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Slepecky Lecture, Award Ceremony to Take Place April 4

Monday, March 26, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

The Norma Slepecky Memorial Lecture and Undergraduate Research Prize Award Ceremony will take place Wednesday, April 4, at 2:45 p.m. in 304 Schine Student Center. This is a change from the previously announced starting time of 3 p.m. The event…

Campus & Community

White House Champion of Change Talila Lewis to Speak on Disability Justice March 29

Monday, March 26, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

“Disability Justice in the Age of Mass Incarceration: Perspectives on Race, Disability, Law & Accountability” will be the topic when disability activist Talila Lewis gives an address Thursday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to noon in 228B Schine Student Center….

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law to Welcome Preet Bharara as 2018 Commencement Speaker

Friday, March 23, 2018, By Robert Conrad

College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise has announced that Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, will be the speaker at the Commencement of the Class of 2018 on May 11 at 11 a.m….

Health & Society

Falk College, Onondaga County Health Department Partner to Reduce Sodium Intake

Friday, March 23, 2018, By Michele Barrett

The Syracuse community’s youngest citizens in childcare programs, as well local school-aged and college students, are the beneficiaries of Onondaga County Health Department and Falk College’s joint efforts aimed at reducing sodium intake. The Department of Health’s Healthy Communities Initiative…

Campus & Community

History-Making Athlete, Social Activist Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72 to Deliver 2018 Commencement Address at Syracuse University

Friday, March 23, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

As a 20-year-old Syracuse University junior in 1967, Switzer became the first woman to officially enter and run the Boston Marathon. That life-defining day inspired her to create greater opportunities for women in sports.

Campus & Community

New Initiative Makes Downloading Safety Resources Easier

Friday, March 23, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

The Divisions of Campus Safety and Emergency Services and Enrollment and the Student Experience are piloting a new initiative to make storing all relevant campus safety information on student cell phones easier. Starting this month, students can use KeynectUp’s service…

Campus & Community

Anish Shroff ’04 Named Speaker for AAPI Heritage Month Commemorative Lecture

Thursday, March 22, 2018, By Samarth Sharma

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) and Office of Program Development will welcome Anish Shroff ’04 as the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month commemorative lecturer. His talk will be titled “Ethnic Identity and the Power of Being Undefined.” Shroff will…

Campus & Community

TEDx Syracuse University Announces Speakers for 2018 Conference

Wednesday, March 21, 2018, By J.D. Ross

The student organizers at the TEDx Syracuse University conference have unveiled the speakers who will be presenting at the annual event this April. The team has always made it a point to select speakers from a variety of professions and locations,…

Media, Law & Policy

Educators Join Students in Push to Make Schools Equitable Spaces

Wednesday, March 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

  On March 24, students and families of March for Our Lives will take to the streets of Washington D.C. as part of a national rally and movement to address mass school shootings. Julia White, an assistant professor at Syracuse…

Health & Society

Still Time to Take Part in RecycleMania

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, By News Staff

RecycleMania ends April 1, but that does not mean it is too late to help Syracuse University win the competition. The University is a single stream recycling campus—meaning all of your recyclables can be tossed in one recycling bin, or…