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Seventh Annual Valor Day Held at Syracuse

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

Syracuse College of Law organized its seventh annual Valor Day on campus, which aims to provide local veterans with legal support, as well as aid. Lecturer and Director of Syracuse University College of Law’s Veterans Legal Clinic Yelena Duterte was interviewed by…

Health & Society

New Book Co-Edited by Gorovitz, Newton Reveals Untold Stories of Three Medical Pioneers

Thursday, September 21, 2017, By Rob Enslin

When Sharon Brangman ’77 attended SUNY Upstate Medical University, she had a professor who puffed on a pipe in class. During tests, he would stand by her desk and blow smoke over her head to distract her. He did this to other…

Campus & Community

Upcoming Webinar: Aligning Student and Faculty Perceptions of Rigor

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, By News Staff

This upcoming webinar examines ways instructors can communicate their own definitions of rigor and better align their goals with the goals of their students. This is how we challenge students to engage in the learning experience and take full advantage…

BBC Radio

Prof. David Yaffe Talks to BBC About New Book

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, By Keith Kobland

David Yaffe, assistant professor of humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by BBC 4 for his new biography about Joni Mitchell for the program “My Muse.”

Campus & Community

Maxwell School Mourns Legendary Teacher, Scholar Ralph Ketcham

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By News Staff

Ralph Ketcham, one of the longest-serving and most beloved and influential professors in the history of the Maxwell School, died on April 26 after a brief illness. He was 89. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, Sept. 25, at 3…

Campus & Community

South Campus Free Fitness Sampler Classes Continue through Oct. 18

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By News Staff

  Get fit this fall with a variety of free lunchtime fitness classes. The Syracuse University Wellness Initiative is offering free 30-minute classes to faculty and staff.  The series offers faculty and staff an opportunity to sample a variety of…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Introduces Pay-What-You-Will Performances

Monday, September 18, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage, Central New York’s premiere professional theater, will host one pay-what-you-will performance for each show in its 2017/2018 season. There will be 76 tickets available for whatever price patrons wish to pay. The first three pay-what-you-will performances are on…

Media, Law & Policy

AFAR Magazine Co-Founder Will Speak at Newhouse Sept. 20

Monday, September 18, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Joe Diaz, co-founder of AFAR magazine, will visit the Newhouse School Sept. 20 as a guest of the Magazine Department Speaker Series. He will speak at 5:30 p.m. in the I-3 Center, 432 Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #MagSpeakSU….

Health & Society

‘Deej,’ Film about Autism and Inclusion, to Screen on Sept. 25

Monday, September 18, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

This month, the team behind the acclaimed new documentary, “Deej,” launches the Deej Inclusion Tour, a series of more than 50 campus and community screenings across the United States. The goal is to promote inclusion—in families, schools and communities—of all…

Media, Law & Policy

Shubha Ghosh, TCLC Help a Scientist Bring a Diagnostic Innovation to Market

Monday, September 18, 2017, By Martin Walls

In 2000, when she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to travel from Colombia to study genetic engineering at the University of Arkansas, Magnolia Ariza-Nieto says she thought she had won the lottery. But with that elation came a sense of…