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Social Work Students Explore Corrections, Mental Health System

Wednesday, October 23, 2013, By Michele Barrett

Jails and prisons have become the nation’s largest psychiatric institutions, especially for low-income persons and persons of color. The National Sheriffs’ Association reports that in virtually every county across the country, county jails hold more people with severe psychiatric illness…

Arts & Culture

University Lectures Hosts Billy Collins

Wednesday, October 23, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

No poet since Robert Frost has managed to combine high critical acclaim with such broad popular appeal as Billy Collins.

Arts & Culture

Exploring Role of Wampum in Haudenosaunee Culture Nov. 14-15

Tuesday, October 22, 2013, By Rob Enslin

What really happened, more than three centuries ago, between French Jesuits and the Onondaga?

Protecting Your Devices and Data

Monday, October 21, 2013, By Christopher C. Finkle

Securing your personal computer, tablet and smartphone—and the data they contain—is an ongoing process. The following steps and precautions can protect you from identity theft and data loss by drastically reducing the likelihood that your device will be hacked, infected…

Campus & Community

Look for New Recycling Posters

Monday, October 21, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University students, faculty and staff will now have some extra assistance in determining what can be recycled on campus. SU’s Sustainability Division of Energy Systems and Sustainability Management will begin hanging new recycling posters Wednesday in all academic buildings…

Campus & Community

Wednesday is Campus Sustainability Day

Monday, October 21, 2013, By News Staff

SU is planning various events to raise sustainability awareness on campus.

Campus & Community

Road to Recovery Continues for DPS Officer Struck by Lightning

Friday, October 18, 2013, By Keith Kobland

One thing is obvious when speaking with Department of Public Safety Officer Stan Prue. He may have gone through an experience few have survived, but he has not lost his sense of humor. During a recent phone call, when asked…

Arts & Culture

Evolving in the Changing Landscape of Scholarly Publishing

Friday, October 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University Press has a storied history of 70 years—and Director Alice Randel Pfeiffer expects a vibrant future with plans for a new series in geography and the development of a digital publishing center. The scholarly press celebrated its 70th…

Arts & Culture

SU Boasts Two National Book Award Finalists This Year

Friday, October 18, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Two writers teaching in The College of Arts and Sciences—George Saunders and Rachel Kushner—have been nominated for this year’s most prestigious prize in American fiction, the National Book Award.

STEM

SU’s Mark Bowick to Be Honored as New Steele Professor Oct. 31

Friday, October 18, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Mark Bowick, professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed the new Joel Dorman Steele Professor of Physics. The Steele Professorship is one of the University’s oldest and is named for the 19th-century SU trustee….