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University Joins National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
Syracuse University this month formally joined the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), a membership-only organization that gives faculty, graduate and postdoctoral scholars access to tools and services designed to enhance productivity and career success. Founded in 2010,…
Expert Seward Discusses Potential Buyout for Grain Merchant Bunge
As grain merchant Bunge sees falling profits, concerns of a buyout from commodity trader Glencore PLC have employees worried about the future. At the moment, compensation packages have grown to sweeten the pot in case of this deal. While the…
Steve Kuusisto Writes Tribute to Corky, His First Guide Dog
When poet Stephen Kuusisto decided to train with a guide dog at age 39 he had no idea the decision would change every aspect of his life. “It was amazing to find out what a dog can do,” he says….
Impact Prize Winners Announced
A panel of area civic leaders this week announced the winners of the first Impact Prize competition at Syracuse University. Winners were selected for the most innovative and implementable ideas to help solve civic, environmental, economic or other public challenges,…
Maxwell X Lab Innovates Policymaking through Behavioral Science
How can behavioral science help high school students increase their chances of going to college? How can an underutilized healthcare program for low-income people better target its communications so that people who need it know of its availability and use…
IVMF Program Labeled One of Best Veteran Resources
According to the Huffington Post, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families is home to two of the top veteran-owned business resources. These programs include the Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans, which provides access to higher education-level training for veterans…
Recent Progress Noted on Diversity and Inclusion Recommendations
Progress is being made on several fronts regarding recommendations made by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion (CWDI) to enhance the campus climate for all members of the University community. University leadership and the Universitywide Council on Diversity and…
Whitman Entrepreneurship Programs Ranked in Top 20 by The Princeton Review
The Whitman School‘s entrepreneurship programs offers one of the best programs for students aspiring to launch their own businesses according to The Princeton Review. The education services company named the school’s undergraduate entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises program #16 and the graduate program…
Syracuse Stage Brings High-Flying Fun to ‘The Wizard of Oz’ for Holiday Season
Syracuse Stage and the Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts team up with New York City-based 2 Ring Circus to put an acrobatic spin on the beloved family favorite “The Wizard of Oz.” Based on…
With NYSSTLC’s Help, Heatsleeve Is Heating Up Prosthetic Devices Market
The last straw for Bryan Costello came one bitterly cold winter morning. Having lost part of his right leg in a motorcycle accident in 2011, Costello was now employed plowing driveways instead of working as a pipefitter for a nuclear…