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Health & Society

Low-Cost Tool in Fight Against Childhood Obesity: Water Dispensers in Schools

Wednesday, January 20, 2016, By Jessica Smith

Making water more available in New York City public schools through self-serve water dispensers in cafeterias resulted in small—but statistically significant—declines in students’ weight, according to new findings. The study, published Jan. 19 in the online issue of JAMA Pediatrics,…

Campus & Community

Student Input Sought on Health Insurance

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By Shannon Andre

In March 2015, Syracuse University announced a student health insurance plan and policy, requiring all full-time, matriculated students—including undergraduate, graduate and law students—to carry qualifying health insurance coverage. As the University prepares for the 2016-17 policy implementation for all full-time,…

Campus & Community

Maxwell Dean Search Committee to Meet with Stakeholders in Town Hall Meetings

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By News Staff

The Maxwell dean search committee, led by David Van Slyke, associate dean and chair of the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs and the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy, will hold a series of town…

STEM

Fake a Knee—Professor, Students Develop Device for Joint Repair Research

Friday, January 15, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

When patients undergo traditional knee replacement surgery, the bone and cartilage that make up the knee joint is replaced with one built with metal, plastic and polymers. Along with their natural joint, patients lose a certain quality of life. Risk…

Campus & Community

Travel Refinements and Further Training as Travel Team Reconvenes

Thursday, January 14, 2016, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

At the recommendation of the Travel and Entertainment Initiative Team, the University is taking the following actions to address the immediate concerns raised by faculty, staff and students related to the Travel Policy that took effect Sept. 1, 2015. While…

STEM

Electrical Pricing Research Wins Best Paper Award

Wednesday, January 13, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Manek Biswas G ’13 and College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Chilukuri K. Mohan won the Best Paper Award in the energy-efficient computing track at the International Conference on Eco-Friendly Computing and Communication Systems. Their research, “Algorithms for the…

Susan Ballard Named Associate Vice President for Alumni Engagement

Wednesday, January 13, 2016, By Kim Infanti

Susan Ballard has been appointed associate vice president for alumni engagement at Syracuse University. The appointment, effective Feb. 22, follows a comprehensive national search and was made by chief advancement officer and senior vice president of advancement and external affairs…

Campus & Community

Blood Drive Jan. 21

Monday, January 11, 2016, By News Staff

The SU American Red Cross Club and the Center for Policy Research at The Maxwell School will host a blood drive on Wednesday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Schine Student Center, Room 304ABC. To set up an…

Arts & Culture

Perpetual Peace Project Expands Global Footprint

Monday, January 11, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Perpetual Peace Project (PPP)—a multilateral curatorial program, co-founded by Syracuse University—has announced two new initiatives, exploring the possibilities of world peace from a humanistic perspective. The first initiative involves the Centre for the Humanities at Utrecht University (UU) in…

Arts & Culture

With Recent Retirement of Esther Gray, Team Will Guide University Lectures

Wednesday, January 6, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Since its founding in 2001 through a generous gift from Syracuse University alumnus and trustee Robert B. Menschel ’51, the University Lectures has hosted many of the world’s foremost artisans, authors, educators, designers, journalists, legal scholars, musicians, scientists, social activists…