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Professor Bettye Caldwell Dies; Was Champion for Children’s Care

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Retired professor of child and family studies Bettye Caldwell passed away on April 17. Her work in the 1960s at the Children’s Center of Syracuse provided the foundation for what became one of the most important components of the Great…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Announces New Academic Leadership Effective July 1

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

Architecture dean Michael Speaks has announced the following academic leadership appointments, effective July 1: Associate Professor Lawrence Davis will take on the role of new undergraduate program chair; Associate Professor Brian Lonsway will be the new chair of the school’s…

Health & Society

SOE Faculty Appointed to Leadership Positions

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

School of Education professors Marcelle Haddix and Linwood Vereen now hold key positions on prestigious boards. Haddix, dean’s associate professor and chair of the Reading and Language Arts Center (RLA), has been named to serve as vice president-elect on the…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Ends Year on High Note

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences concludes its spring series with appearances by several luminaries, including social entrepreneurs Sanjit “Bunker” Roy and Meagan Fallone. “We’re ending our season on a high note,” says Vivian May, director…

Campus & Community

ACM Distinguished Speaker Comes to Campus to Speak about Biometrics

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By News Staff

The Syracuse University ACM Chapter will be hosting an ACM Distinguished Speaker at the iSchool on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Katzer Room, 347 Hinds Hall. Presenting on the topic “Can Biometics Improve Security?” Dr. Nalini Ratha’s presentation…

STEM

Bei Yu Named iSchool’s First Katchmar-Wilhelm Professor

Monday, April 18, 2016, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has selected Associate Professor Bei Yu as the inaugural Katchmar-Wilhelm Endowed Professor. The first named faculty position in the iSchool’s history, the Katchmar-Wilhelm professorship was made possible from a portion of the generous bequest of…

Arts & Culture

Wind Ensemble Concert to Feature Faculty Saxophonist Diane Hunger

Friday, April 15, 2016, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble will present a concert on Tuesday, April 19, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Under the direction of Bradley…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University, Local Community Invited to Celebrate Sustainability and Earth Day at EARTHFEST

Friday, April 15, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Sustainability Division, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) and Students of Sustainability (SOS) will sponsor EARTHFEST, a free communitywide, sustainability-themed music and arts festival celebrating Earth Day in the Thornden Park Amphitheater on Sunday, April 24,…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts Receives $19.8 Million from Dorothea Shaffer Estate

Friday, April 15, 2016, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has received $19.8 million from the estate of Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer ’33, H’90, an alumna of the School of Art and an honorary member of the University’s Board of Trustees. The bequest…

Arts & Culture

International Experts Visit Campus to Discuss Works of Celebrated Spanish Writer Lope de Vega

Thursday, April 14, 2016, By Amy Manley

The works of a renowned playwright and poet of the Spanish Golden Age will be the focus of a daylong event this month. A symposium titled “Lope de Vega and the Early Modern World (1580-1635)” will take place on Friday, April…