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Media, Law & Policy

Communications Executive Jim Olson ’91 to Present ‘Storytelling in the Digital Age’ Nov. 12 at Newhouse

Monday, October 29, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Jim Olson ’91, chief communications officer at Steward Health Care, the world’s largest private, physician-led health care network, will visit the Newhouse School on Monday, Nov. 12, as the Social Commerce Days Visiting Executive. He will present “Storytelling in the…

Media, Law & Policy

PPIA Fellows Reflect on Experiences; Application Deadline for 2019 is Nov. 1

Monday, October 29, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Last summer, five Syracuse University students were selected to participate in the highly competitive Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) junior summer institutes. Anna Nguyen, who is majoring in public health in the Falk College and policy studies in the…

Campus & Community

University College Hosts National Conference of Summer Sessions Providers

Friday, October 26, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

University College hosted the national Association of University Summer Sessions (AUSS) annual conference Oct. 14-16 at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. Since its formation in 1917 (Syracuse University is a founding member), the AUSS has served as a forum for discussing…

Campus & Community

ELI Students Share Insights on Being an International Student

Friday, October 19, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

When international students travel to the United States to learn English, the language barrier is just one of their challenges. Cultural differences like being overwhelmed in the grocery store, being embarrassed about not tipping a server (there is no tipping…

STEM

Scientists Link Marine Dead Zone to Carbon Cycle, Climate Change

Thursday, October 18, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Associate Professor Zunli Lu says tropical Pacific played major role in absorbing Earth’s atmospheric carbon dioxide during last ice age Scientists have long known that atmospheric carbon dioxide is closely linked to climate change. Studying ice age cycles, carbon dioxide…

Campus & Community

Meet the 2018 Homecoming Court

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

A longstanding University tradition, the Homecoming Court is composed of seniors who represent Orange spirit in their academic, co-curricular and community involvement. Campus community members with a valid NetID can cast their vote for the Orange Central Homecoming king and…

Arts & Culture

Best-Selling Author George Saunders Speaking for the University Lectures Thursday Evening

Wednesday, October 17, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

George Saunders G’88, best-selling author (“Lincoln in the Bardo,” “Tenth of December”) and professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), launches the 18th season of the University Lectures season on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m….

Campus & Community

Lend Your Insights to Help the University Respect Personal Pronouns

Tuesday, October 16, 2018, By Christopher C. Finkle

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, is International Pronouns Day, which seeks to make asking, sharing and respecting personal pronouns commonplace. According to the International Pronouns Day official website, referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to…

Campus & Community

Pan Am 103 Remembrance Trees to be Planted on South Campus

Tuesday, October 16, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

University College has organized a tree planting project with departments across campus to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. Working with Larry Mason, professor of visual communications in the Newhouse School and Syracuse…

Campus & Community

EPA and College Consensus Rank Syracuse University 8th Among Top 25 Green Colleges in the United States

Tuesday, October 16, 2018, By News Staff

College Consensus has ranked Syracuse University 8th in its listing of the Top 25 Best Green Colleges in the United States. For the purpose of developing the Green Colleges list, College Consensus partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power…