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Campus & Community

Take a Vacation, Contribute to Research

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By Michele Barrett

To demonstrate potential costly effects of not taking time off from work as well as the beneficial effects that can result from vacationing, a professor in the Falk College is leading a new research study to examine how past and…

STEM

iSchool Awarded Continuing Accreditation from ALA

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By J.D. Ross

The American Library Association’s (ALA) Committee on Accreditation has granted continued accreditation status of the Master of Library and Information Science (MSLIS) program at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) through 2022. The committee found no deficiencies in the program and…

Campus & Community

Employees: Please update your SU directory information by Feb. 4

Wednesday, January 20, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

The campus directory for employees for 2016 will be updated soon. The directory will be available online through MySlice. The information in the directory is used by SU’s telephone operators and automated systems to connect callers to faculty and staff….

Media, Law & Policy

Sean O’Keefe, Donna Shalala, Paul Volcker Appointed to Presidential Transition Team

Wednesday, January 20, 2016, By News Staff

Three members of the Maxwell School community were appointed to a six-person bipartisan team that will advise the National Academy of Public Administration’s presidential transition panels. University Professor and Phanstiel Chair Sean O’Keefe G’78, former secretary of the Navy and NASA administrator;…

Health & Society

Low-Cost Tool in Fight Against Childhood Obesity: Water Dispensers in Schools

Wednesday, January 20, 2016, By Jessica Smith

Making water more available in New York City public schools through self-serve water dispensers in cafeterias resulted in small—but statistically significant—declines in students’ weight, according to new findings. The study, published Jan. 19 in the online issue of JAMA Pediatrics,…

Veterans

University Announces Finalists to Design National Veterans Resource Complex

Wednesday, January 20, 2016, By News Staff

The selection committee has chosen three finalists to advance to the final round of the competition.

Campus & Community

Learn About FSAP/Carebridge Services Jan. 26-28

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By News Staff

Members of the Syracuse University community are invited to attend one of four information sessions to learn about Carebridge and the services and resources now available through the enhanced and expanded Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP). The Office of…

Health & Society

Claire S. Rudolph, Professor Emerita of Social Work, Dies

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By News Staff

Professor emerita Claire S. Rudolph died Jan. 5 peacefully at home. A resident of Syracuse since 1952, when she and her husband relocated to continue their graduate studies, she earned a Ph.D. in social sciences from Syracuse University and joined…

Campus & Community

Maxwell Dean Search Committee to Meet with Stakeholders in Town Hall Meetings

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By News Staff

The Maxwell dean search committee, led by David Van Slyke, associate dean and chair of the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs and the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy, will hold a series of town…

STEM

Fake a Knee—Professor, Students Develop Device for Joint Repair Research

Friday, January 15, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

When patients undergo traditional knee replacement surgery, the bone and cartilage that make up the knee joint is replaced with one built with metal, plastic and polymers. Along with their natural joint, patients lose a certain quality of life. Risk…