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STEM

To Tackle Heart of Great Barrier Reef Troubles – Target Climate Change

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Australia has pledged more than $350 million to help protect and preserve the Great Barrier Reef – which is increasingly experiencing “shocking” amounts of coral bleaching. The new funding will be the single largest investment for reef conservation and management…

Campus & Community

Disability Caucus and Campus Conversation about Disability Justice Tonight

Monday, April 30, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Tonight, April 30, the campus community is invited to an accessible campus conversation about what is meant by “disability justice,” “ableism” and “intersectionality.” Priya Penner, Disability Student Union (DSU) president; Jennith Lucas, DSU vice president; Diane Wiener, director of the…

PBS News Hour

Service Dog Helps Vision, and Writing

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Stephen Kuusisto, a University Professor of cultural foundations of education in the School of Education, was recently featured in a PBS News Hour story. The video story detailed the relationship Kuusisto recently built with a new service dog, which not only taught…

Cosmopolitan

Expert Hall on Targeted TSA Searching Methods

Friday, April 27, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

In 2015, TSA agents were allegedly going to stop searching black women’s hair during regular airport security checks. However, as a recent Cosmopolitan article reveals, the practice is still in place, as many women attest. For this article, Rachel Hall, an…

University to Modernize Human Resources and Timekeeping Systems

Thursday, April 26, 2018, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

In an effort to reduce the administrative burden on schools, colleges and other units, Syracuse University has announced it will upgrade its timekeeping, payroll and human resources technology. This technology, which will go into effect on July 30, will introduce…

Veterans

Campus Community Invited to Honor Flight Mission No. 11

Thursday, April 26, 2018, By Rachel Friedman

On Saturday, April 28, the Syracuse University Student Veterans Organization and faculty and staff Veterans Affinity Group are joining together to support the welcome home ceremony of 80 veterans, mostly from World War II and the Korean War, who will…

Health & Society

Children’s Resilience through Mindfulness Is Focus of May 4 Event

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, By Michele Barrett

Andres Gonzalez will speak on “Mindfulness Interventions to Reduce Stress and Foster Resilience in Children Across Diverse Communities” on Friday, May 4, 1-2:30 p.m., in 335 Falk (White Hall). Gonzalez is founder and marketing director for the Holistic Life Foundation…

Campus & Community

SU Bookstore Requests Faculty Recommendations

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, By News Staff

Calling all faculty! The SU Bookstore is requesting faculty submissions for textbook adoptions, recommended technology and supplemental course materials as soon as possible via bookweb.syr.edu. The store strives to equip students with the appropriate materials to succeed and faculty submissions…

Campus & Community

Mayfest 2018 Beverage Bracelets Now on Sale

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Beverage bracelets for Mayfest 2018 are on sale at the Schine Student Center Goldstein Auditorium upper lobby area, starting at 11 a.m. This year, as shared in February, beverage options are expanded for students of legal age to purchase and…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Announces 2018 Mirror Awards Finalists

Wednesday, April 25, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has announced the finalists in the 2018 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony June 14 in New York City. Tickets and tables for…