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For students using free Student Association-arranged transportation to go to the polls, one of the buses is wheelchair accessible. Drivers will communicate to one another when a student needs the service of the wheelchair-accessible bus. Onondaga County election officials have confirmed the accessibility of the voting machines and polling places. And for a quick breakdown of how and where to vote on campus, read the full news article at SU News.

Two Syracuse University leaders were honored at the YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County’s “Spirit of American Women” Awards on Nov. 3 at the Genesee Grande Hotel. Liz Liddy, dean of the School of Information Studies, and Tatiana Williams ’16 G’17, a student in Falk College‘s M.S.W. program, were recognized for their advocacy and commitment to advance women in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, social justice and academic initiatives. The YWCA works to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families and strengthen the Syracuse community. Read more at SU News.

This fall, George Langford, biology professor and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, stood before an audience of Syracuse high school students as part of the HistoryMaker program and encouraged them to commit to a life of excellence. Langford’s championing of education and outreach also prompted him to a nominate friend and colleague, UC San Francisco professor Bruce Alberts, for an honorary degree in 2014. Alberts won a prestigious Lasker award this fall. Read the full article at AS News.

Syracuse University’s distinguished history serving veterans and military families is once again being recognized, this time by the Military Times. According to Military Times’ Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 ranking, which was released today, Syracuse University is the #1 private school in the country, #3 overall for service members, military veterans and their families. Read more at SU News.

On Friday, Nov. 4, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the SUNY ESF Student Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Office will host students, faculty and staff for “Breaking Through: Finding Common Ground—A Discussion on Privilege and Identity in America.” The discussion will be held at ESF’s Gateway Event Center from 3-5 p.m. The discussion is timely and the organizers hope to explore and highlight the forces that unify the campus communities. Read the full story at SU News.

A popular regional opera form of India is helping bring Indian culture a little closer to home for students, who are getting a crash course in Nautanki-style plays. They are learning from one of the best, visiting director Devendra Sharma from California State University. After a limited number of rehearsals, the students will perform Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. in Setnor Auditorium. Read the full story at SU News.

When Marilyn Kerr arrived at Syracuse in 1970, science was a male-dominated profession. The idea of a woman donning a white lab coat and waxing rhapsodic about biology or chemistry seemed, in those days, about as likely as someone synthesizing a gene or performing a bone-marrow transplant. It just wasn’t done. Read more at AS News.

The training session on disability policies and procedures scheduled for Nov. 1 has been moved to a new location. The Tuesday session will be at the Sheraton Hotel, Regency C, instead of Bird Library. Due to significant interest in the event, an additional 30 minutes have been added to the program. It will now run from 4-6 p.m. Read more about the session at SU News.