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Campus & Community

DeHart and Tucker Appointed to New Roles in the Division of Campus Safety and Emergency Services

Friday, January 6, 2017, By News Staff

Senior Vice President and Chief Law Enforcement Officer Tony Callisto announced new leadership roles within the Division of Campus Safety and Emergency Services. Following the December retirement of Dave Pajak, Michaele DeHart has been appointed as the interim director of…

Campus & Community

Maxwell Assistant Professor Peter E. Howe Remembered

Wednesday, January 4, 2017, By News Staff

Peter E. Howe, assistant professor of economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, died on Dec. 23, 2016. He was 62. “Peter will always be remembered as an eager and…

Campus & Community

Photo Captures Best of Syracuse, but Who Are Young Men?

Wednesday, January 4, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Syracuse University Provost Michele Wheatly brought the photograph home from South Carolina in November, after she made a trip to Clemson University. The image shows a group of young men surrounding a white-haired man and a woman, who is in…

Campus & Community

Winners Announced for Dr. King Celebration Unsung Hero Awards

Tuesday, January 3, 2017, By Keith Kobland

The Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Committee has selected the winners for this year’s Unsung Hero Award. The group will be honored at the Jan.29 event, which takes place at the Carrier Dome. Each award winner was nominated by a…

Health & Society

University Expands Faculty and Staff Assistance Program to European Centers

Wednesday, December 21, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Building on existing services offered to employees in the United States through Carebridge, Syracuse University has announced the expansion of its employee assistance program to four of its European Centers through a partnership with Chestnut Global Partners. European employees in…

Arts & Culture

First Known Use of Mary Poppins’ Best-Known Word? Not in London but in DO

Tuesday, December 20, 2016, By Sean Kirst

  Peter Amster figures he heard the word for the first time when he was 14 or 15, a teenager in the darkness of a Long Island movie theater. He was a serious kid, already reading Sarte and Kierkegaard, but…

STEM

Geologists Publish New Details about Evolution of East African Rift Valley

Tuesday, December 20, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have published new details about the evolution of the East African Rift (EAR) Valley, one of the world’s largest continental rift zones. Christopher Scholz, professor of Earth sciences, and a team of…

STEM

Scientists Create Ice Storm to Study Effect on Forests

Monday, December 19, 2016, By Keith Kobland

To better understand the short- and long-term effects of ice storms on northern forests, a team of scientists, including Professor Charles T. Driscoll, generated an experimental ice storm on research plots on the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire. The National Science Foundation released the…

Campus & Community

Two Free Speech Policies Revised and Take Effect January 1

Friday, December 16, 2016, By News Staff

With input from the campus community, Syracuse University revised two of the three University policies governing speech and expression, consistent with recommendations from the Working Group on Free Speech. Following the open comment period in November, the Anti-Harassment Policy and…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Announces Leadership Changes to Better Align with Strategic Vision

Thursday, December 15, 2016, By News Staff

Bea González and J. Michael Haynie to oversee new, expanded portfolios As Syracuse University continues to implement the bold concepts contained within the Academic Strategic Plan and Campus Framework, Bea González and J. Michael Haynie, two key members of Chancellor…