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The Warehouse to be Named in Honor of Chancellor Nancy Cantor

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67 announced last night that The Warehouse—SU’s academic and community facility in downtown Syracuse—will be formally named the “The Nancy Cantor Warehouse” in her honor.

Campus & Community

SU Families Finalize Adoptions on the ‘Today’ Show

Thursday, November 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Today, Thursday, Nov. 7, two Syracuse University families have officially grown a little bigger. Cindi Comins, associate director of financial aid, and Dan Cutler, director of learning communities, and their families, along with other families from Central and downstate New…

Arts & Culture

Brian Friel Tackles British/Irish Conflict in ‘Translations’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

In “Translations,” a group of students at a hedge school in 1833 Ireland are greeted by two British Army engineers who intend to map their town and change its place names from Gaelic to English. What ensue are the trials…

Health & Society

Maisto Gets Five-Year Extension of NIH Senior Scientist Award

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has once again selected Stephen Maisto, professor of psychology in The College of Arts and Sciences, for its Senior Scientist Research and Mentorship Award. Maisto’s K05 grant is from the National Institute on Alcohol…

STEM

SU Chemist Gets ‘Best Idea Grant’

Wednesday, November 6, 2013, By News Staff

Top-notch ideas drive today’s knowledge-based world. James Hougland has one, and he has been awarded a “Best Idea Grant (BIG)” from the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) to support his research. Hougland, an assistant professor of chemistry in The College…

STEM

Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute to Dedicate New Laboratory Suite Nov. 8

Tuesday, November 5, 2013, By Rob Enslin

In response to the growing international threat of bioterrorism, the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) in The College of Arts and Sciences has established a state-of-the-art laboratory suite. A dedication ceremony for the facility will be held on…

Campus & Community

Transmedia Visiting Artist Cathy Crane

Monday, November 4, 2013, By News Staff

Transmedia Visiting Artist Cathy Crane will give a talk on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2 pm. in Shemin Auditorium. Crane has been making experimental narrative and documentary films on 16mm for nearly 20 years. She was named a Guggenheim fellow in…

Health & Society

Joanna O. Masingila Named Interim Dean-Designate of the School of Education

Friday, November 1, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University Interim Chancellor and Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina has named Joanna O. Masingila interim dean-designate of the School of Education. A professor of mathematics education and mathematics, Masingila is a Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence and…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Partners with HootSuite for Social Media Certification

Thursday, October 31, 2013, By Keith Kobland

A unique partnership will allow computer users to receive social media certification from Newhouse and Hootsuite. This video explains the new venture. Newhouse Partners with HootSuite for Social Media Certification from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. Here’s the transcription of…

Ancient Voices, Contemporary Contexts: Native American Musical Updates

Wednesday, October 30, 2013, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Society for New Music will present “Ancient Voices, Contemporary Context: Native American Updates” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Hendricks Chapel. The concert showcases world premieres of works by the renowned Mohican composer Brent Michael Davids and the…