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Campus & Community

2016-17 Remembrance Scholars to be Honored at Convocation Oct. 28

Monday, October 24, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the University, were founded as a tribute to the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Campus & Community

Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services Launches New Website

Friday, October 21, 2016, By News Staff

The Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services (EOIRS) has launched its new website. The office recognizes the value of diversity in all its forms and collaborates across all divisions of the University to build community and cultivate a…

Foreign Policy in Focus

Strategies to Open Talks with North Korea

Friday, October 21, 2016, By Sawyer Kamman

Three faculty members from Maxwell — Frederick Carriere, Louis Kriesberg and Stuart Thorson — wrote an article for Foreign Policy in Focus entitled, “It’s Time to Drop Preconditions and Re-Open Talks with North Korea.” As the title states, they argue for…

Campus & Community

Remembrance Week 2016 to Be Held Oct. 23-29

Thursday, October 20, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2016 will be held on campus Sunday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 29. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the…

Campus & Community

Training Sessions to Focus on Disability Access and Accommodations

Thursday, October 20, 2016, By Carol Boll

Two training sessions on Syracuse University policies and procedures relating to disability access and accommodations have been scheduled for Nov. 1 at the Sheraton Hotel, Regency C, and Nov. 2 in Room 114 Bird Library. The sessions, which are open…

Media, Law & Policy

Students Broaden Knowledge By Attending ‘Running for Cover’ Symposium

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

Students who attended “Running for Cover: Politics, Justice and Media in the Syrian Conflict” on Thursday, Oct. 6, said the event was an amazing opportunity and a great learning experience. They said it was helpful in broadening their knowledge about…

STEM

Mind Readers

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

For decades, medical researchers have understood which areas of the brain are devoted to abilities, memories and emotions. Newhouse School Research Associate Professor Leanne Hirshfield’s research takes things to a whole new level.

Campus & Community

Onondaga Citizens League Releases Transportation Report

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By News Staff

The Onondaga Citizens League, a community program of University College, released its newest study, “How CNY Moves.” The year-long study looked at what cities, towns, county and village authorities can do to take a “people-centered” approach to development that encourages…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project Presents Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Cemetery of Splendor’ as Part of Film Festival

Wednesday, October 19, 2016, By News Staff

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work are presenting a special screening of acclaimed Thai filmmaker and installation artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s most recent feature film, “Cemetery of Splendor,” followed by a Skype Q&A with the filmmaker and reception…

Arts & Culture

DK Summer Institute Focuses on Knowledge Production to Create More ‘Just Academy’

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

LeConté Dill’s grandparents were part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West, where, during the 1940s, they put down roots in South Los Angeles. Today, the once-vibrant neighborhood is plagued…