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Students, Community Leaders, Policy Makers Discuss Homelessness at 20th Annual James L. Stone Legislative Policy Forum

Thursday, November 8, 2018, By News Staff

Addressing homelessness, including the implications for public policy, was the focus of the 20th Annual James L. Stone Legislative Policy Symposium held Friday, Oct. 26, at the Onondaga County Legislative Chambers. Syracuse University students in the Falk College’s School of…

Campus & Community

South Asia Center Awarded $1.4 Million for Language Instruction, Faculty Research, Public Outreach

Thursday, November 8, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the South Asia Center (SAC) in the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs nearly $1.4 million in Title VI language and area studies funding. The four-year award will support the creation of…

Campus & Community

Leading Disability Studies Scholars to Join Burton Blatt Institute

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), housed in Syracuse University’s College of Law, today announced that two leading disability studies scholars have joined the institute and will be charged with launching a new initiative, known as Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach. Steve…

Campus & Community

Faculty Nominees Sought for Seinfeld Scholar Award

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By News Staff

The Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs is inviting nominations for the Seinfeld Scholar Award, established in 2004 with a gift from Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56 to recognize passion for excellence, creativity and originality in academic or artistic…

Campus & Community

Watch Out for Email Scams!

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Christine Grabowski

Information Technology Services (ITS) urges you to be vigilant. Email scammers are becoming more creative and are making their emails look like they are coming from official University offices and syr.edu accounts. There are currently at least three types of…

Veterans

Campus Community Celebrates Veterans, University’s Commitment to Them with Numerous Events

Monday, November 5, 2018, By News Staff

In celebration of Veterans Day, and in keeping with the University’s commitment to be the “best place for veterans,” Syracuse will host multiple events ahead of the official observance on Sunday, Nov. 11. Syracuse’s commitment to veterans dates back to…

Campus & Community

University College Celebrates National Distance Learners and Non-traditional Student Week

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

The first week of November (Nov. 5-9) acknowledges two segments of UC’s student population—distance learners and non-traditional students. National Distance Learner Week highlights distance education and the work universities are doing to support students studying online across the globe. Sponsored…

Campus & Community

Sacred Spaces, Religious Texts and Social Change: Delmas Foundation Grant Supports Religion Department Collaboration With German Scholars

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By Renée K. Gadoua

Syracuse University’s Department of Religion has received a $4,000 grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation to support a collaboration with the Center for Religious Studies (CERES) at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. SU will host a symposium with German…

STEM

University Hosts First Annual Green Chemistry Think Tank

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By Rob Enslin

High school students interested in the emerging field of sustainability chemistry recently converged at Syracuse University for the first annual Green Chemistry Think Tank. Co-sponsored by the Central New York Section of the American Chemical Society (CNY ACS) and the…

Veterans

Student Veterans Organization to Present ‘A New Leash on Life’ Film Screening, K9s for Warriors Fundraiser

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Student Veterans Organization (SVO) will present a documentary film screening on Saturday, Nov. 10, to raise awareness of and destigmatize mental health issues as well as to raise funds toward the sponsorship and naming of a K9s for…