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STEM

With the Innovation Law Center’s Help, an Engineer Innovates an Old Technology for a Life-Saving Purpose

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Julia Scaglione

Think back to your last time at a bank drive-thru. You likely deposited or received money through a tube that travels from your window to the bank and back in a minute or so. These systems—known as pneumatic tubes—have been…

Veterans

Stories of Service: Phillip George and Beth Kubala

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

In celebration of Veterans Week 2018, the University is recognizing stories of student veterans and veteran faculty/staff. These stories are just some of the many from the veteran and military-connected community on campus whom the University is dedicated to supporting….

Campus & Community

First Multidisciplinary ‘Smart Cities’ Working Seminar Occurring Wednesday

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By J.D. Ross

The first in a two-year series of working seminars and meetings exploring the broad space of “smart cities” has been planned for Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Killian Room, 500 Hall of Languages. This broad topic…

Health & Society

College Of Law, Falk College Bring Advance Directives Legal Support To Local Community

Sunday, November 4, 2018, By Michele Barrett

Research estimates that only one in three Americans has an advance directive, a number that is substantially lower among communities of color, those of lower socio-economic status, and lower levels of education. This semester, College of Law students in Professor…

Campus & Community

Tickets Now Available for 2019 MLK Celebration with Special Guest Trevor Noah

Thursday, November 1, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

Tickets are now available for the 2019 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration—featuring comedian and author Trevor Noah, host of the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning “The Daily Show”—on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in the Dome. This year’s theme for…

Campus & Community

Benefits Fair Highlights Syracuse University’s Total Rewards

Thursday, November 1, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Office of Human Resources welcomed more than 1,000 attendees at its annual Benefits Fair on Oct. 30 in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. The fair—open to faculty, staff and retirees—featured 39 vendors with information on health care,…

Campus & Community

Cycle to Syracuse Team Completes Journey on Einhorn Family Walk Thursday

Wednesday, October 31, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

A team of cyclists from Lockerbie, Scotland, will arrive at Syracuse University on Thursday, Nov. 1, completing a 3,238-mile journey in honor of the victims of Pan Am 103. The Cycle to Syracuse team will arrive on the Einhorn Family…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Student Leaders, Chaplains, Staff to Attend Parliament of the World’s Religions

Tuesday, October 30, 2018, By Delaney Van Wey

Over the course of the next week, a cohort of student leaders, chaplains and staff from Hendricks Chapel will attend the largest interfaith conference in the world, the Parliament of the World’s Religions. The parliament includes representation from dozens of…

Campus & Community

Fall Update 10.30.18

Tuesday, October 30, 2018, By News Staff

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Since my appointment to the role of interim chief diversity officer July 1, I have been privileged to speak with a number of students, faculty and staff, and have participated in…

Media, Law & Policy

PPIA Fellows Reflect on Experiences; Application Deadline for 2019 is Nov. 1

Monday, October 29, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Last summer, five Syracuse University students were selected to participate in the highly competitive Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) junior summer institutes. Anna Nguyen, who is majoring in public health in the Falk College and policy studies in the…