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Alumni Robert and Richard Menschel Awarded Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Robert B. Menschel ’51, H’91 and Richard L. Menschel ’55 were honored with the highly prestigious Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for their decades of philanthropy during a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the New York Public Library. Longtime supporters…

STEM

In Defense of Online Medical Records

Tuesday, October 20, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Sharing sensitive information online has become commonplace. Having easy access to important info, such as financial information, provides people with unprecedented convenience. Unfortunately, it also introduces the risk of private data falling into the wrong hands. Credit cards and account…

Arts & Culture

‘Time & Place’ Series Features World-Premiere Compositions

Monday, October 19, 2015, By News Staff

Students and faculty in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts are engaged with the community in developing an innovative performance series called “Time & Place,” supported by…

Health & Society

Burton Blatt Institute Receives $2.5 Million Grant

Monday, October 19, 2015, By News Staff

The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration on Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for a new five-year project on…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses October Meeting of University Senate

Thursday, October 15, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Syracuse University’s fiscal health, student life, academic affairs and Fast Forward Syracuse were among the topics of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s address to the University Senate last week. The 25-minute presentation was his first to the University’s academic governing body since…

STEM

Deans’ Panel to Address STEM Preparation

Tuesday, October 13, 2015, By J.D. Ross

From the classroom to the White House, there is a global push to ensure that higher education prepares future STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) leaders. Unfortunately, in the United States, the supply of STEM professionals has not kept up…

Campus & Community

Orange Central 2015 Unites Alumni, Campus Community

Tuesday, October 13, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University welcomes of hundreds of alumni and family members back to campus during the annual Orange Central homecoming, Oct. 22-25.

Arts & Culture

Author Ethan Zuckerman to Deliver Syracuse Symposium Keynote Oct. 15

Friday, October 9, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The 2015 Syracuse Symposium™ continues its theme of “Networks” with a keynote address by one of the nation’s foremost media scholars. Ethan Zuckerman, a researcher and administrator at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will deliver the symposium’s keynote address, “Insurrectionist…

Campus & Community

Orange After Dark Celebrates 5th Anniversary

Wednesday, October 7, 2015, By Gerard McTigue

Now in its fifth successful year of late-night programming, Orange After Dark (OAD) has brought students cosmic bowling, a murder mystery dinner and inclusive movie screenings. And there is plenty to come in the months ahead. “We’re really excited to…

‘Wild’ Author, SU Alumna Cheryl Strayed to Speak Oct. 7 for University Lectures

Monday, October 5, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Alumna Cheryl Strayed G’02—whose #1 New York Times Bestseller memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” was transformed into a feature film—will speak Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel.