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Campus & Community

Sloane-Garris Appointed Executive Director of Graduate Enrollment

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Daeya Malboeuf

Amy Sloane-Garris has been appointed as executive director of graduate enrollment. This newly established role was created at the recommendation of a graduate admissions working group, with the goal to bring greater campus coordination to the University’s professional graduate recruiting….

Business & Economy

Economist Publishes Readers Guide to ‘Wealth of Nations’

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Jerry Evensky G’84, professor of economics and a Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, is the author of the new book “The Wealth of Nations: A Reader’s Guide” (Cambridge University…

Arts & Culture

Ann Clarke to Conclude Tenure as Dean of College of Visual and Performing Arts

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Kevin C. Quinn

College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Dean Ann Clarke today announced that she will be stepping down as dean at the conclusion of the 2015-16 academic year. Clarke, who has served as VPA’s dean since 2008, will take a…

Campus & Community

SAMtool Makes Its Debut

Wednesday, September 9, 2015, By News Staff

A new Sponsored Award Management tool (SAMtool) has made its debut. The SAMtool is a financial and budget management tool for sponsored projects. It was conceived, designed and built with the active participation of a campuswide cross-functional team including central…

STEM

Chemists Awarded Grants for Interdisciplinary Research

Tuesday, September 8, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Two chemists in the College of Arts and Sciences have been recognized for their ongoing work in organic chemistry and the life sciences. Yan-Yeung Luk and John Chisholm, associate professors of chemistry, have received major grant awards from the National…

STEM

Mathematicians Sweep NSF Grant Awards

Tuesday, September 8, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Three mathematicians in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded major grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), totaling more than $518,400. Each grant is for a three-year period. Professor Lixin Shen has received a collaborative research grant…

Campus & Community

New Professor of Military Science Officially Recognized

Tuesday, September 8, 2015, By News Staff

The University’s Army ROTC program hosted a Change of Authority ceremony Friday, Sept. 4, for the position of professor of military science. The outgoing professor, Lt. Col. Michael A. Bianchi, served 21 years in various key leadership positions throughout the…

STEM

Physicist Lands NIH Grant Award to Study Tissue, Organ Formation

Wednesday, September 2, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop theoretical models of tissue and organ formation. M. Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics, is using…

STEM

NSF Funds Position to Realize Potential of University’s Cyberinfrastructure

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Syracuse University $396,098 to fund a full-time campus cyberinfrastructure engineer (CIE) position for two years. The engineer will provide technical expertise and leadership to realize the potential of existing University cyberinfrastructure investments and…

Arts & Culture

Silverstein Awarded Two Grants to Investigate Religious Engagement in Later Life

Monday, August 31, 2015, By Michele Barrett

The John Templeton Foundation awarded a $1.49 million grant to Merril Silverstein, the Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging, for a three-year study entitled, “Religious Transitions, Transmissions and Trajectories Among Baby-Boomers and their Families.” Additionally, the National Institutes of Health…