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Health & Society

Q & A: David Van Slyke on Signing up for Affordable Care Act

Friday, November 15, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

David Van Slyke is the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy in the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School. His latest book, “Complex Contracting: Government Purchasing in the Wake of the U.S….

Business & Economy

#IDEAchat to Launch During Global Entrepreneurship Week

Thursday, November 14, 2013, By News Staff

This year, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is Nov. 18-24 and IDEA is prepped and ready to keep Syracuse on the GEW map. #IDEAchat is a weekly web show with entrepreneurs, investors, students, faculty and community leaders about topics that matter….

Health & Society

Thwarting a Devastating Disease

Thursday, November 14, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Assistant Professor David Larsen saw the damaging effects of the lack of health care and clean water in the favelas of Belem, Brazil, while working among the people ten years ago. Impacted by the work, he now conducts research to halt the impact of deadly—yet preventable—infectious diseases.

Campus & Community

Women of the University Community Annual Poinsettia Sale

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By News Staff

The Women of the University Community are currently conducting their annual poinsettia sale, the proceeds of which will benefit three separate scholarship funds across campus. Orders must be placed by Nov. 25 and can be picked up Dec. 4 (orders…

Campus & Community

Littlejohn Honored With ‘Be the Change You Wish to See’ Award

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Linda Littlejohn, associate vice president for academic affairs at SU and director of the South Side Initiative (SSI), received the Student African American Society’s “Be the Change You Wish to See” award at the organization’s annual banquet on Nov. 10….

Campus & Community

Open Enrollment Ends Friday

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, By News Staff

Open Enrollment—the annual period for Syracuse University employees to enroll for benefits or update their current choices for the coming year—ends this Friday. Today, Thursday and Friday are the last days for faculty, staff, graduate assistants and fellows, and part-time…

Media, Law & Policy

Reimagining the Best Environment for a Legal Education

Tuesday, November 12, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

As Dineen Hall rises on West Campus, the College of Law prepares for the opportunities that will soon be realized in its new centered and connected home.

Campus & Community

Alt 81: Reimagining Urban Expressways

Tuesday, November 12, 2013, By News Staff

The Nov. 14 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable will feature Marc Norman, director of UPSTATE: A Center for Design, Research, and Real Estate at the School of Architecture at Syracuse University. He will discuss Alt-81, a research initiative that tests…

Arts & Culture

DesignIntelligence Ranks VPA Design Programs among Top 10

Monday, November 11, 2013, By Erica Blust

Two undergraduate programs in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Design have been ranked among the top 10 in the nation in the 2014 DesignIntelligence report “America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools.” DesignIntelligence is the Design…

STEM

Connective Corridor Garners APWA Award

Monday, November 11, 2013, By News Staff

The Connective Corridor has been selected by the American Public Works Association (APWA) New York Chapter as the 2013 Transportation Project of the Year. The award will be presented Nov. 14 at APWA’s annual meeting hosted by the Central New York branch.