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Campus & Community

SU Faculty, Staff Qualify for Discount on Summer College Program

Thursday, November 29, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

Summer College announces that the dependents of Syracuse University faculty and staff are eligible for a 15 percent discount for the 2019 Summer College for High School Students program. Also new for 2019 is an exclusive 15 percent discount for…

Campus & Community

New Students Find Value in First-Year Shared Reading Experience, According to Survey

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

In classrooms and residence halls across campus earlier this fall, small groups of new students came together to connect with their peers through exploring their differences and similarities—to learn more about themselves and others. As part of the newly redeveloped…

STEM

New Site Offers Privacy Resources for Underserved Populations

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, By Diane Stirling

If you’re someone with disabilities needing help with your online privacy and computer access needs, a family member or practitioner who supports people with disabilities or a scholar seeking information about online privacy for underserved populations, a new information resource…

Veterans

University Leaders Present at Inaugural George W. Bush Institute Leadership Initiative

Wednesday, November 21, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

During the fall semester, Syracuse University faculty and staff members traveled to the George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To Veteran Leadership Initiative in Dallas to present at the first-of-its-kind program designed for individuals serving the nation’s veterans who are motivated to…

Veterans

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families Transforms How NYC Delivers Social Services to Veterans

Tuesday, November 20, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

In support of New York City’s 200,000 veterans and military-connected families, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Veterans Day that the city will formally adopt and fund an innovative new approach to health and human service delivery, pioneered by Syracuse…

STEM

Invent@SU Teams Excel at Impact Prize Competition

Friday, November 16, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

Student startup companies developed during the Invent@SU invention accelerator program took the top two prizes at the 2018 Syracuse University Impact Prize Competition organized by Blackstone Launchpad. The winners were selected for presenting the most innovative and implementable ideas to…

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…

Campus & Community

Maxwell X Lab Helps City Recoup $1.47 Million in Overdue Tax Debt and Stabilize Ownership for Hundreds of Syracuse Properties

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Jessica Smith

Maxwell X Lab, part of the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School, recently completed a series of projects designed to reduce overdue property tax bills in the City of Syracuse. Delinquent tax bills can lead to costly late…

Business & Economy

5 Questions Answered: Amazon Opening Headquarters in New York and Arlington, VA

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Today, Amazon announced it had chosen New York City and Northern Virginia as the new location for its second headquarters. The company plans to invest $2.5 billion in both locations, and hire as many as 25,000 employees in each location….

STEM

SU Geologist is Co-Editor of New Major Book on Fission-Track Thermochronology

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Geologist Paul Fitzgerald, professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is co-editor of a new book, “Fission-Track Thermochronology and Its Application to Geology” (Springer, 2018), the first major book on the subject in 20 years. The…