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Health & Society

Faculty and Staff Invited to Take Stress Buster Challenge

Monday, February 5, 2018, By News Staff

Life is full of situations that invite stress. While we cannot always control what is happening around us, we can control how we respond. Our responses to stress, both positive and negative, can affect our physical well-being and overall health….

Campus & Community

Faculty, Staff Invited to Tk20 Assessment Management System Information Sessions

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By News Staff

The Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (IEA) assessment working team is excited to introduce Tk20 to the Syracuse University campus community and invites faculty and staff to a general information session. Learn how Tk20, an online system, will provide organizational support…

New York Times

William Banks Talks FISA and Russia Investigation

Monday, January 29, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

FISA laws were discussed by Institute of National Security and Counterterrorism founding direct and Law Professor William Banks for an article for the New York Times. “Carter Page was doing business in Russia, talking to Russian diplomats who may have…

STEM

University Announces $2.28M Invest Syracuse Gift for the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Friday, January 26, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University Life Trustee William “Bill” F. Allyn G’59 and his wife, Janet “Penny” Jones Allyn ’60, have made a gift that will augment the student experience in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and help students across the University bring their inventions to life, as part of the college’s Transforming Our Future plan.

Campus & Community

Invest Syracuse Progress: Enhancing Mental Health Services

Thursday, January 25, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Following significant discussion between University and Student Association leaders, the Counseling Center is piloting extended hours of operation for the spring 2018 semester. This semester, searches will also begin for four additional staff therapists and a psychiatrist.

STEM

Professor Carlos Castañeda Investigates Function of Protein-Containing Droplets in Cells

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

Carlos Castañeda, assistant professor of biology and chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the principal investigator on a pair of research projects studying the function of cellular proteins called ubiquilins and their ability to form protein-containing droplets…

Business & Economy

Looking for Innovators for ACC InVenture Prize: Apply by Feb. 9

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is on a talent search for top student innovators who are inventing the future. Teams from Syracuse University are now being recruited for the InVenture Prize, a televised “Shark Tank”-style competition open to student startups at…

Media, Law & Policy

The How and Why of Invoking Executive Privilege

Thursday, January 18, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

William Banks, a constitutional law scholar and founding director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism at Syracuse University, is available to discuss the issues of invoking executive privilege as former chief White House political strategist Steve Bannon did before the…

Campus & Community

Undergraduates Invited to Apply to Present at ACC Meeting of the Minds

Thursday, January 18, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Evan Weiss ’19 would highly encourage other students who are involved in research or creative work to try out for a distinctive academic event for a select group of students from only 15 universities: the ACC Meeting of the Minds…

STEM

Invent@SU Students Design Modular Padding for Skateboarders

Wednesday, January 17, 2018, By Alex Dunbar

Traditional pads help protect skateboarders from injury but can be bulky and limit mobility. As part of the Invent@SU program, students Tiago Da Costa and Lucas Lin designed modular padding called PhalHex that gives athletes unique and personalized protection. “Longboarding really started based…