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Democratizing Knowledge Receives Mellon Grant
The Democratizing Knowledge Project (DK), a Syracuse University interdisciplinary collective of faculty and graduate students, has been awarded a four-year, $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a series of summer institutes titled “Just Academic Spaces: Creating…
Psychologist Awarded $400,000 Grant to Study Health Behaviors among African American High School Students
Aesoon Park, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of a three-year, $400,000 grant award from the National Institute of Health. A clinical psychologist and member of Syracuse’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Group, she will…
‘You Are Not Alone’ List Call for Names
As part of October’s Coming Out Month celebration, the annual “You Are Not Alone” list will be published in the Daily Orange and on the SU News website on Thursday, Oct. 9. The deadline to add your name to the…
Nominations Sought for Alumni Awards to Be Bestowed at Orange Central
The Office of Alumni Relations is seeking nominations for the George Arents Award, Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award and the Generation Orange Award. These distinguished alumni awards will be conferred during Orange Central Weekend, Oct. 9-12. Nominations for Orange…
Former NY State Lieutenant Governor to Deliver Tanner Lecture at Maxwell School
Richard Ravitch, former lieutenant governor of New York, will deliver the next Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility on Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. His talk is titled “Public Responsibility and the Federal-State Disconnect.” Ravitch is a…
iSchool Offering PMI Exam Study Workshop
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be offering an Exam Study Workshop for the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification exam. Classes will begin on Thursday, Oct. 2, and will meet weekly through Nov….
Alumni Speaker: ‘Swimming through My Global Career’
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) welcomes alumnus Luk Boral back to campus to deliver a talk titled “Swimming Through My Global Career: How one international student achieved success as a leader and manager.” Boral ’06 G’07 arrived in the…
Power Plant Standards Could Save Thousands of U.S. Lives Every Year
Power plant standards to cut climate-changing carbon emissions will reduce other harmful air pollution and provide substantial human health benefits, according to a new study released Sept. 30 by scientists from Syracuse, Harvard and Boston universities. The research shows that,…
Two Time Tony Award-Winning Musical ‘Parade’ Starts SU Drama’s Season
Daring, innovative, and bold, “Parade” won two well-earned Tony Awards in 2000. The tragic, true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man wrongly accused of murder in 1913 Georgia, serves as the basis for a tender love story.
Bretschneider Wins NASPAA Award
Professor Stuart Bretschneider has been awarded the William Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) for his outstanding contribution to doctoral student success, going above and beyond expected performance….