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Syracuse University Monitoring Winter Weather and Travel Conditions for Thursday, December 15, and Friday, December 16

Thursday, December 15, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University is currently monitoring the winter weather, specifically the bands of lake effect snow and anticipated extreme temperatures, and assessing travel conditions. This effort includes reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an…

Health & Society

Syracuse Professor, Alumnus Co-Found Group to Address Rights of People with Disabilities Worldwide

Thursday, December 15, 2016, By News Staff

The Tangata Group, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to the proposition that disability rights are human rights, has been created to assist nations in successfully adhering to international disability law and policy, disability inclusive development and participatory human rights…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Announces Leadership Changes to Better Align with Strategic Vision

Thursday, December 15, 2016, By News Staff

Bea González and J. Michael Haynie to oversee new, expanded portfolios As Syracuse University continues to implement the bold concepts contained within the Academic Strategic Plan and Campus Framework, Bea González and J. Michael Haynie, two key members of Chancellor…

Health & Society

Rock and a Hard Place

Tuesday, December 13, 2016, By Rob Enslin

When Brian Patterson heard the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was being delayed and possibly rerouted, he let out a whoop of joy. For him and thousands of others, particularly those at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in the snow-covered Dakotas,…

Health & Society

Literacy Pioneer Ruth Colvin Turns 100

Monday, December 12, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

For almost as long as she’s been an advocate for adult literacy, Ruth J. Colvin’s work has involved the School of Education. So the School of Education and the University joyfully joined the recent communitywide celebration of Colvin’s 100th birthday….

Campus & Community

A New Era Begins for SU News

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, By News Staff

The delivery and consumption of news has changed dramatically in the past decade. From telling a story in 140 characters or less on Twitter to sharing photos that disappear within seconds on Snapchat, the way we share and receive content…

CBS News

Professor Amanda Nicholson Interviewed for CBS News Story on Amazon

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, By Keith Kobland

“The Go technology Amazon developed streamlines and shortens the whole consumer experience of grocery shopping and, just like Uber, removes the whole payment hassle,” said Amanda Nicholson, a professor of retail practice at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management,

The Jurist

Professor David Crane Provides Guest Column on The International Criminal Court for Jurist

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, By Keith Kobland

JURIST Guest Columnist David M. Crane of Syracuse University College of Law discusses the need for the International Crimes Court to utilize politics to ensure its future…

Campus & Community

Awful Day Lives in Alumnus’ Memory

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, By Sean Kirst

Andrew Cisternino happened to be on watch that morning, in the tower of the Coast Guard station in Oswego. Typically, he would have joined the crew on the picket boat that was being sent to the lighthouse in the Oswego harbor. But nothing was typical about Dec. 4, 1942.

Arts & Culture

Professor Tej Bhatia Gives Plenary Addresses at Two Conferences

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Tej K. Bhatia, professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of South Asian Languages, has given plenary addresses at two distinguished conferences this fall. The first was at the 2016 Indo-French International Conference on Hindi…