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Inclusive Fitness Conference to Focus on Adapted Design

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, By Erica Blust

The Fitness Inclusion Network (Fit-IN), a collaboration of the Upstate Foundation/Golisano Children’s Hospital, SUNY Cortland’s Department of Physical Education and the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), has partnered with students and faculty in the collaborative design program of the College of…

Campus & Community

Four University Community Members Named to NY Public Scholars Program

Friday, October 2, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Four members of the Syracuse University community have been selected by the New York Council for the Humanities for its New York Public Scholars program.

Arts & Culture

Maddi Durbin ’16 Logs Airline Miles in Preparation for a Social Justice Career

Friday, October 2, 2015, By News Staff

Although graduation is half a year away, Maddi Durbin ’16 probably can’t be blamed for having a foot out the door. The senior has travel in her blood, as evidenced by her major in international relations (IR) and double minor…

Arts & Culture

Film and Screen Studies Eye Cast Changes at Syracuse

Thursday, October 1, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences is getting ready for its proverbial close-up, thanks to recent core faculty developments. Roger Hallas, associate professor of English, has been appointed convener of the department’s burgeoning film and…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Hosts Delegation from the Fulbright Program

Thursday, October 1, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

On Friday, Sept. 25, Syracuse University hosted a delegation of Fulbright University placement officers from the Institute for International Education (IIE) to promote mutual institutional fluency and understanding among the University and the Fulbright Program.  The placement officers represented academic…

Health & Society

Disability Awareness Month Begins with Open House, Screening of ‘Inside Out’

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Gerard McTigue

The Disability Cultural Center (DCC), within the Division of Student Affairs, along with a number of Syracuse University partners, will play host to a wide range of events throughout October, designated as Disability Awareness Month. The list of events starts…

SU Abroad Santiago Director to Speak Thursday

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Jennifer DeMarchi

SU Abroad Santiago Director Mauricio Paredes will be on campus to talk to students, meet with faculty and staff members and give a lecture in Spanish to the University community about the enduring legacy of Chile’s military dictatorship. Paredes will…

Health & Society

Syracuse Food Justice Symposium to Be Held Oct. 2-3

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Michele Barrett

“Taking Back Our Health through Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture,” the first-ever Syracuse Food Justice Symposium, will focus on grassroots urban agriculture and food justice.

STEM

iSchool Launches New Center for Computational and Data Sciences

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A new research center has launched at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) that aims to provide a focal point for advancing data science and human language technologies, especially in the context of social science scholarship. Announced at the school’s…

Campus & Community

Lecture by Renowned Disability Scholar, Author Lennard J. Davis

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The most sweeping civil rights legislation in U.S. history and a model for disability-based laws around the globe is the subject of a special lecture, hosted by the Renée Crown University Honors Program in the  College of Arts and Sciences….