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Campus & Community

New Paid Family Leave Benefit for Staff Effective Jan. 1

Thursday, December 7, 2017, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

With a new law taking effect in 2018, Syracuse University is working to stay ahead of changes and ensure employees know and understand their benefits. Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, new benefits are available with the passage of the New York…

Campus & Community

Important Benefits Information and Deadlines

Thursday, December 7, 2017, By News Staff

Don’t forget about important information and benefits application deadlines for faculty and staff: Child Care Subsidy The child care subsidy—$1,000 per child younger than age 6, up to a maximum of $2,000 per year—is available to eligible faculty and staff with…

Campus & Community

Advisory Work Group on Staff Climate Matters Formed

Wednesday, December 6, 2017, By News Staff

The new Advisory Work Group on Staff Climate Matters will begin meeting this month to address areas identified by staff in the Universitywide survey Climate Assessment Survey conducted during the Spring 2016 semester. Staff participating in the advisory work group…

Campus & Community

LISSA Holiday Media Drive to Benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital

Wednesday, December 6, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Students in the Library and Information Science Student Assembly (LISSA) at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) are conducting a holiday media drive to benefit the Family Resource Center at Upstate Medical University’s Golisano Children’s Hospital. The Family Resource Center provides health information materials, computer-based…

Media, Law & Policy

Clarke Honored with ALISE Dissertation Award

Wednesday, December 6, 2017, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Rachel Ivy Clarke has been honored with the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Award, given by the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). The award recognizes dissertations that deal with substantive issues related to…

Boston Globe

How CVS Aims to Transform Health Care

Tuesday, December 5, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Maxwell Associate Professor and Lerner Chair of Public Health Promotion Shannon Monnat recently spoke with the Boston Globe about the pharmacy giant CVS and its recent purchase of the insurance agency Aetna, and the new plan to open up a…

STEM

Syracuse Bioengineering Alum Invents No. 1 Mouthpiece For Snoring

Tuesday, December 5, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

Anyone who has ever tried to sleep near a person who snores knows how maddening it can be. However, that frustration is nothing compared to the health consequences the snorer faces. Snoring disturbs sleep and can eventually develop into sleep…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Ranked in Poets&Quants’ Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2017

Tuesday, December 5, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s undergraduate business program is ranked No. 43 by Poets&Quants for Undergrads, the leading online publication for undergraduate business education news. The website released its second annual Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2017 ranking Dec. 5, calling it “the most…

Campus & Community

Tickets Now On Sale for Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Tuesday, December 5, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Tickets for the 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration are now on sale. Tickets for Syracuse University students are $15. Tickets are available for purchase in-person at the Carrier Dome Box Office, 900 Irving Ave (Gate B). Students can…

Campus & Community

End the Semester with CLASS

Monday, December 4, 2017, By News Staff

The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS), in partnership with the Syracuse University Libraries and the Office of Health Promotion, wants to help students end the semester with CLASS. With fall semester classes coming to an end on Dec….