Search Results for: ,lOa

Campus & Community

Advancing Diversity and Inclusion at Syracuse University

Friday, May 12, 2017, By News Staff

A Status Report on the Short-Term Recommendations Made by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion The University has released its latest status report detailing progress on recommendations by the University-wide Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion to create a…

Campus & Community

Eugene ‘Gene’ Anderson Appointed Dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management

Thursday, May 11, 2017, By News Staff

A results-driven, accomplished business education leader with a record of innovating new programs, increasing graduate student enrollment and building a diversely talented team of faculty will join Syracuse University as the new dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of…

Campus & Community

New Books by Syracuse Professor Examine Post-Secular Politics, Religion, Philosophy

Thursday, May 11, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Politics, religion and philosophy in the post-secular world underlie two new books by a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. Gregg Lambert, director and principal investigator of the Central New York Humanities Corridor and Dean’s Professor of the…

Health & Society

Plastic Surgeon Larry Weinstein ’75 Restores Hope, Renews Lives in Underserved India

Thursday, May 11, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Larry Weinstein ’75 considers himself hyper-vigilant—a quality that has served him well in 30 years of practicing medicine. As a pre-med student majoring in psychology, he was keenly aware of his surroundings at all times. “Personal safety and community awareness…

Campus & Community

Host of ‘Capital Pressroom’ Susan Arbetter to Speak at OCL Annual Meeting June 13

Thursday, May 11, 2017, By Eileen Jevis

The Onondaga Citizens League (OCL) has announced that Susan Arbetter, director of news and public affairs at WCNY and host of the “Capitol Pressroom” radio show, will be the keynote speaker at the annual OCL meeting. Arbetter will discuss the…

Media, Law & Policy

Carnegie-Knight News21 Wins Prestigious IRE Award for ‘Voting Wars’ Investigation

Thursday, May 11, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Two Newhouse students were among the News21 fellows who worked on the project An in-depth report on voting rights and regulations by the Carnegie-Knight News21 Initiative, produced by students from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University and 17 other universities,…

Campus & Community

Red Cross Blood Drive, May 17

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse University American Red Cross Club and the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School will host a blood drive on Wednesday, May 17 from 9:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. in 204 Maxwell Hall. To set up an appointment…

Campus & Community

Bioengineering Students Deliver Custom-Built ‘Otto-Mobile’ to Jowonio School in Syracuse (Video)

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By Alex Dunbar

Bioengineering students Katie Cooper ’17, Brendan Butcher ’17 and Zach Reers ’17 worked with the Jowonio School in Syracuse on their senior capstone design project. The students built a custom toy car that could help special needs students with mobility…

STEM

Wang Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Yang Wang has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research and education efforts on privacy management for people with disabilities, particularly…

Health & Society

Health Services Introduces Secure, Online Student Patient Portal

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, By Shannon Andre

As new students prepare to join us in the fall semester, their health history and immunization record submission process will now be much easier. Health Services has introduced a secure, confidential patient portal allowing students to complete health forms online…