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Campus & Community

Teach-In to Explore Linkages Between Charlottesville Rally, Everyday Racism Oct. 3

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The “Unite the Right” rally, which took place last month in Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving three dead and dozens injured, is the focus of an upcoming teach-in at Syracuse University. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, an interdisciplinary panel of Syracuse professors will…

STEM

Syracuse University Wins $500,000 Grant to Support Entrepreneurship in Energy Innovations

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to spur regional entrepreneurial activity relating to innovations in energy and environmental systems. The grant proposal was one of 42 selected nationwide to receive funding under the…

Campus & Community

Student Advisory Council to Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience Call for Applications

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

The Student Advisory Council seeks undergraduate, graduate and law student applicants to advise the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience. Students can apply here. Formerly known as the Student Affairs Advisory Board, this group of students will serve in…

Campus & Community

Emeritus Professor Gerald Grant Remembered for Groundbreaking Research on School Reform

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Gerald P. Grant, professor emeritus in the School of Education, died at home on Sept. 20. He graduated from Syracuse’s Central High School in 1955, and from John Carroll University in 1959. After earning his master’s from the Columbia School…

Health & Society

Registration Now Open for Fall ’17 Technology Accessibility Training Workshops

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Christopher C. Finkle

Syracuse University seeks to ensure that all people, regardless of individual ability or disability, can effectively access University communications and technology. Information Technology Services (ITS) is accepting registrations for six training workshops that will build faculty and staff awareness of,…

Business & Economy

Professor Robert Ashford’s ‘Inclusive Capitalism’ Gains International Support

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Martin Walls

According to Robert Ashford, Bond Schoeneck & King Distinguished Professor in the College of Law, “In the time needed to read this article, the wealthiest 1 percent of the American people will have acquired more capital wealth with the earnings of…

STEM

Innovation Orange: Assistant Professor Evan Weissman

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Assistant Professor of Food Studies Evan Weissman (from both Falk College and the Maxwell School) conducts research on a topic that impacts every human being: the food system. Weissman’s background is in studying land-use pressure and farmland preservation From the…

The Washington Times

The Free Speech Debate on Campuses

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

As a free speech case in a Georgia school district gained national coverage, many began to wonder if free speech on college campuses was still truly free. The Washington Times reported on this issue, quoting Newhouse Professor and Director of…

Campus & Community

Margaret Himley to Conclude Tenure as Associate Provost for International Education and Engagement, Return to Faculty in Fall 2018 Semester

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Over the past six years, Margaret Himley has logged just shy of 150,000 airline miles. As Syracuse University’s associate provost for international education and engagement, she has crisscrossed the globe in her work leading the University’s critical international education initiatives…

Business & Economy

Award-Winning Author, VP of Mozilla, Speaks at Bird Library Sept. 28

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Experienced marketing executive, futurist and award-winning author Alex Salkever will speak about his new book, “Driver in the Driverless Car,” on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. The event is co-sponsored…