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Campus & Community

SU Libraries Seeking Volunteers for Second Human Library Event

Tuesday, February 17, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Syracuse University Libraries are seeking volunteer “human books” for the second annual Human Library event on Wednesday, April 1, from 2-5 p.m. in Bird Library. The purpose of a human library is to promote tolerance, challenge assumptions and celebrate…

Campus & Community

SURFACE Repository Surpasses One Million Downloads

Tuesday, February 17, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

In December 2014, Syracuse University Libraries’ SURFACE repository surpassed its one-millionth download, just four years after its launch in October 2010. Items downloaded on that historic day spanned the disciplines and represented 10 SU schools and colleges, University Archives, Syracuse…

Wednesday Morning Discussion/Demonstrations Delve into Virtual Reality

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Virtual reality (VR), once the stuff of science fiction, is now poised to move into the mainstream through consumer devices like the Oculus Rift (purchased by Facebook for $2 billion), the mobile phone-powered Samsung GearVR (in partnership with Oculus) and…

Arts & Culture

Serious Subjects Become Funny in SU Drama’s ‘Lips Together, Teeth Apart’

Monday, February 16, 2015, By News Staff

Playwright Terrence McNally excels at making wild and witty comedy out of serious and thoughtful matters. In this 1991 off-Broadway triumph, two couples grapple with the mundane (burgers and kites) and the momentous (illness and infidelity) as they try to…

Campus & Community

Survey to Assess Faculty Satisfaction

Monday, February 16, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University is joining peer institutions in this year’s administration of a national survey on faculty job satisfaction in order to assess and, where necessary, make improvements in the faculty experience. The survey was created and is administered by the…

Campus & Community

Campus Invited to Day of Conversation Feb. 25 about Academic Strategic Plan

Monday, February 16, 2015, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The Syracuse University campus community is invited to a Day of Conversation on the Academic Strategic Plan on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. This event is part…

STEM

Physicist Jedidah Isler Named TED Fellow

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Leave it to Jedidah Isler to make an astronomical impact. In December, the astrophysicist was named a TED Fellow for the Class of 2015. Next month, she travels to Vancouver to join 20 other fellows and the TED community at…

Progress Report: Student Concerns

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By News Staff

Amid the long-term strategic planning happening across campus, several members of Chancellor Syverud’s Executive Team continue to work with faculty and staff to take action on critical issues raised last semester by students. The Chancellor has directed his team to…

Campus & Community

Working Group to Assess SA, GSO Concerns on Free Speech

Thursday, February 12, 2015, By News Staff

In response to resolutions passed last fall by Syracuse University’s Student Association and Graduate Student Organization, Chancellor Syverud has created a working group to consider revisions to the University’s Computer and Electronic Policy that will address concerns regarding free speech…

Media, Law & Policy

Hou Edits Volume on Local Government Budget Stabilization

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By News Staff

Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, has published an edited volume, “Local Government Budget Stabilization: Explorations and Evidence,” a sequel to Hou’s (2013) authored book “State Government Budget Stabilization: Policy, Tools, and Impacts.”…