Search Results for: ,rdi

Campus & Community

University Announces Agreement with King Salman Center for Disability Research

Thursday, May 7, 2015, By News Staff

The King Salman Center for Disability Research in Saudi Arabia and Syracuse University recently signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), designed to further the objectives outlined within the King Salman National Program for Learning Disabilities, and to undertake related,…

Veterans

IVMF Helps Launch National Coalition of Veteran-Owned Businesses

Thursday, May 7, 2015, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and First Data Corp. joined leading companies, government agencies, nonprofits and others in Washington, D.C., earlier this week to announce the launch of the Coalition for Veteran Owned Business. This first-of-its-kind national…

Campus & Community

Steven W. Barnes to Serve as Next Chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees

Wednesday, May 6, 2015, By Kevin C. Quinn

The Syracuse University Board of Trustees Organization and Nominating Committee and the Executive Committee have unanimously approved the nomination of Trustee Steven W. Barnes ’82 to serve as the next Chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees. Barnes will assume…

Media, Law & Policy

Former CBS Radio President Dan Mason Establishes Audio Scholarship at Newhouse

Tuesday, May 5, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The radio industry has seen major shifts over the past several years, leading some to question its future. But Dan Mason, recently retired president of CBS Radio, says the industry remains strong. “The future of audio entertainment has never been…

STEM

Schools, Colleges Announce Speakers for 2015 Convocations

Monday, May 4, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

From men and women who have achieved outstanding careers in their fields to prominent faculty members to some of the most accomplished students, all of Syracuse University’s schools and colleges have named speakers for their Convocation ceremonies. The Convocations will…

STEM

Liddy Selects Teresa A. Dahlberg Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science

Monday, May 4, 2015, By News Staff

Dahlberg comes to Syracuse from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a highly selective private university where she serves as chief academic officer and dean of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering.

Veterans

Taking Care of Business

Monday, May 4, 2015, By Rob Enslin

To date, nearly a thousand “wounded warriors” have completed the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans program. Sixty-five percent of them have launched businesses, of which 93 percent are still in operation.

STEM

Driscoll Co-Authors Study on Health Benefits of EPA Plan

Monday, May 4, 2015, By News Staff

States will gain large, widespread and nearly immediate health benefits if EPA sets strong standards in the final Clean Power Plan, according to the first independent, peer-reviewed paper of its kind, published today in Nature Climate Change.

Veterans

Campus Community Invited to Voluntarily Confirm Military Status through MySlice

Friday, May 1, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

As part of the University’s efforts to distinguish Syracuse University as one of the nation’s leading institutions for veterans, and to recognize the important contributions that veterans and their families make to the University every day, a new Military Status…

Connective Corridor, VPA Partner on $650,000 Call for Public Art: Community Meeting Set May 5

Friday, May 1, 2015, By News Staff

Two hundred seventy-six artists from 17 countries have applied. Now, the jury will be selecting finalists for the Connective Corridor’s $650,000 call for public art.