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Five Things to Know about Carebridge

Monday, October 28, 2019, By News Staff

Carebridge, the University’s faculty and staff assistance program partner, provides comprehensive, confidential counseling, as well as worklife management services and resources. Here are five things to know about Carebridge that’ll guide you and your loved ones to use this free,…

Campus & Community

Free Speech Working Group Charge, Membership Announced

Monday, October 28, 2019, By News Staff

During last month’s University Senate meeting, Chancellor Kent Syverud urged the campus community to consider how the University can promote free speech—including the provocative, uncomfortable and controversial—while maintaining a respectful learning environment. As a follow up to those remarks, Chancellor…

Campus & Community

Tap Into the Power of Positive Psychology with the Thrive! Well-Being Series

Monday, October 28, 2019, By Jen Plummer

We are living in an age of overwhelm. With access to all of the world’s information never more than a few finger taps away, mounting societal pressure to be the perfect [spouse, parent, employee, insert your noun of choice here],…

STEM

First-Year Bioengineering Students Build Assistive Technology Devices

Friday, October 25, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

At first glance it looked like first-year bioengineering major Olivia Kmito ’23 and her partner Kevin Place ’23 were just playing the video game Tetris in their ECS 101 class, but if you looked closely you could see they were…

Media, Law & Policy

Justice Served: More than 100 Years in the Making

Thursday, October 24, 2019, By Eileen Korey

The Onondaga County courtroom was packed. Standing room only. Voices cracked. Tears flowed. The justices of the appellate division were about to hand down a decision that would make history. As Presiding Justice Gerald Whalen, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, proclaimed:…

Arts & Culture

University Takes Center Stage in Society for New Music Season Opener

Thursday, October 24, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Members of the University community will help the Society of New Music (SNM) kick off its 48th season with a program of ambitious yet audience-friendly chamber music. SNM will present “Love Songs and Winners” on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2:30…

Eric Gillin ’99: ‘You Make Your Own Breaks’

Thursday, October 24, 2019, By News Staff

Update: On Oct. 24, Gillin was named chief business officer of Condé Nast’s Culture division, which includes The New Yorker, Wired, Ars Technica, Them, Pitchfork and Teen Vogue.  Last year, publisher Condé Nast announced the restructuring of its sales side, reorganizing all…

Business & Economy

Singles Day 2019 Likely To Set Sales Records

Thursday, October 24, 2019, By Daryl Lovell

With Singles Day approaching on November 11- an event first started in 1993 at Nanjing University and capitalized by Alibaba – retailers are gearing up for even more sales during the world’s biggest online shopping blitz. Ray Wimer is an assistant professor…

Campus & Community

University College Presents Rocking Chair to Elementary School Library in Honor of Margaret Charters

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

On Oct. 8, University College (UC) presented a wooden rocking chair to the library at Dr. King Elementary School in the Syracuse City School District. The chair is in memory of Margaret Charters, Ph.D. who established and managed a community…

Arts & Culture

Verbal Blend Honors Endsley with 2019 Poetic Icon Award

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, By Shannon Andre

Verbal Blend will honor Crystal Leigh Endsley, Ph.D. with the Poetic Icon Award as part of the Sixth Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute, held Friday, Oct. 25 through Saturday, Oct. 26. Verbal Blend is recognizing Endsley for her contributions to…