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Health & Society

Syracuse University Fit Families Program to Include Children with Autism

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The Fit Families Program for Children with Autism, a research-based physical activity program for families with children with autism ages 5 to 10, is currently accepting applications for its five-session workshop beginning in March. Luis Columna, associate professor of exercise…

Campus & Community

Climate Survey Seeks Campus Input to Help SU Develop More Inclusive Environment

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

The SU Climate Assessment Survey of all students, faculty and staff opens Tuesday, Feb. 9, and continues through March 11. The survey is conducted online on a secure off-site server hosted by Rankin & Associates Consulting, the outside consultant the…

Arts & Culture

ARC Students’ Award-Winning Design to Model Future Green Development in China

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

Three architecture M.S. students in Assistant Professor Fei Wang’s fall 2015 “Low-Carbon City” studio have won second-place—and a $30,000 prize—in the international competition sponsored by the Shenzhen Institute of Building Research (IBR) for design of Shenzhen, China’s Future Low-Carbon Building…

Veterans

Whitman Ranked No. 5 in Military Times’ ‘Best for Vets’ Business School Ranking

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management is the No. 1-ranked private business school for veterans, and has been ranked No. 5 by Military Times in its 2016 list of Best for Vets: Business Schools, the publication announced Feb. 8….

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Jumps into Top Research Tier in New Carnegie Classifications

Monday, February 8, 2016, By Carol Boll

In the new rankings, which are issued twice a decade, Syracuse moved from an “R2” designation in 2010, denoting a “higher research activity,” to an R1 designation, which is the top research class a university can be awarded.

Campus & Community

Free Fitness Classes for Faculty and Staff

Monday, February 8, 2016, By News Staff

Mark your calendars! Spend 30 minutes each Wednesday with Maggie Thomson, ACSM-certified exercise physiologist and Syracuse University adjunct professor, and improve your strength and flexibility. Thomson will teach a low-impact body toning class that incorporates balance, stretching and working every…

STEM

Moon Appointed Interim Chair of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Friday, February 5, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Professor Young B. Moon has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Moon, who assumed the role at the beginning of February, will serve as interim chair…

Media, Law & Policy

Proud to Be Orange

Friday, February 5, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Eddie Gulino ’16 grew up in Windham, a small, rural ski town in the Catskill region of New York. How small is Windham? About 1,700 people live there. Gulino attended the same school, from kindergarten to 12th grade, and had…

Arts & Culture

Liberal Arts Prepares Paul Karlitz ’93 for Career and Life Success

Friday, February 5, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

For Paul Karlitz ’93, a political science degree based in the liberal arts was just what he needed to succeed academically and in many life aspects afterwards. “Liberal arts was great for me because it wasn’t too narrowly focused or…

Campus & Community

Campus Community Invited to Visioning Sessions with Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion

Friday, February 5, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

The members of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion are hosting two back-to-back workshops on Wednesday, Feb. 10, …