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Author Ralph Savarese to Speak About His New Book ‘See It Feelingly’ Nov. 15 at Bird Library

Thursday, November 8, 2018, By News Staff

Ralph Savarese will read from his new book, “See It Feelingly: Classic Novels, Autistic Readers, and the Schooling of a No Good English Professor” (Duke University Press, 2018), on Thursday, Nov. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Peter…

Arts & Culture

Caird Fellowship Supports Summer Research

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Art historian Romita Ray spent the summer in residence at London’s National Maritime Museum conducting research on the tea trade Romita Ray, associate professor of art history and chair of the Department of Art and Music Histories in the College…

Campus & Community

Faculty Nominees Sought for Seinfeld Scholar Award

Tuesday, November 6, 2018, By News Staff

The Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs is inviting nominations for the Seinfeld Scholar Award, established in 2004 with a gift from Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56 to recognize passion for excellence, creativity and originality in academic or artistic…

STEM

With the Innovation Law Center’s Help, an Engineer Innovates an Old Technology for a Life-Saving Purpose

Monday, November 5, 2018, By Julia Scaglione

Think back to your last time at a bank drive-thru. You likely deposited or received money through a tube that travels from your window to the bank and back in a minute or so. These systems—known as pneumatic tubes—have been…

STEM

School of Information Studies Dean Search Committee Appointed

Monday, November 5, 2018, By News Staff

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced the formation of a search committee for the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool), following the planned retirement of Dean Liz Liddy. In early September,…

Campus & Community

Virginia Denton, Former Director of Design and Construction, Remembered for Stewardship of Physical Campus

Friday, November 2, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Virginia Rieger Denton ’61 oversaw great change on Syracuse University’s physical campus during her years with the office formerly known as Design and Construction through her various roles, including as director. But it was the development of a special place…

Campus & Community

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Scholar Convocation to Be Held Friday

Wednesday, October 31, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2018-19 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….

Campus & Community

University College Hosts National Conference of Summer Sessions Providers

Friday, October 26, 2018, By Eileen Jevis

University College hosted the national Association of University Summer Sessions (AUSS) annual conference Oct. 14-16 at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. Since its formation in 1917 (Syracuse University is a founding member), the AUSS has served as a forum for discussing…

STEM

Accent Discrimination: Invisible Source of Social Bias

Thursday, October 25, 2018, By Renée K. Gadoua

On April 3, 2009, an Asian American named Jiverly Wong shot and killed 13 people at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, then turned a gun on himself. His victims included an ESL teacher and 12…

Arts & Culture

Three to Receive 2018 Poetic Icon Award at Verbal Blend’s Spoken Word Poetry Institute

Wednesday, October 24, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

On Friday, Oct. 26, Omanii Abdullah, Georgia Popoff and Jackie Warren-Moore will be honored with the 2018 Poetic Icon Award at Verbal Blend’s fifth annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute. The Poetic Icon Award recognizes poets who have been trailblazers within…