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Campus & Community

Regulatory Update Requirement – Hazard Communication Training

Monday, November 11, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

From the Environmental Health & Safety Services Office (EHSS) University Community, The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently revised its Hazard Communication Standard to align with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of chemical classification and labeling…

Campus & Community

Five Join Near Westside Initiative Board of Directors

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI), housed in Syracuse University’s Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development, has announced five new members of its board of directors. They are Sharon L. Contreras, superintendent of the Syracuse City School District (SCSD); Robert…

STEM

SU Chemist Gets ‘Best Idea Grant’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

Top-notch ideas drive today’s knowledge-based world. James Hougland has one, and he has been awarded a “Best Idea Grant (BIG)” from the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) to support his research. Hougland, an assistant professor of chemistry in The College…

STEM

New York’s New Energy Leaders Debut at SyracuseCoE Symposium

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

This year’s SyracuseCoE Symposium included a statewide first: the three newest leaders of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s energy team appeared together for a discussion of the state’s emerging clean energy economy.

Campus & Community

SU London Organizes “Cultures of Memory Symposium”

Monday, November 4, 2013, By Jennifer DeMarchi

SU London helped to organize the 2013 “Cultures of Memory Symposium,” a multi-faceted, international symposium in which four organizing universities presented their distinct creative practices and scholarship related to memory. These include public memory projects concerned with Guantánamo Bay detention…

Health & Society

Joanna O. Masingila Named Interim Dean-Designate of the School of Education

Friday, November 1, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Interim Chancellor and Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina has named Joanna O. Masingila interim dean-designate of the School of Education. A professor of mathematics education and mathematics, Masingila is a Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence and…

Arts & Culture

Conductor Snow to lead 11th Annual SU Women’s Choir Festival

Wednesday, October 30, 2013, By Erica Blust

Distinguished conductor Sandra Snow, professor of choral conducting and music education at Michigan State University (MSU), will be the guest conductor for Syracuse University’s 11th Annual Invitational Women’s Choir Festival and concert on Saturday, Nov. 9. The theme of the…

Campus & Community

Participants Needed for Research on Health Behaviors among African American College Students

Wednesday, October 30, 2013, By News Staff

We invite you for participation in the research project “Health Behaviors among African American College Students.” This study was designed to better understand determinants of health behaviors in college students of African descent. College students of African descent have not…

Campus & Community

Million Stories Under One Roof

Wednesday, October 30, 2013, By Keith Kobland

It’s home to more than a million stories. Reference books, maps, and multimedia are housed there. So how does the Syracuse University Libraries Facility preserve these materials for hundreds of years? Here’s the transcribed version of our video: Interviewer: “Inside…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Faculty Member Presents at American Branch of the International Law Annual Meeting

Tuesday, October 29, 2013, By Keith Kobland

College of Law Assistant Professor Tara Helfman presented Oct. 26 at the American Branch of the International Law Association’s annual meeting in New York City. Helfman was the sole academic participant in a panel titled “Disputes and the Regime of…