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SU in the News: Monday, April 14

Monday, April 14, 2014, By Keith Kobland

[View the story “SU in the News: Monday, April 14” on Storify] SU in the News: Monday, April 14 The following stories mention Syracuse University or quote one of our faculty, staff, or students. Storified by SyracuseUNews· Mon, Apr 14…

Campus & Community

Walk on April 13 to Show Support for Fight against Obesity

Friday, April 11, 2014, By News Staff

On Sunday, April 13, at noon on the Syracuse University Quad, the Delta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is hosting a walk against obesity, titled “A Walk To Remember.” All proceeds go toward the Determination Center of…

Campus & Community

Chancellor’s Fun Run Draws Crowd of 500

Friday, April 11, 2014, By Keith Kobland

A total of 503 students, faculty, and staff members joined Chancellor Kent Syverud for his inauguration day fun run. Chancellor Syverud greeted students, and even waited at the finish line for the final few people to pass beneath an archway…

STEM

Biologist Awarded Prestigious Research Grant

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

To say the competition for the 2014 International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) Research Grants was fierce would be a massive understatement. In fact, when the process began more than a year ago, 844 letters of intent were submitted…

Illustration Program Hosts Alumnus Max Ginsburg April 16-17

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Erica Blust

The illustration program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Art will welcome painter and illustrator Max Ginsburg ’53 to campus April 16-17. Ginsburg will demonstrate and discuss his painting process and philosophy during a demonstration and…

Inauguration Day Press Kit: Biography of Chancellor Kent Syverud

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By News Staff

Kent Syverud is Chancellor and President of Syracuse University. Appointed by the University’s Board of Trustees in September 2013, he assumed the leadership post in January 2014, becoming the 12th leader of the University since its founding in 1870. Chancellor…

Inauguration Day Press Kit: Previous Chancellors of Syracuse University

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By News Staff

Previous Chancellors of Syracuse University This document is also available by clicking here. Nancy Cantor 2004-2013 Nancy Cantor was inaugurated the first female chancellor of Syracuse University. Under her leadership, the University launched Scholarship in Action—a vision that challenges higher…

VPA, Emme ’85 Launch ‘Fashion Without Limits’ Design Initiative

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By Erica Blust

The fashion design program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has joined with iconic supermodel and entrepreneur Emme ’85 to launch “Fashion Without Limits,” a design initiative that promotes the creation of size 12+ designs in the junior year through a special competition.

Veterans

Haynie Named Chairman of Labor Department Advisory Committee

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By News Staff

Mike Haynie, the executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), has been named by U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to serve as the chairman of the department’s Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment, Training, and Employer…

Health & Society

Falk Students, Faculty Advocate for Women’s Right to Adequate Nutrition at UN Meetings

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By News Staff

Students in the Falk College’s new graduate course, FST 700, “Gender, Food and Rights,” attended the United Nations’ annual Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) meetings during spring break. Led by food studies Professor Anne Bellows, three students—Melanie Shaffer-Cutillo,…