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iSchool, Marist, Linux Foundation, IBM Presenting MOOC Series on Enterprise Computing

Monday, April 14, 2014, By Diane Stirling

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, two IT-savvy colleges, a nonprofit consortium and an IT industry leader are combining academic efforts to present a massive open online educational series whose curriculum is centered on mainframe-computing operations. The School of Information Studies (iSchool),…

Campus & Community

SU Wellness Week 2014 to Kick Off April 20

Monday, April 14, 2014, By News Staff

The annual Wellness Week, coordinated by Health and Wellness Promotions in the Division of Student Affairs, will kick off Sunday, April 20, on campus. A variety of campus-wide departments and student organizations have collaborated on this year’s “Celebration of Total…

Campus & Community

Diversity Training with Lee Mun Wah Open to Campus Community

Monday, April 14, 2014, By News Staff

As a highlight of this year’s Asian Pacific Heritage Month programming, students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a day-long training that focuses on increasing diversity skill sets, community building and cultivating trusting relationships on April 23. The Office…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, April 14

Monday, April 14, 2014, By Keith Kobland

[View the story “SU in the News: Monday, April 14” on Storify] SU in the News: Monday, April 14 The following stories mention Syracuse University or quote one of our faculty, staff, or students. Storified by SyracuseUNews· Mon, Apr 14…

STEM

Biologist Awarded Prestigious Research Grant

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

To say the competition for the 2014 International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) Research Grants was fierce would be a massive understatement. In fact, when the process began more than a year ago, 844 letters of intent were submitted…

VPA, Emme ’85 Launch ‘Fashion Without Limits’ Design Initiative

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Erica Blust

The fashion design program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has joined with iconic supermodel and entrepreneur Emme ’85 to launch “Fashion Without Limits,” a design initiative that promotes the creation of size 12+ designs in the junior year through a special competition.

Health & Society

Falk Students, Faculty Advocate for Women’s Right to Adequate Nutrition at UN Meetings

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By News Staff

Students in the Falk College’s new graduate course, FST 700, “Gender, Food and Rights,” attended the United Nations’ annual Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) meetings during spring break. Led by food studies Professor Anne Bellows, three students—Melanie Shaffer-Cutillo,…

SUArt Galleries Opens ‘The Way Out: MFA 2014’

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries has opened “The Way Out: MFA 2014.” The annual Master of Fine Arts exhibition features 21 artists from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. This year’s presenting artists are working in a variety of…

‘Changing Sports, Changing Lives’ Documentary World Premiere April 28

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Michele Barrett

Students enrolled in SPM 300, “The History of Sport,” have spent the 2013-14 academic year focusing their research efforts on sports that have been adapted to transform and enrich the lives of athletes with physical disabilities. In the fall semester,…

Campus & Community

Fast Forward Winners Give Voice to Inspired Ideas

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

They have an idea to make it better and the passion to make it work. Thirteen entrants—both individuals and teams—have been selected as winners in the Fast Forward competition, in which the University will fund student projects that demonstrate how…