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Women’s and Gender Studies, Office of Multicultural Affairs to Host Prominent Chicana Scholar

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Laura Elisa Pérez, associate professor of ethnic studies, author, and the only Chicana scholar tenured in the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Berkeley, will present a lecture titled, “Undocumented Flower Crossings, Walking Altars, and Latina/o…

University Community Members Tell Their Stories in Dialogue on Diversity

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Students had a chance to be heard, to tell their stories of challenges at Syracuse University and their hopes for its future, in a discussion meant to be just the beginning. More than 250 students, faculty and staff gathered to…

Syracuse University Welcomes Patricia H. Mautino to Board of Trustees

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University is pleased to announce the election of Patricia H. Mautino ’64, G’66 to the University’s Board of Trustees. She was elected to her position at the annual Board of Trustees meeting held on campus in May and will…

Media, Law & Policy

Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry Receives $177,060 from NSF

Friday, October 3, 2014, By News Staff

The Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry, based in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School, is the host of the Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry (IQMR).  IQMR has been awarded $177,060 from the National Science…

Health & Society

R. David Lankes Writes About Being ‘The Boring Patient’

Thursday, October 2, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Professor R. David Lankes shares a personalized, humor-filled account of his experience being diagnosed with and living with cancer over the last two-plus years in his new book “The Boring Patient.”

NSF Fellows Given Creative Freedom to Explore Varied Topics

Thursday, October 2, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Ph.D. student Ariel Ash-Shakoor is helping create biomaterials that are better able to interact with human cells. She was one of three Syracuse University students in 2014 given a strong nod of encouragement to continue in their various fields through a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

Veterans

IVMF Announces New Community-Based Initiatives in Support of Record Department of Veterans Affairs Funding

Thursday, October 2, 2014, By News Staff

In recognition of the VA’s announcement of an additional $207 million for community-based organizations supporting homeless and at-risk veterans and their families, the Institute of Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) is expanding its Community of Practice, community-centered…

Mayors Discuss Role of Design in Urban Revitalization at Everson Event

Thursday, October 2, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University and the City of Syracuse are hosting the east regional session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) on Oct. 23 and 24 in Syracuse. The Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) is a National Endowment of…

Alumni To Receive Eggers, Generation Orange Awards During Orange Central

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will recognize the extraordinary contributions of both its senior alumni and its younger alumni during Orange Central weekend Oct. 9-12. The Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award will be presented to Marylyn Ginsburg-Klaus ’56, G’57 and Irma Ginsberg…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Hosts New York Campus Compact Roundtable

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service (Shaw Center), Hobart & William Smith Colleges’ Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning and New York Campus Compact are co-hosting an interactive workshop on Community Based Literacy Tutoring…