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Health & Society

Syracuse University Campus to Go Tobacco Free

Thursday, November 20, 2014, By News Staff

In an effort to promote a healthy, productive and respectful environment in which to study, work and live, Syracuse University will revise its current anti-smoking policy and adopt a tobacco-free policy on campus effective July 1, 2015. The decision comes…

Democratizing Knowledge Collective Receives Mellon Grant

Wednesday, November 19, 2014, By Rob Enslin

“Just Academic Spaces” is the theme of a three-year, $500,000 project, organized and presented by the Democratizing Knowledge (DK) Collective in the College of Arts and Sciences and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Co-directed by professors Linda Carty…

Physicist Helps Discover Subatomic Particles

Wednesday, November 19, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences is the lead contributor to the discovery of two never-before-seen baryonic particles. The finding, which is the subject of a forthcoming article in Physical Review Letters, is expected to have a major impact on the study of quark dynamics.

INSCT, Moynihan Present Social Media Findings to Local Emergency Managers

Wednesday, November 19, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Ines Mergel, associate professor of public administration in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a senior research associate in the Center for Technology and Information Policy, has been leading a long-term research project on the use of…

Whitman School’s M.S. in Finance Program Ranked #40 In the Country by The Financial Engineer

Friday, November 14, 2014, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management  M.S. in finance program is #40 in the country, according to The Financial Engineer’s annual ranking of graduate finance programs. Whitman’s M.S. in finance program was chosen from the nearly 100 universities that…

Campus & Community

November Is National Family Caregivers Month

Friday, November 14, 2014, By News Staff

National Family Caregivers Month brings attention to the challenges facing family caregivers. Each year more and more Americans are caring for a loved one with a chronic health condition, disability or frailties of old age. Here are ways to recognize…

Final Day of Open Enrollment Is Today

Friday, November 14, 2014, By News Staff

Open Enrollment ends today, Friday, Nov. 14. This is the last day for faculty, staff, graduate assistants and fellows, and part-time instructors eligible for benefits to elect or change their coverage, unless they experience a qualifying life event change during…

Campus & Community

Active Minds Group Brings JCK Foundation to Campus

Thursday, November 13, 2014, By News Staff

On Monday, Nov. 17, Active Minds is bringing the JCK Foundation to campus. JCK Foundation works to educate and bring awareness to all dimensions of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder using personal narrative, powerful presentation and group discussion. The event will feature…

Social Work Students Explore Mental Health Policy During Legislative Policy Forum

Thursday, November 13, 2014, By Michele Barrett

On Nov. 10, students in the School of Social Work in the Falk College explored the implications of policy changes for social workers and other health professionals as New York State moves forward with reforming its behavioral health system. The…

Campus & Community

Fast Facts About the Protest Activity

Thursday, November 13, 2014, By News Staff

Overview As Chancellor Syverud has said, the University supports the students who are making their voices heard and speaking out on issues that are important to them. University leadership has continued to negotiate in good faith, offering a number of…