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BBI’s Marcia Scherer ’70 to receive mentor award from Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America
Marcia Scherer ’70, of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, will receive the Sam McFarland Memorial Mentor Award from the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (RESNA). The award recognizes Scherer for having influenced, counseled and nurtured others…
First Near Westside Initiative microloan to support new business creating eight jobs
The Near Westside Initiative (NWI) has approved its first microloan since launching an innovative micro-lending program in an effort to spur economic development on the Near Westside. The first loan, in the amount of $12,000, has been approved for the…
Energy-saving transportation project receives NYSERDA funding
Lawrence L. Tavlarides, professor of chemical engineering and materials science in the L. C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has received $260,000 in funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to explore…
Sarkar named IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
Tapan K. Sarkar, professor of electrical engineering and computer science in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (LCS), has been named a distinguished lecturer of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas and Propagation…
SU alum appointed medical director of Health Services
Syracuse University’s Department of Health Services has appointed a new medical director, Spiro Tzetzis ’91. Tzetzis has been working on campus in a part-time capacity since May 2, and will be on staff full time beginning June 1. “We are…
Whitman to host 31st annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference June 8-11
The 31st annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), co-sponsored by the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, will be held June 8-11 at Whitman. The BCERC, widely considered the premier conference for entrepreneurship research, was established in 1981…
History of the American wilderness movement at this week’s IRP
Thomas Welch, professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University, will present “Exploitation, Exploration and Expeditioning: Three Men, Their Mountains and the Birth of the American Wilderness Movement” at the May 19 session of the…
Syracuse University to expand in the Middle East
SU to open headquarters in Dubai and create new opportunities for students Syracuse University has announced the expansion of its educational presence in the Arab Gulf. In June, an information center will open in Dubai, providing resources and background on…
SU mourns Maxwell Emeritus Professor John Cleverdon Honey II
John Cleverdon Honey II, professor emeritus of public policy at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, died on May 17 at the age of 94.
South Side Innovation Center announces 2011 Chase Business Plan Challenge
The 2011 Chase Business Plan Challenge will take place on Friday, May 20, beginning at 6 p.m. at the South Side Innovation Center (SSIC), 2610 S. Salina St., Syracuse. The competition will occur during graduation ceremonies for SSIC clients who…