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Campus & Community

Remembrance Scholarship 2020-21 Application Cycle Now Open

Friday, November 15, 2019, By News Staff

Are you a rising senior? If so, you are invited to learn more about the Remembrance Scholars Program. The Remembrance Scholarship is one of the highest honors a Syracuse University student can receive. Those selected are chosen on the basis…

Campus & Community

Statement from Keith Alford, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Thursday, November 14, 2019, By News Staff

We have just learned of the hateful display of anti-Semitism that occurred just steps from our campus. I join everyone in our community in vehemently condemning this vile behavior targeting the Jewish faith. We must continue to work together to…

Campus & Community

Campus Vending Machines to Accept New Payment Options, Including Credit Cards, Apple Pay

Thursday, November 14, 2019, By Jennifer DeMarchi

Beginning the week of Nov. 18, members of the campus community will be able to use credit cards and mobile pay apps at 10 vending machines in Bird Library. The new payment capabilities will gradually expand to all 175 campus…

All for Earth Podcast

Clean Water Can Be Made Available to Everyone, Not Just Priveleged Countries

Thursday, November 14, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Farhana Sultana, Maxwell School Associate Professor of Geography was interviewed for the podcast All for Earth on “Ensuring Clean Water for All.” On the podcast, Sultana explains how clean water can be accessed globally if citizens make a conscious effort…

Campus & Community

Karen Davis ’83, G’90 Named to Permanent Role as Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, By Alex Dunbar

The College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) has announced Karen Davis ’83, G’90 will be in a permanent role as assistant dean for inclusive excellence. Davis has been leading the Office of Inclusive Excellence in an interim role since…

Health & Society

Water Ambassador Henk Ovink to Present Lecture on Climate Action by Design

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, By Julie Sharkey

The School of Architecture will host Henk Ovink, the world’s only water ambassador, on Wednesday, November 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fisher Center, for a lecture titled “Climate Action by Design.” A Netherlands native, Ovink has lived his life…

Health & Society

New Study Links SNAP to Reduced Risk of Premature Death Among U.S. Adults, Including ‘Deaths of Despair’

Tuesday, November 5, 2019, By Jessica Smith

A new study published in the journal Health Affairs by researchers from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the University of Kentucky reveals that participation in the national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) reduces the risk…

STEM

Provost Michele Wheatly Highlights Institutional Commitment to Inclusion in Keynote

Monday, October 28, 2019, By Brandon Dyer

Provost Michele Wheatly delivered the morning keynote address at the Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) Resource and Coordination (ARC) Network’s 2019 Equity in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Community Convening…

Education News

Grocery Store Closings Create Challenges For Rural Citizens

Friday, October 18, 2019, By Hailey Womer

Evan Weissman, assistant professor of food studies at Falk College, was quoted in the Education News article “As rural grocery stores fade away, lawmakers wonder whether to act.” In the article, Weissman touches on the difficulties rural citizens, especially senior…

Campus & Community

Lane Closure on Sims Drive Expected this Weekend

Thursday, October 17, 2019, By News Staff

Work on the Flanagan Gymnasium bridge windows will require a lane closure on Sims Drive this weekend. The work, involving a bucket truck, is scheduled to take place between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, with possibly a…