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Arts & Culture

Imagining America Brings Renowned Prison Arts Practitioners for Film Screenings, Workshops

Wednesday, February 3, 2016, By Holly Zahn

Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life welcomes internationally renowned prison arts practitioners Curt Tofteland (founder, Shakespeare Behind Bars, USA) and Tom Magill (founder, Educational Shakespeare Co. Ireland) for a weekend of film screenings and workshops focusing on arts…

Campus & Community

Black History Month Reception in the Special Collections Research Center

Wednesday, February 3, 2016, By News Staff

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is helping to celebrate Black History Month with a viewing of the current exhibition “Black Utopias,” co-curated by Professor Joan Bryant and SCRC Director Lucy Mulroney. A reception will be held Wednesday, Feb. 10, …

STEM

Syracuse University Partners with 2U to Launch Engineering@Syracuse

Wednesday, February 3, 2016, By News Staff

SU and 2U Inc. today announced a partnership to launch Engineering@Syracuse, which will include three online degrees: the M.S. in Computer Engineering, the M.S. in Computer Science, and the M.S. in Cybersecurity.

Health & Society

Education Professor Contributes to Global Study on Childhood Obesity

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

Tiago Barreira, assistant professor in the School of Education’s department of exercise science, is part of a team of researchers who collaborated on The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle, and the Environment.

Health & Society

Taishoff Center Receives $2 Million to Create Model InclusiveU Program

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education in the School of Education has received $2 million in federal funds to develop programs and conduct research for national use through the InclusiveU initiative, which supports individualized and inclusive options…

Campus & Community

Faculty to Select Slate of Candidates for Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure

Thursday, January 28, 2016, By Carol Boll

The Syracuse University Senate this week launched an online election to select candidates across the schools and colleges to serve on a new Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure. Electronic ballots were sent Tuesday to all eligible voters—tenured and…

STEM

iSchool to Strengthen Online Offerings in New Partnership

Thursday, January 28, 2016, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) and education technology company 2U announced a partnership that will further strengthen the iSchool’s nationally ranked online graduate programs.

Business & Economy

Whitman Behavioral Lab Conducts Human Subject Research

Friday, January 22, 2016, By News Staff

Students looking to earn some cash for their next cup of coffee need to look no further than the basement of the Whitman School. Located in room 010, the Behavioral Laboratory at the Whitman School of Management provides Whitman faculty…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Provides Update on Key University Initiatives

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed the University Senate in a nearly full Maxwell Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 20. In his nearly 25-minute remarks, the Chancellor provided a comprehensive update on a number of items, including matters relative to student life, academic affairs, executive searches and Fast Forward Syracuse. Chancellor Syverud has been regularly delivering remarks at Senate meetings to provide an update on key University initiatives. This was his first to the University’s governing body since the start of 2016.

Veterans

University Announces Finalists to Design National Veterans Resource Complex

Wednesday, January 20, 2016, By News Staff

The selection committee has chosen three finalists to advance to the final round of the competition.