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Blackstone LaunchPad Announces First Global Media Fellows

Monday, January 23, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Amanda Chou ’19 and Amos Cohen ’20 have joined the Blackstone LaunchPad team this semester as its first Global Media Fellows. They will assist with developing plans for student outreach and special events that increase the number of students engaged…

Campus & Community

Siham Doughman Appointed University Registrar

Monday, January 23, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University has announced the appointment of Siham Doughman as the new University Registrar, following a nationwide search. She brings more than 15 years of professional and leadership experience to campus, having previously held the same position at Southern Connecticut…

Media, Law & Policy

LIS Student Becky Fitzgerald Receives NYLA’s Dewey Scholarship

Thursday, January 19, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Becky Fitzgerald, a graduate student in the master’s program in library and information science – school media in the School of Information Studies (iSchool) is one of seven students to receive the 2016 Dewey Scholarship award from the New York Library…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse Law Welcomes Fulbright Students from Eurasia

Thursday, January 19, 2017, By News Staff

Jeyhun Haqverdiyev was inspired to come to the United States to pursue LL.M. studies while working with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2009. Haqverdiyev, a Fulbright student from Azerbaijan, had been working on a Rule of…

Campus & Community

South Asia Center Call for FLAS Summer 2017 Applications

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s South Asia Center announces its Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Competition for Summer 2017. The FLAS Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, assists students in pursuing training in order to acquire…

Health & Society

Researcher Examines Effect of Exercise on Breast Cancer Survivors Taking Aromatase Inhibitors

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A researcher in the School of Education (SOE) has simple advice for breast cancer survivors struggling with the side effects of Aromatase Inhibitors (AIs): exercise. Gwendolyn Thomas, assistant professor of exercise science, is the co-author of a groundbreaking article in…

Health & Society

University to Host ‘Redefining Inclusion’ Events in San Francisco, Los Angeles

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

The Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education will be on the road next week, bringing its message of lifelong inclusion to San Francisco and Los Angeles on Jan. 25 and 26, respectively, to kick off a series of…

Media, Law & Policy

Refugee Work Motivates Maxwell Alumna in New Role as Empire State Fellow

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

While working for the non-governmental organization Refugees International from 2006-10, Camilla Campisi G’05 traveled on multiple missions to countries in Africa and Asia to meet with displaced people. Her focus was on assessing their situations and advocating for their protection…

Campus & Community

TEDx Syracuse University Issues Call for Speakers

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Student organizers for the TEDx SyracuseUniversity conference, planned for April 22, have announced a call for speakers for the event. The one-day conference will bring together thought leaders from Syracuse’s technology, entertainment and design backgrounds to host short lectures on local issues…

Arts & Culture

Setnor School to Present an Evening of Contemporary One-Act Operas

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, By Erica Blust

The Opera Theater in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present an evening of short operas by leading American composers on Friday, Jan. 27, and Saturday, Jan. 28,…