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Media, Law & Policy

Vice President Biden Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction

Friday, January 13, 2017, By News Staff

United States Vice President and Syracuse University Alumnus Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68, was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction on Thursday by President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony. A citation, read at the ceremony,…

STEM

Contrasting Construction in Bulgaria

Thursday, January 12, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Students in the new course “Construction Management Practices in Eastern Europe” began their studies early last summer in the heart of Bulgaria, spending two weeks examining historic and modern construction sites throughout the country. The trip began with a visit…

Media, Law & Policy

Professor Kanter, College of Law Students, Staff Contribute to SCOTUS Amicus Brief

Wednesday, January 11, 2017, By Robert Conrad

Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence in the College of Law Arlene Kanter, together with her research assistants, Alyssa Galea and Megan Brooks; students from her Fall 2016 Disability Law class, Cintia Garcia and Alexandra Caraballo;…

Health & Society

Vivian May, Visionary Humanist

Wednesday, January 11, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The director of the Humanities Center is bringing national distinction to Syracuse University, thanks to a recent flurry of scholarly activity. Vivian May, the center’s director since 2015, is the author of a new article in Hypatia: A Journal of…

Arts & Culture

Student Veterans Perform at Syracuse Stage in ‘Separated’

Tuesday, January 10, 2017, By News Staff

For one night only on Jan. 18, Syracuse Stage, in partnership with Hendricks Chapel, the Syracuse University Student Veterans Association and the Syracuse University Office of Veterans and Military Affairs, presents “Separated,” a theater performance based on the personal experiences…

Business & Economy

Student Ventures Can Win Startup Funding at 2017 Panasci Business Plan Competition

Tuesday, January 10, 2017, By Lindsay Wickham

The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have announced a call for submissions for the 2017 Panasci Business Plan Competition. The competition accepts business plan…

Campus & Community

University Redesigns Web Presence for Improved User Experience

Tuesday, January 10, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University unveiled today its redesigned and rearchitected website, www.Syracuse.edu, optimized to enhance user experience and highlight the University’s strengths. Informed by audience research, the new website includes easy-to-navigate pages, mobile-friendly views and a more powerful search function, along with…

Campus & Community

New Weather Station Aids in Emergency Weather Preparedness

Tuesday, January 10, 2017, By News Staff

Real-time weather data and a live look at the Syracuse University main campus are now available, thanks to a donation from WeatherSTEM. Ed Mansouri, Florida State University alumnus, is the creator of WeatherSTEM. His initial goal for this program was…

Campus & Community

Join the Wellness Champion Network

Tuesday, January 10, 2017, By News Staff

The Wellness Champion Network is a diverse group of Syracuse University faculty and staff from different departments and backgrounds who are passionate about wellness and strengthening the culture of wellness here at the University. Our 40 Wellness Champions help raise…

STEM

Students Help Teachers Learn

Monday, January 9, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Elementary students recently played a key role in helping teachers and teaching students learn. The children were part of a growing practice known as lesson study, in which teachers observe how students absorb STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subject…