

Tuesday, August 18, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Newhouse sports media adjunct professor Herm Card is showing his photos and photo-graphic art at two galleries in Syracuse. His one-person show runs through the rest of August at the Petit Branch Library on Victoria Place, off Westcott Street. It…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Announces Creation of Faculty Advisory Group to Advance Medical School Idea

Friday, August 14, 2015, By News Staff

The Faculty Advisory Group will advise University leaders on the idea of a veteran-focused College of Medicine at Syracuse University.