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Maxwell’s Tanner Lecture Hosts Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter

Thursday, December 1, 2016, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

Since 2012, the Tanner lectures have provided the Maxwell School with the opportunity to bring prominent civic actors to the campus and speak on issues of ethics, citizenship and public responsibly. On Oct. 14, the Tanner lecture hosted former Philadelphia…

Campus & Community

Letter from Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Andrew Gordon

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues, On Nov. 22, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide temporary restraining order prohibiting the implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations. The regulations were scheduled to go into effect…

STEM

Researchers Discover Way to Make Surfaces Less Vulnerable to Disease-Causing Bacteria

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Dacheng Ren and his team of researchers are seeking ways to stop the spread of microbes, and they may have found a solution.

Campus & Community

Wellness Survey Results Provide Insights, Direction to Programming

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Nearly 1,600 faculty and staff responded to a recent wellness survey and provided valuable input into wellness habits and interests. The survey also identified areas of need as the University seeks to help faculty and staff maximize their well-being. Work…

STEM

Crowston, Sawyer Take Best Paper Award at ASIS&T

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members Kevin Crowston and Steven Sawyer, along with colleague and former iSchool professor Rolf Wigand, were presented with a Best Paper Award by the Association for Information Science and Technology’s Social Informatics special interest…

Health & Society

Falk College Students Host Makeup Drive for Transgender Community Dec. 1

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By News Staff

The Falk College Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) is hosting a makeup drive to benefit the Syracuse-area transgender community  on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Schine Student Center. The drive was organized by…

Las Vegas Sun

Did Foley get the name right? Depends on a lot more than local appeal, experts say

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

The Vegas Golden Knights will play their first game in the National Hockey League next season without the full moniker of the city in which they reside. “I get why they did it,” Patrick Walsh, assistant professor of sport management…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Turns #GivingTuesday into #GivingCUSEday

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By News Staff

Celebrated today—the Tuesday following Thanksgiving—#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. Because Syracuse University holds such a special place in many hearts, Syracuse University is turning this day of giving into #GivingCUSEday.

Health & Society

Historian Finds Gritty Story of Child’s Life Documented in Special Collections

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, By Sean Kirst

“The Muckers,” published by Syracuse University Press and found among the papers in the Special Collections Research Center, tells of boys living life rough in New York City over a century ago.

The Daily Pennsylvanian

How big companies like Target and Amazon are targeting customers at Penn

Monday, November 28, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Amanda Nicholson, professor of retail practice and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the Whitman School, was quoted in the story “How big companies like Target and Amazon are targeting customers at Penn.”