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Campus & Community

Life Skills Taught at End of School Day

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

The South Side Communication Center is much more than a safe place for middle school and high school students to gather after the school day ends. The center, opened in January 2011 through a partnership with the Southside Community Coalition,…

Health & Society

BBI Receives $6.2 Million Award from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for Southeast ADA Center

Monday, October 17, 2016, By Robert Conrad

Based in Atlanta, the Southeast ADA Center provides information, training and guidance about the ADA throughout the eight-state Southeast region.

Arts & Culture

Philosophy Professor’s Book Proposes New Solutions for Deeply Puzzling Problems

Sunday, October 16, 2016, By Keith Kobland

For his third book, Philosophy Professor Andre Gallois provided a new twist on philosophical problems dating back to ancient civilization. Gallois recently answered questions about his work, which is titled “The Metaphysics of Identity.” Q. What is the book about,…

STEM

Sixth Annual It Girls Retreat Brings 94 High Schoolers to Campus

Friday, October 14, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly led an information technology pep rally recently at a dinner for 94 potential School of Information Studies (iSchool) students. “You’ve all made a really great choice to come to the It Girls retreat because…

STEM

Multidisciplinary Team Wins NSF Award to Study Distributed Energy Markets

Friday, October 14, 2016, By J.D. Ross

As the traditional, centralized way of producing and distributing electricity gives way to a future of decentralized, “smart” energy production and consumption, policymakers, producers and regulators must understand the security and privacy risks inherent in “distributed” energy production and in…

Campus & Community

Revised Travel and Entertainment Policy Announced, New Policy Reflects Community Feedback

Friday, October 14, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University has published a revised travel policy that formalizes the changes announced by Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly earlier this year.  Under the revised policy, individuals traveling on University business are no longer required to book travel…

Media, Law & Policy

Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian to Be Honored with Tully Free Speech Award

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School will honor Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was imprisoned in Iran for 544 days, with the 2016 Free Speech Award. The award is given annually to a journalist…

Campus & Community

Cathryn R. Newton Appointed Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost for Faculty Engagement

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By News Staff

Elevating undergraduate research, providing faculty leadership during Campus Framework process and enhancing SUNY-ESF partnership among Newton’s new responsibilities
To be determined.

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses October Meeting of University Senate

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Syracuse University’s recent leadership transitions, the Campus Framework, diversity and inclusion, and the Climate Assessment Survey were among a handful of topics Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed during his University Senate appearance Wednesday afternoon in Maxwell Auditorium. Speaking in front of…

Campus & Community

New Guide Highlights Student Activities, Opportunities on SU Mobile App

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, By Neema Amadala

As part of the University’s mobile app, Syracuse University Mobile, the SU Guides feature now has a new Activities and Involvement Guide. Last year, offices across campus used the Guidebook mobile app to create guides to offer students a mobile…