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Campus & Community

Free Six-Week Tobacco Cessation Programs for Faculty and Staff

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By News Staff

Free Tobacco Cessation Program. There is still time to register! The University is offering a free, six-week tobacco cessation program off campus for faculty and staff. Begins, Monday, March 2, and runs for six consecutive Mondays. 10-11a.m. This session is…

Media, Law & Policy

Law Professor LaVonda Reed Named Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By Carol Boll

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced that LaVonda N. Reed, professor in the College of Law, will join the Office of the Provost as associate provost for faculty affairs. In her new capacity, Reed will be a…

Campus & Community

Newton Appointed a Provost’s Faculty Fellow

Tuesday, February 10, 2015, By Carol Boll

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced that she has appointed Cathryn Newton, dean emerita and professor of earth sciences and of interdisciplinary sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, to serve as a Provost’s Faculty Fellow….

Campus & Community

Faculty, Trustees Engage Together in Strategic Plan Brainstorming Session

Friday, February 6, 2015, By Carol Boll

Faculty representatives from the University’s Academic Strategic Plan Steering Committee engaged members of the Board of Trustees in what participants characterized as a lively and informative discussion and brainstorming session during the board’s recent winter retreat. The brainstorming session was…

Media, Law & Policy

Boroujerdi Appointed as Faculty Fellow for Internationalization

Thursday, February 5, 2015, By Carol Boll

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy announced today that she has appointed Mehrzad Boroujerdi, professor and chair of political science in the Maxwell School, to serve as a Provost’s Faculty Fellow with a focus on strengthening internationalization. It is…

Arts & Culture

Recognitions Roll in for LLL Faculty

Thursday, January 29, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Success comes in droves for members of the College of Arts and Sciences. An unprecedented six professors in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) have been elected to top positions at three of the world’s leading language organizations….

Campus & Community

Interim Vice Chancellor Liddy Creates Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow Positions

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, By Carol Boll

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced that she will appoint several faculty members to serve in the newly created capacity of Provost’s Faculty Fellows. The positions are being created with the goal of expanding channels of communication…

STEM

Faculty, Students Train India’s Future Engineers to Reduce Energy Footprint

Thursday, January 22, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Rapid economic growth in India has led to a spike in energy consumption, placing a serious strain on the country’s grid and energy supplies. Blackouts and brownouts are common and widespread. Worse, limited resources often make it impossible to generate…

Education Professor to Discuss ‘Peaceful at the Core’ Curriculum at Barnes & Noble Jan. 17

Thursday, January 15, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

School of Education Professor Mara Sapon-Shevin has developed a new curriculum to address issues of bullying and to promote a positive social climate in schools. Using children’s literature as the foundation for dialogue, the “Peaceful at the Core” curriculum is…

STEM

iSchool Mourns Former Faculty Member Marta Dosa

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies Professor Emerita Marta Dosa passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8. She joined the faculty in 1962, after receiving her master’s degree in library science from Syracuse in 1957, and served for 34 years. She was 91…