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Fire and Life Safety Services to Perform Evacuation Drills

Wednesday, September 18, 2019, By Christine Grabowski

Fire and Life Safety Services (FLSS) will conduct the fall 2019 building evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from Monday, Sept. 23, through Friday, Sept. 27. These drills will take place between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 and…

Campus & Community

Syracuse City High School Students Among Those Experiencing College Life

Friday, August 9, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

Twenty-four Syracuse City School District high school students were awarded scholarships to attend Syracuse University’s Summer College Program. The scholarships were a partnership between Syracuse University and the Syracuse City School District and were awarded based on academic achievement or…

Campus & Community

Generous Gift from University Trustee Rob Light ’78 and Wife Shelly Will Advance Academic Opportunity for Underrepresented Students

Thursday, June 27, 2019, By News Staff

The generosity of Syracuse University Trustee Rob Light ’78 and his wife Shelly will support scholarships for historically underrepresented students pursuing studies in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, its Bandier Program in Recording and Entertainment Industries, and the…

Campus & Community

How to Incorporate Gratitude in Daily Life

Thursday, June 20, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

Having a challenging day? Try a little gratitude. Mary Kate Lee, program coordinator at the Lerner Center for Health Promotion, based in the Maxwell School, offers some ways to show your gratefulness—with the benefits of increasing your mental and physical…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Expand Opportunity and Affordability for Lifelong Learners and Military-Connected Students

Monday, June 17, 2019, By News Staff

For more than 100 years, Syracuse University’s University College has made it possible for working adults and other part-time students to earn a Syracuse University degree. Today, Syracuse University is reaffirming its commitment to adult and lifelong learners, veterans and…

STEM

Ammonium Fertilized Early Life on Earth

Tuesday, May 21, 2019, By News Staff

A team of international scientists—including researchers at the University of St. Andrews, Syracuse University and Royal Holloway, University of London—have demonstrated a new source of food for early life on the planet. Life on Earth relies on the availability of…

Media Tip Sheets

Black Hole Image Is ‘Real-Life Counterpart’ To What Science Fiction Movies Have Imagined

Wednesday, April 10, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Today astronomers announced they have successfully captured the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow. Duncan Brown is the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics at Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Brown was…

Campus & Community

Wednesday Panel Features Speakers from Lifetime Documentary ‘Surviving R. Kelly’

Wednesday, April 3, 2019, By Gabrielle Lake

The interactive panel discussion “Surviving the Silence: A Conversation on Race and Sexual Assault” will occur on Wednesday, April 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with resource…

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‘End of Life’ Documentary to Be Screened, Talk with Filmmakers March 3

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, By News Staff

In “End of Life,” a documentary film that was nominated for the 2018 European Film Awards, filmmakers Paweł Wojtasik and John Bruce explore the challenges of the act of dying. The documentary will be shown Sunday, March 3, at 2…

Buzzfeed News

Sociology Professor Quoted in Story about U.S. Life Expectancy

Friday, February 15, 2019, By Sean Dorcellus

Jennifer Karas Montez, Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Public Policy, was quoted in the Buzzfeed News story, “US Life Expectancy Has Dropped — Again.” “New York now has a life expectancy like Denmark, while Mississippi has one…

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