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New Assistant Director for International Student Orientation Adds Support for International Students
Following a national search, the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs hired Wei Gao G’05 as the assistant director for international student orientation, a new position created with support from the Invest Syracuse initiative to advance the academic and student…
CFAC Hosts LaToya M. Hobbs Exhibition through Nov. 3
In the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) exhibition “Salt of the Earth,” LaToya M. Hobbs hopes to spur a dialogue about the perception of Black womanhood. “In thinking about women as ‘preservers’ in service to others, I want to highlight…
Syracuse University Conducts First Systematic Review of Experimental Pain Research on Cannabis-Based Drugs
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have determined that cannabinoid drugs do not appear to reduce the intensity of experimental pain, but, instead, may make pain feel less unpleasant and more tolerable.
Nabatchi Named Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration
Tina Nabatchi, a leading scholar on citizen participation, collaborative governance and conflict resolution, and on challenges in public administration, has been named the inaugural Joseph A. Strasser Endowed Professor in Public Administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public…
Civil Engineering Students Survey the Shaw Quad
Civil engineers need site layout surveys to help determine the placement of buildings, roadways, bridges and other infrastructure projects. Surveying measures not only the distance between two points but also the change in elevation. As part of their coursework, civil…
Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas to Speak on Diplomacy, Civility, Diversity Sept. 26 at Newhouse
Retired U.S. Ambassador Harriet Lee Elam-Thomas will speak at the Newhouse School Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the I3 Center, 432 Newhouse 3. Elam-Thomas will share personal and professional reflections drawn from a lifetime of experience as a diplomat,…
Chris Johnson Named Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly announced today the appointment of Chris Johnson, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, to the position of associate provost for academic affairs. The Executive Committee of the Board of…
College Welcomes Advising, Career Services Directors
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has appointed three directors in the Office of Advising and Career Services. They are Carlota Deseda-Coon G’03, director of advising; Kristen Aust, director of career services; and Kelly Campbell, director of operations. All…
Humanities Center Announces 2018-19 Syracuse Symposium
“Stories” is the theme of the 2018-19 Syracuse Symposium, hosted by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Now in its 17th year, the annual public events series explores the humanities through an array…
Community-Based Health Research Provides Shared Learning Experience for Students, Community Members
Grace E. Gugerty ’19 wasn’t too nervous when she first met the refugee family who she would be learning about over the span of the spring semester. “It was more of a lot of buildup in my head. I thought…