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Campus & Community

Maxwell School Mourns Legendary Teacher and Scholar Ralph Ketcham

Friday, April 28, 2017, By Dana Cooke

Ralph Ketcham, one of the longest-serving and most beloved and influential professors in the history of the Maxwell School, died on Wednesday, April 26, after a brief illness. He was 89. A steadfast champion of the Maxwell approach to citizenship…

Arts & Culture

Two Young Syracuse Architecture Faculty Firms Receive Prestigious Honor

Thursday, April 27, 2017, By Elaine Wackerow

Architecture Office and SPORTS, two faculty firms from the Syracuse University School of Architecture, have each been awarded the 2017 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers. The prize is one of North America’s most prestigious awards. Open to…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Graphic Design Students Develop Typefaces Inspired by Professors

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By News Staff

Newhouse graphic design students in Professor Claudia Strong’s Typographic Design class studied a variety of different subjects this semester—some of whom were Newhouse professors. Each student enrolled in GRA 437 chose a professor to research, interview and observe in a…

Media, Law & Policy

Syrian Accountability Project to Release Report on the 2016 Siege of Aleppo

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Martin Walls

Siege—the blockade and subjugation of a city—is an ancient and enduring strategy of war, responsible for some of the cruelest events in modern conflict: the battles of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, of Leningrad during World War II, and of…

Business & Economy

Gift by John ’61 and Diane Riley Creates Five-Year Dual Degree Program in Business Administration and Engineering

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By News Staff

A major gift from University Trustee John Riley ’61 and his wife, Diane, will establish a new dual degree program that allows Syracuse University students to earn both an MBA from the Whitman School and a bachelor’s degree from the…

CNY Business Journal

New report on grant to support underrepresented students in STEM fields

Thursday, April 20, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

The Central New York Business Journal provided coverage of a newly awarded grant to Syracuse University in the story “NSF awards Syracuse professors nearly $1M grant to recruit “underrepresented” students in STEM fields.”

Campus & Community

Syracuse University to Award Five Honorary Degrees at 2017 Commencement

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

A global business leader and champion of the underserved; a civil rights activist and prominent attorney; a leading scholar in wireless communications; a preservationist of Native American culture; and a visionary artist of contemporary issues will be awarded honorary degrees…

Campus & Community

Peer Financial Coaches Guide Fellow Students on Path of Financial Well-Being

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

This is another feature in a series of stories by SU News, in collaboration with the Office of Financial Literacy, about the work of the office and money strategies for students. As a peer financial coach, Steven Winschel Jr. ’18…

Media, Law & Policy

Syrian Accountability Project Releases New Report on April 4 Chemical Attack in Khan Sheikhoun

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, By News Staff

The Syrian Accountability Project, an initiative at Syracuse College of Law, is unveiling new evidence that the catastrophic gas attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun was a crime against humanity and a war crime. The 45-member organization, staffed…

STEM

Turning to Aquarium Fish for Human Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

Tuesday, April 18, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Katharine Lewis, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a five-year grant of $242,500 from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board (SCIRB) that will support her lab’s research on spinal cord…