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University to Protect and Extend Current Benefit Status to Employees Affected by New Federal Labor Standards Act
In May, the U.S. Department of Labor released new regulations that employers, including academic institutions like Syracuse University, must adopt to comply with the updated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The intent of the revised federal law is to provide greater clarity for…
Sociology Department Presenting at ASA Conference in Seattle
More than a dozen professors, Ph.D. students and researchers in the Department of Sociology are participating in the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) in Seattle Aug. 20-23. They join approximately 4,000 other sociologists for four days…
Researchers Awarded Grant to Develop, Implement Strategies for New Antibiotics
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded a major grant to develop and implement strategies for the discovery of new antibiotics. Anthony Garza and Yan-Yeung Luk, associate professors of biology and chemistry, respectively, are recipients of…
Gartner Gives Top 20 Rankings to Supply Chain Management Programs at Whitman
Gartner Inc. announced this month that the supply chain management program (SCM) at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management is one of the top 20 in the country, granting a #17 ranking to the graduate program and a #20…
Burdick Leads Study on Social Housing Projects in Brazil
The National Science Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council of the United Kingdom have awarded $597,000 to a project led by Professor John Burdick (anthropology) to observe differently organized social housing projects in downtown Rio de Janeiro, to…
Alumni Welcomed Back to ‘Your Happy Place’ for Orange Central
Alumni from around the world will be welcomed back to campus for Orange Central homecoming weekend Sept. 15-18. This year, the theme for Orange Central is “Welcome Back to Your Happy Place.” Orange Central is a once-a-year celebration for the…
Earth Sciences Chair Pursues Sideline as Guitarist
Donald Siegel, professor in the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is by any measure a successful scientist. He is the Jessie Page Heroy Professor and a Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence. He is chair…
Summer Snaps 2016
What are you doing on your summer vacation? See how members of the University community are having fun as the summer kicks into gear.
Preferred Mutual ‘Cuse Fan Fest Canceled Due to Weather Forecast; Yard Sale Will Take Place as Scheduled
The 2016 Preferred Mutual ’Cuse Fan Fest scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 13, has been canceled due to the storms being forecast for Syracuse this weekend. The annual event usually features outdoor activities for fans of all ages. The Syracuse Athletics…
Macy’s stores offer “little allure for the consumer”
Amanda Nicholson, Professor of Retail Practice and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs at Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, offers insight on the recent news that Macy’s is closing 100 stores. “Today’s announcement that Macy’s is closing 100 under-performing…