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Lutheran Community Raises $6,000 for Campus Ministry at Reformation Event
The Lutheran community joined together for a Reformation celebration Oct. 30 and to raise funds for the Lutheran Campus Ministry at Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The event at the Genesee Grande Hotel raised $6,000…
Bhatia Appointed to National Engineering Committee
Shobha Bhatia, the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been appointed to the National Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering. The nine-member committee reports to…
Heart of a Lion
When Marilyn Kerr arrived at Syracuse in 1970, science was a male-dominated profession. The idea of a woman donning a white lab coat and waxing rhapsodic about biology or chemistry seemed, in those days, about as likely as someone synthesizing…
Combating Stimulant Misuse in College Environment
Recent research suggests one-third of undergraduate students nationwide misuse, or are at risk for misusing stimulants, such as the commonly prescribed ADHD medication Adderall. With funding from biotechnology company Shire, psychology associate professor Kevin Antshel is creating programming to reduce…
Deadline Extended for Auditions to Perform at 32nd Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
The deadline has been extended for students wishing to perform at the 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Individual students and student performing groups now have until Nov. 11 to complete their applications to perform. Electronic applications are available…
CoE Awards Funding for Research, Innovation Projects by Faculty at University, SUNY ESF
SyracuseCoE has announced that six research and innovations projects led by faculty members from Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) were competitively selected to receive awards totalling $114,000. The projects engage a total of 12…
Blackstone LaunchPad Hosts E-Meetup Thursday
The Blackstone LaunchPad is hosting an e-meetup for entrepreneurs in creative industries on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event will be held on the first floor of Bird Library, starting with a sign-in reception at the LaunchPad, followed…
Holiday Sharing Program Underway
The employee Holiday Sharing Program is partnering with PEACE Inc. and the Salvation Army to make the season brighter for local families. University departments and groups are invited to register now to participate in the program, which provides gifts, food,…
Climate Assessment Planning Committee Announces Campus Update Sessions, Campus Community Urged to Review Executive Summary
The Climate Assessment Planning Committee will host a pair of Campus Update sessions later this month to present the findings of the comprehensive survey completed last spring by some 6,000 students, faculty and staff. The survey sought to assess the…
Avoiding Conflicts By Improving Cultural Understanding
When the Red Cross sent food to drought- and conflict-ravaged Somalia, military personnel distributed the supplies on a first-come, first-served basis. People who didn’t receive food responded by starting a riot. “The military didn’t understand that the local politics of…