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Libraries Announce $1 Million Gift to Endow Plastics Pioneers Curator Position

Friday, February 19, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Dean of Libraries David Seaman has announced a new endowed fund to support the Plastics Pioneers Historical Plastics Collection, created by a $1 million gift to the Syracuse University Libraries. The donor, a successful member of the plastics industry, wishes…

Health & Society

Landscape of Urban Education Series Presents Lecture in Memory of Beloved SOE Professor

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will welcome Michelle Fine, distinguished professor at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center to give a public lecture on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. in Watson Hall Theater. Her presentation, titled “Prec(ar)ious…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses February Meeting of University Senate

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s recent research success, the budget planning process, the Campus Framework and the Climate Assessment Survey were among a handful of topics Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed during his University Senate appearance Wednesday afternoon. Speaking in front of the University’s…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Closes Out Month with High-Profile Events

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center, based in the College of Arts and Sciences, wraps up February with a quartet of high-profile events. It features visits by Jonathan Dueck, an award-winning ethnomusicologist at George Washington University (GW); Alicia Garza, founder of the Black…

Campus & Community

College of Law to Host 15th Annual Diversity Law Day

Wednesday, February 17, 2016, By Robert Conrad

Syracuse University College of Law, the New York State Bar Association and the Law School Admission Council will co-sponsor Diversity Law Day on Friday, Feb. 26, in Dineen Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event is part of…

Campus & Community

Maxwell African Scholars Union CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Wednesday, February 17, 2016, By News Staff

Call for Proposals: Deadline 2/25/16 The Maxwell African Scholars Union Graduate Student Summer Research Grants This year the Maxwell African Scholars Union (MASU) will grant awards to graduate students of up to $2,500 to support field research in sub-Saharan Africa…

Campus & Community

Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By News Staff

Attention Syracuse University Graduate Students PLACA Graduate Student Summer Research Grants This year the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) will grant awards to graduate students of up to $1,500 to support field research in Latin America and…

Arts & Culture

A Rembrandt ‘Selfie’ among Dutch Master Works at SU Art Gallery

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Irene Garcia G’17 got a few extra lessons from last semester’s art history seminar, “Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing.” In addition to classroom lectures and writing assignments, she worked with Wayne Franits, professor of art history, curating “Dutch Master…

Campus & Community

East Asia Program CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By News Staff

Attention Syracuse University Graduate Students: Call for Proposals: Deadline 2/25/16 East Asia Program Graduate Student Summer Research Grants The East Asia Program will grant awards to Syracuse University graduate students of up to $2,000 to support research on East or…

University Monitoring Weather Conditions

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By Keith Kobland

The University is currently monitoring the winter weather and road conditions in Syracuse and the surrounding region. This effort includes assessing recent National Weather Service data and forecasting, and consulting with an independent meteorologist. Based on current conditions, the University…