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Hurst-Wahl Garners WISE Accolades

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) associate professor of practice Jill Hurst-Wahl has been recognized by the Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) Consortium for excellence in teaching. Hurst-Wahl was nominated for a WISE 2013 Instructor of the Year Award for her course, “Copyright for…

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Maxwell School Names Prominent Public Policy Scholar to Moynihan Chair

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By News Staff

Amy Ellen Schwartz, an internationally renowned scholar of education policy, public finance and urban economics, will join the Maxwell School this fall as Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. Schwartz, a professor of public policy, education, and economics at…

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New Gebbie Speech-Language Clinic Director Named

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Kimberly Lamparelli, a 40-year veteran in the speech-language pathology field, joined the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department in The College of Arts and Sciences this semester. Lamparelli, the new Gebbie Speech-Language Clinic director, comes to SU from the College of…

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Michael ’72 and Susan Thonis Establish Endowed Professorship of Earth Sciences

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Professor Suzanne L. Baldwin, a renowned geologist and thermochronologist, has been named the inaugural Michael G. and Susan T. Thonis Professor of Earth Sciences in The College of Arts and Sciences. Through the generosity of Michael Thonis ’72 and his…

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SU Press, Poetry Society of America Present Evening of Poetry in Translation

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

An evening of poetry in translation from “Poets Translate Poets,” a Hudson Review anthology, will take place Tuesday, March 25 at Lubin House, 11 E. 61st. St., New York, N.Y. The event, which will run from 6-8 p.m., is hosted…

Premiere Screening of ‘Garwin: Witness to History’ to Be Held March 27

Monday, March 17, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host the premiere screening of “Garwin,” a film by Professor Richard Breyer and alumnus Anand Kamalakar G’95, on Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in Heroy Auditorium. Walter Montgomery ’67, CEO and…

SU Campus Now Deemed HEARTSafe

Monday, March 17, 2014, By Keith Kobland

You feel a tightness in your chest. You’re sweating. Your pulse is racing, and you’re short of breath. You could be having a heart attack. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that nearly 1.5 million heart attacks are suffered yearly…

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Help Re-Colonize Delta Lambda Phi

Monday, March 17, 2014, By News Staff

The Interest Group of Delta Lambda Phi at SU/SUNY-ESF is recruiting guys to help re-colonize the Beta Iota chapter of Delta Lambda Phi, the Social Fraternity for Gay, Bisexual, and Progressive men. Contact Aaron Goldsmith at amgoldsm@syr.edu if you are…

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Phanstiel Scholars Plan SPCA Fundraiser

Monday, March 17, 2014, By Keith Kobland

They come from a variety of educational disciplines, but share one thing in common: a desire to give back. It’s a hallmark of the Phanstiel Scholar. One way they’re giving back is by raising money for the local animal shelter.

SU to Present ‘The Subject Is Lava’ MOOC Starting April 7

Monday, March 17, 2014, By News Staff

This spring, Earth sciences professor Jeff Karson and assistant professor of sculpture Robert Wysocki are bringing their popular Syracuse Lava Project to the world in “The Subject Is Lava,” a massive open online course (MOOC). The course begins April 7,…