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Syracuse Symposium Presents Readings by Minnie Bruce Pratt, Martha Collins Nov. 5
Syracuse Symposium continues its “Networks” theme with a special program by Minnie Bruce Pratt and Martha Collins, award-winning poets and social activists. Also part of the Visiting Author Reading Series of the YMCA Arts Branch’s Downtown Writers Center (DWC), the…
Larry Martin, Longtime Vice President for Program Development, to Retire
After 40 years of leadership and service to Syracuse University, Larry Martin announced he will retire from his post as vice president of program development at the end of 2015. Martin has served at the helm of Syracuse’s Office of…
Mary Karr Next Author in the Raymond Carver Reading Series
The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a reading by acclaimed memoirist and poet Mary Karr ’H15, the Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of Literature at the University, where she delivered the 2015 Commencement…
Associate Psychology Professor Amy Criss Receives Awards for Work on Memory
Amy Criss, associate professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has recently received two awards for her research. The first award comes from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS), which…
Verbal Blend Hosts Third Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute Oct. 30, 31
Verbal Blend, a spoken word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs, will host the annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. Marc Rodriguez, Sammy Maldonado…
Memory Is All in the Wrinkles. Or Is It?
That many animals have naturally wrinkle-free brains but are still able to learn complex tasks suggests wrinkles aren’t all there is to intelligence.
Chancellor Syverud, University Dedicate Wheelchair Ramp for Holden Observatory
The moon and the stars—and all the universe—as viewed through the lens of Holden Observatory became accessible to everyone Friday. The University celebrated the dedication and opening of the new wheelchair entrance ramp for Holden Observatory in honor of Disability…
Maxwell School Names Inaugural Tenth Decade Faculty Scholars
Dean James B. Steinberg has announced the creation of a new faculty award, the Maxwell School Tenth Decade Faculty Scholar, to recognize and encourage excellence in citizenship teaching, research and public engagement at the Maxwell School. Three current Maxwell School…
School Food Policy and Its Impact on Childhood Obesity
Professor Amy Schwartz has for many years studied the school lives of New York City children, looking at educational inequalities and school finance. Much of the work focused on looking at test score results but more recently Schwartz wanted to look at a broader picture of student success.
Syracuse University and Nanjing University Form Green Buildings Partnership
With joint interests in sustainability of the built environment, Syracuse University and Nanjing University (NJU) of the People’s Republic of China signed a cooperative agreement on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to establish the International Center for Green Buildings and the Urban…