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Reformatted Data Science MOOC Offering Begins Oct. 28
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) is repeating its popular massive online open course (MOOC) offering in data science in an adapted form, beginning Oct. 28. Based on participant feedback, the free course now is being offered as a self-paced…
Lending a Hand in Empowering Communities
A new student organization on campus is creating opportunities for social entrepreneurship for students, while impacting communities with life-changing, sustainable projects.
Social Work Students Explore Corrections, Mental Health System
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…
Make a Difference at the Ronald McDonald House
The SU Chapter of Golden Key International Honour Society is participating in Make a Difference Day 2013 by conducting a Wish List Drive to support the Ronald McDonald House of Central New York. Individuals can donate items on the “House’s”…
University Lectures Hosts Billy Collins
No poet since Robert Frost has managed to combine high critical acclaim with such broad popular appeal as Billy Collins.
VPA’s Morris Launches Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking
Charles E. Morris III, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, has launched “QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking” (Michigan State University Press). “QED” is edited…
Road to Recovery Continues for DPS Officer Struck by Lightning
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…
Evolving in the Changing Landscape of Scholarly Publishing
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…
SU Boasts Two National Book Award Finalists This Year
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.
SU’s Mark Bowick to Be Honored as New Steele Professor Oct. 31
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….