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Campus & Community

Excellence Personified

Monday, May 21, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) celebrated the accomplishments of its 2017-18 fellows. The cohort consisted of semesterlong Faculty Fellows as well as yearlong Dissertation Fellows and Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellows. Vivian May, director of the…

Health & Society

Facing Another Potential Ebola Epidemic, Use of ‘Experimental’ Vaccine Doesn’t Cut It

Monday, May 21, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched an immunization campaign to fight Ebola, where numerous cases of the disease have been confirmed. According to reports, the experimental vaccine is not yet licensed but was effective in treatments…

Campus & Community

Fire and Life Safety Services to Conduct Summer Evacuation Drills

Monday, May 21, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Fire and Life Safety Services (FLSS) will conduct the summer evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from Monday, May 21, through Friday, May 25. The building evacuation drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m….

Veterans

To Help Military Spouses Get Jobs, Do More Than Extend Service Tours

Friday, May 18, 2018, By Daryl Lovell

May has been a month to highlight the sacrifice, struggles and service of military spouses. On May 9, President Trump signed an executive order to make it easier for military spouses to secure employment. Friday, May 11 was officially observed…

Campus & Community

Answers about Upcoming Technology Changes to Timekeeping and Core HR Transactions

Friday, May 18, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

In an effort to modernize decades-old timekeeping systems and improve core Human Resources transactions (e.g., iJANs and Appointments), cross-functional teams are working to introduce new, simpler processes and one modern system. The upgrades are planned for launch on July 30,…

Campus & Community

Participate in a Hearing Research Study

Friday, May 18, 2018, By News Staff

The Hearing Lab at Syracuse University is looking for participants 60-85 years of age who think or know they have hearing loss and have never tried a hearing aid. We are studying how to teach people to use and care…

Health & Society

CFE Doctoral Student Receives Prestigious Fellowship

Thursday, May 17, 2018, By Jennifer Russo

Kelsey Dayle John (Diné), a doctoral candidate in the Department of Cultural Foundations of Education (CFE) in the School of Education, has been selected by the National Academy of Education to receive a 2018 Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. According to the NAEd…

Financial Times

Companies Grapple with Disability Laws

Thursday, May 17, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Peter Blanck, a University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute, recently spoke with the Financial Times about an ongoing issue regarding how companies are dealing with legal problems surrounding those with disabilities. Local laws remain confusing for many,…

Arts & Culture

Winning Dress by Fashion Design Senior Unveiled by Ashley Stewart and Supermodel Emme ’85

Thursday, May 17, 2018, By Erica Blust

A dress design by Courtney Capazzi ’18, a fashion design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Design, is now available for purchase thanks to retailer Ashley Stewart, the leading plus-size fashion and social commerce…

Veterans

University Honors 198 Student Veteran Graduates

Thursday, May 17, 2018, By Stephanie Salanger

Last week, Syracuse University and the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs honored 198 graduating student veterans at its 2018 Student Veteran Commencement at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Friday, May 11. The graduates represented 46 different…