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Beyond Lithium-Ion: Next Generation Battery Research Underway

Thursday, November 7, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

New smartphones, portable devices and electric cars may get a lot of the public’s attention but all of them are dependent on batteries to make them run. Most current devices use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries—technology that was first commercialized in the…

Campus & Community

November Events Honor Native Heritage Month

Wednesday, November 6, 2019, By Gabrielle Lake

In honor of Native Heritage Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs in collaboration with campus departments and student organizations are hosting events throughout November. “We are excited to host a variety of events throughout the month and encourage all campus…

Campus & Community

Social Work Students Explore Lead Poisoning of Children at Policy Forum

Wednesday, November 6, 2019, By Michele Barrett

On Nov. 1, students in the School of Social Work in Falk College explored one of today’s major public health threats: lead poisoning of children in New York state and specifically, in Syracuse. Each year an estimated 1,800 children are…

Campus & Community

Todd B. Rubin ’04 to Kick Off ‘The Republic of Innovation’ Global Entrepreneurship Week

Wednesday, November 6, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Todd B. Rubin ’04, Minister of Evolution and president of The Republic of Tea, is sponsoring Syracuse University’s 2019 celebration of “The Republic of Innovation” Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 11-15, 2019. Through the Rubin Family Foundation, Rubin established a grant…

Campus & Community

Boost the ’Cuse is Underway

Tuesday, November 5, 2019, By John Boccacino

Boost the ’Cuse: 44 Hours for Syracuse University is underway—and we need YOU to make these 44 hours of giving as legendary as the number itself. The #BoostCuse clock started at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, as members of the…

Campus & Community

Michele Wheatly to Step Down, Assume New Role to Focus on Women’s Leadership and ACC Academics

Monday, November 4, 2019, By News Staff

After playing a transformative role in catalyzing change across Syracuse University to enhance faculty, staff and student success, Michele G. Wheatly has announced that she will step down as vice chancellor and provost and will become special advisor to the…

Campus & Community

Professor Emerita Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke Remembered

Monday, November 4, 2019, By News Staff

Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, Syracuse University professor emerita of law and an influential leader at Duke University, died Oct. 22. She was 72. A native of South Carolina, Reuben-Cooke was one of the first five African American undergraduate students at Duke University…

Campus & Community

Bethany Murphy ’20, Emma Ettinger ’17 Named Marshall Scholarship Finalists

Monday, November 4, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University senior Bethany Murphy and alumna Emma Ettinger ’17 have been named finalists for the Marshall Scholarship, one of the United States’ most prestigious nationally competitive scholarship awards. Both will interview for the scholarship in early November. Murphy, an…

Campus & Community

Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series Addresses ‘The Surprising Global Legacy of Anne Frank’ On Nov. 11

Friday, November 1, 2019, By Delaney Van Wey

The University’s ongoing Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,” continues on Monday, Nov. 11, with the second and final dialogue dinner of the fall semester. The theme of…

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Applications Being Accepted for Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability Funding

Friday, November 1, 2019, By News Staff

The Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program is offering up to $75,000 for faculty or student projects that advance Syracuse University’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, directly or indirectly, or through raising awareness on campus about climate…