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Provost Michele Wheatly, Vice President Pete Sala Convene Third Campus Facilities Advisory Board Meeting

Friday, April 28, 2017, By News Staff

Board members unanimously endorse continued focus on enhanced accessibility, review Waverly Avenue construction plan Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost, and Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, convened the third meeting of the Campus Facilities Advisory Board…

Campus & Community

Students Receive Prestigious Udall Scholarship

Thursday, April 27, 2017, By News Staff

Two Syracuse University students have been selected for the prestigious Udall Scholarship and one has been named a Udall Honorable Mention. Jade Rhoads was named a Udall Scholar in the field of tribal policy. Rhoads is a junior majoring in…

Health & Society

Students Test Out Their Food Creativity in New Falk Kitchens

Thursday, April 27, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

In the new Falk College kitchens, creativity is unbound. Chef instructors and professors encourage students to experiment using the latest high-tech kitchen equipment, ingredients and cooking methods—and their students are taking up the challenge. Nutrition major Mary Mik ’19, who…

Business & Economy

Collaborative Project Investigates Public-Private Partnerships

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The average student would be extremely disappointed to receive a D+ on his or her report card, but that’s exactly the grade that infrastructure in the United States has earned from the American Society of Civil Engineers. That score is…

Campus & Community

Inaugural One University Awards Honor Campus Community Members

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University held the inaugural One University Awards Ceremony on Tuesday in Hendricks Chapel, honoring dozens of members of the University community for their scholarship, teaching, academic achievement, leadership and service. Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly presided at the…

Campus & Community

McNair Research Symposium: In Honor of an Astronaut, a Path at Syracuse to Hope and Dreams

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Ericka Jones-Craven grew up with a deep presence in the church. Jones-Craven’s father was an Apostolic elder. Her mother served as a missionary. Attending worship services was a regular part of Jones-Craven’s Georgia childhood. That ended, at least for a…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Moot Court Teams Garner Success and Acclaim at Regional and National Competitions

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law’s Moot Court Honor Society intercollegiate competition teams completed a successful spring, with several teams advancing deep in competitions and a number of students receiving individual honors. “Congratulations to all the students who put in the time…

Campus & Community

Faculty Salary Review Committee Continues to Meet, Expects to Release Report by Oct. 1

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By News Staff

In November 2016, Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly announced the creation of the Faculty Salary Review Committee. The 18-member committee includes tenured faculty from each of the University’s schools and colleges, two non-tenure-track faculty members and representatives from…

Health & Society

‘Curative Violence’: Eunjung Kim’s New Book Considers Transnational Disability Theory in Korea, Japan, United States

Friday, April 21, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Transnational feminist disability studies is the focus of a groundbreaking, new book by a Syracuse University professor. Eunjung Kim, dually appointed to the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and the School of Education, is the author of “Curative Violence:…

Health & Society

SUNY Professor to Examine ‘Hypnosis: Science and Nonsense’ April 21

Thursday, April 20, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Psychology Department Colloquium welcomes Steven Jay Lynn, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and director of the Psychological Clinic at Binghamton University, for the discussion “Hypnosis: Science and Nonsense” on Friday, April 21. Additionally titled “Most Everything You Wanted…