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Campus & Community

Students Document the Lives of Central New York Residents as Part of Newhouse’s Annual Fall Workshop

Tuesday, October 1, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

More than 80 graduate, undergraduate and military visual journalism students from the Newhouse School will spend Oct. 3-6 documenting the lives of Syracuse-area residents as part of the school’s annual Fall Workshop. The event is sponsored by the visual communications (VIS) department….

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries Seeking Collections Feedback

Tuesday, October 1, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries is exploring a number of new electronic resources throughout October 2019 for possible inclusion in its collection. The Libraries seek feedback from users on these trial resources. On-campus users are asked to visit the resource trials guide,…

Business & Economy

Forever 21: Too Many Stores, Too Much Debt and Too Few Customers

Monday, September 30, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

Forever 21 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to close up to 178 U.S. stores. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor of retail practice at Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Wimer says: “The business…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries Welcomes Families Oct. 18-20

Friday, September 27, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries welcomes families to visit the Libraries during Syracuse University’s Family Weekend on Oct. 18 through 20. The following activities are planned: Tours of Bird Library (approximately one hour in length): Friday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m. and…

Veterans

Military-Connected Students of the Month: Marine Corps Veterans and Gilman Scholars Tristan Carson ’20 and Zach Watson ’20

Friday, September 27, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

The allure for travel to faraway lands is a compelling prospect for many that look to serve in the United States military–most branches even advertise travel and adventure as one of the perks of joining. Like many potential applicants, Zach…

Veterans

Syracuse University Veteran and Military-Connected Enrollment Reaches Record High

Friday, September 27, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

This fall, Syracuse University’s total military-connected enrollment increased 14% from 1,206 to 1,375, including 96 new veteran and military-connected students. This class marks the highest student veteran enrollment in the post-9/11 era and raises the total veteran and military-connected enrollment…

Health & Society

‘ADA Live!’ Program Focuses on National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Thursday, September 26, 2019, By News Staff

“ADA Live!” is a free online program of the Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University. “ADA Live!” focuses on the rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). New episodes are…

Health & Society

Fortnite’s Move To Bots – How Will It Impact Human Players?

Thursday, September 26, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

In a recent move, Fortnite makers announced they are adding in computer-controlled characters in order to level the playing field amongst opponents. Up until now, the game has always paired gamers with other real gamers all over the world. Heath…

Veterans

Annual Military Appreciation Day Honors Military Families

Wednesday, September 25, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Over the weekend, close to 1,000 military service members, veterans and their families from the Syracuse area and Fort Drum were welcomed to campus and honored during the 6th annual Military Appreciation Day which included the family-friendly Stars and Stripes…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries Piloting Data Purchase Program

Tuesday, September 24, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Syracuse University Libraries’ Department of Research and Scholarship is piloting a new data purchase program to support University researchers, especially graduate students and newer assistant professors, in acquiring data. Applications for data requests, including numeric, text or graphic data, are…