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FNSSI to Acquire Cutting-Edge DNA Sequencer
Researchers in the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) are using a major grant award to acquire a powerful, new instrument for forensic genomic analysis. The recipients are Michael Marciano, a FNSSI senior scientist; Kevin Sweder, a FNSSI professor…
LGBT Resource Center Names Interim Director
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center has announced the appointment of Tiffany Gray as its interim director. Gray will assume the position beginning Aug. 17. Gray is returning to Syracuse University after serving as the director of…
Research Computing Gains Momentum at University
Research computing continues to grow at Syracuse University. Supported by Information Technology Services (ITS), enhanced resources offer University researchers more support, greater capacity and an expanding toolset. A National Science Foundation award in 2013 funded infrastructure upgrades that expanded data-intensive…
Provost Announces Completion of Academic Strategic Plan Development
Syracuse University Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced the completion of the development phase of the University’s Academic Strategic Plan, a document designed to serve as a strategic roadmap to guide priorities and institutional decision making in…
Student Author Challenges Perceptions in ‘I, Too, Am a Dancer!’
Kanisha L. Ffriend ’16 tells the story of a young girl of color who is hard of hearing in “I,Too, Am a Dancer!” The girl is the main character—a different approach than from what Ffriend had seen in other books about people with disabilities.
Philosophers Celebrate 10th Anniversary of SPAWN Series July 29-31
The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences is marking the 10th anniversary of its acclaimed SPAWN summer workshop series by revisiting the theme of its first conference: “Consciousness.” SPAWN, which stands for “Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop…
Leah Lazarz Named Digital and Social Media Manager for Enrollment Management
Leah Lazarz is the new manager of digital and social media for the Office of Marketing and Communications at Syracuse University. In this position, Lazarz will focus on the development of Enrollment Management’s social media and digital marketing plans. Through…
TRAC Research Shows Federal Senior Judges Carry a Growing Workload
Nearly a quarter of all civil and criminal cases closed in the nation’s federal district courts last year were handled by senior judges who had retired but decided to keep on working, according to a new study by the Transactional…
University to Enhance Title IX, Equal Opportunity, Inclusion Resolution Resources
In an effort to provide the best possible support and service to students, faculty and staff, the University announced today it is conducting a national search for the position of associate vice president and Chief Equal Opportunity Officer and appointing…
Campus Becomes Smoke- and Tobacco-Free July 1
Syracuse University officially becomes a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus on July 1 as a new institutional policy goes into effect promoting a healthy, productive and respectful environment. Smoking and the use of all tobacco products—including cigarettes, cigars, snuff, pipes, chewing…