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South Asia Center Call for FLAS Summer 2016 Applications

Friday, January 22, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship Competition for Summer 2016. The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, assists students in…

STEM

iSchool Awarded Continuing Accreditation from ALA

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By J.D. Ross

The American Library Association’s (ALA) Committee on Accreditation has granted continued accreditation status of the Master of Library and Information Science (MSLIS) program at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) through 2022. The committee found no deficiencies in the program and…

Campus & Community

Employees: Please update your SU directory information by Feb. 4

Wednesday, January 20, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

The campus directory for employees for 2016 will be updated soon. The directory will be available online through MySlice. The information in the directory is used by SU’s telephone operators and automated systems to connect callers to faculty and staff….

STEM

Nappi Research Competition Awards $650,000 to SU-Upstate Teams

Wednesday, December 16, 2015, By Carol Boll

Ten teams of finalists from Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University competed for a total of $650,000 in a live competition Friday, Dec. 11, to determine the winners of the first annual Nappi Family Research Awards. The Driving Inspiration and…

Campus & Community

Listening Session on Diversity and Inclusion Draws Critical Concerns, Ideas for Change

Tuesday, December 15, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Students, faculty and staff shared their experiences with issues of diversity and their ideas for making a better, more inclusive campus during a listening session Dec. 7 in Goldstein Auditorium. More than 100 members of the University community came together…

Campus & Community

Staff Members Finding Positive Results from Fast Forward Syracuse Initiatives

Monday, December 14, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

As a purchasing agent in the University’s Purchasing Department, Karla Salmonsen sees the results every day of the work done by the Fast Forward Syracuse Office Supplies Initiative Team. Salmonsen, who was a team member, handles any concerns with the…

STEM

iSchool Student Helps Others Understand ‘The Millennial Mindset’

Thursday, December 10, 2015, By Keith Kobland

“Millennials get a bad rap. Lazy, narcissistic, and entitled are adjectives commonly used to describe this new generation of tech-savvy teenagers.” For anyone over 30, those words from Aarick Knighton ’16 may ring true. That’s why Knighton, a student in…

SU-Upstate Faculty Collaborators to Pitch Research Proposals

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, By Carol Boll

Faculty scholars from Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University competing for funds under a new pilot grant program will pitch their research proposals before a panel of judges on Friday, Dec. 11, at the Life Sciences Complex at Syracuse University….

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student-Run PR Firm Honored at PRSSA National Conference

Thursday, December 3, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Hill Communications, the student-run public relations firm based in the Newhouse School, was recently honored at the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) National Conference, held Nov. 6-10 in Atlanta. The group won the award for best campaign by…

How Anxiety about Terrorist Attacks Could Change Our Politics

Wednesday, December 2, 2015, By Keith Kobland

In the wake of the devastating month marked by the downing of a Russian passenger plane, simultaneous suicide attacks in Beirut and coordinated attacks in Paris, American fears of terrorism are likely to increase. That in turn could shape policy…