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Campus & Community

Defensive Driving Course

Thursday, September 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Environmental Health and Safety Services Office is offering a six-hour National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course for faculty, staff, students, and the general public. The class will be held on Sept. 25 and 26 from 5-9 p.m. in Lyman…

Arts & Culture

Plastics Pioneers Reading Room to Open in Bird Library

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

On Friday, Sept. 27, from 2:30–4 p.m., the Plastics Pioneers Reading Room, a gift of donors Glenn and Patsy Beall, will officially be dedicated and opened on the sixth floor of Syracuse University’s Bird Library. The public is invited to…

Campus & Community

Campus Directory Updates: Is Your Information Accurate?

Tuesday, September 17, 2013, By News Staff

The campus directory for employees for the 2013-14 academic year will be updated soon. The directory will be available online through MySlice. The information in the directory is used by SU’s telephone operators and automated systems to connect callers to…

Health & Society

The Goodness of Raw Materials

Tuesday, September 17, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Chef Mary Ann Kiernan calls it “the mystery box of produce”—her weekly box of vegetables from a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program. As a chef, she finds it a fun challenge. But as a nutrition and food studies instructor, Kiernan has seen the trepidation in students as they try to compose a meal from a mystifying basket full of vegetables.

STEM

SU Task Force Advocates Action to Enhance Teaching

Friday, September 13, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Task Force on Advancing New Pedagogies, formed six months ago to study innovative teaching methods and new technologies employed in instruction across campus, has issued its final report, highlighting exemplary work being done at SU and urging increased…

Campus & Community

Record Warmth Prompts Tips to Avoid Heat Illness

Wednesday, September 11, 2013, By Keith Kobland

With high heat and humidity it’s a good idea to review the warning signs of heat illness and take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Of course, staying inside where it’s cool is always an option, as is…

SU Professor, Dean Emerita Lauded for Role in Discovery of Civil War Ironclad

Monday, September 9, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Cathryn R. Newton was a 16-year-old college student when she helped her father discover the U.S.S. Monitor.

Distinguished Bass Gregory Sheppard to Present Recital Honoring Music Professor

Wednesday, September 4, 2013, By Erica Blust

Distinguished bass Gregory Sheppard will return to Syracuse on Sunday, Sept. 29, to present the recital “Songs Patti Taught Me” in honor of soprano Patti Thompson-Buechner, his teacher, friend and mentor. Sheppard, a 2000 graduate of SU’s Rose, Jules R….

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Grad Students Create Tablet Magazine

Tuesday, September 3, 2013, By News Staff

The students of the magazine, newspaper and online journalism master’s program dove headlong into niche publications with their 2013 capstone experience. The launch issue of tablet magazine Vertical Floor explored the vibrant culture of parkour and freerunning, attempting to become…

Health & Society

Words from the Wise

Tuesday, August 27, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

As you find your way on campus, make new friends and begin classes, a support system of peer mentors and advisors across campus are here to help make the transition smoother. Here are just a few who share their top pieces of advice.