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Libraries’ Fall Exhibition Focuses on Black Utopias
Syracuse University Libraries’ fall exhibition, “Black Utopias,” will open on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Special Collections gallery on Bird Library’s sixth floor. An opening reception will be held on Oct. 15 from 5-7 p.m. The show will run through…
Big Cat Rescue Internship Solidifies Calling for Biology Student
Chiara Vantaggiato ’16 is definitely a cat person. A longtime pet cat owner, Vantaggiato has always been fascinated by their curious manner and delicate features.
University Continues Progress on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education, Advocacy
Following the release of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy’s final report in December 2014, University leadership and staff within the Division of Student Affairs have been working to address and implement many of the workgroup’s…
Alumna to Take the Stage at Miss America Competition
An alumna who was co-awarded a 2014 Fast Forward student grant for a project on empowering young women leaders is taking her platform to the Miss America competition Sunday night. Alexandra Curtis ’14 was named Miss Rhode Island 2015 in…
Q&A: Assistant Professor Isaac Kfir on the Refugee Situation in Europe
Refugees from several countries, including Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia, are fleeing violence in their homelands and seeking asylum by the tens of thousands in Europe. Such a large population movement is creating problems for Turkey, the Eastern European states and…
Two Associated with University to Receive National Medals of Arts
Tobias “Toby” Wolff, a pre-eminent short story writer and memoirist, as well as a former English professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and internationally acclaimed theater artist Ping Chong, who wrote and directed two Syracuse Stage world premieres,…
Chemists Awarded Grants for Interdisciplinary Research
Two chemists in the College of Arts and Sciences have been recognized for their ongoing work in organic chemistry and the life sciences. Yan-Yeung Luk and John Chisholm, associate professors of chemistry, have received major grant awards from the National…
Mathematicians Sweep NSF Grant Awards
Three mathematicians in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded major grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), totaling more than $518,400. Each grant is for a three-year period. Professor Lixin Shen has received a collaborative research grant…
Dean Steinberg Meets with Republic of China President
On Aug. 25, James B. Steinberg, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, provided the keynote address for the 2015 Republic of China (Taiwan)-US-Japan Trilateral Security Dialogue in Taipei. Steinberg spoke on shared trilateral security interests in…
Arts Leader Ruby Lerner Kicks Off Syracuse Symposium™ Sept. 10
The Syracuse SymposiumTM, whose theme this year is “Networks,” gets underway with a presentation by one of the nation’s premier arts leaders. Ruby Lerner, president and executive director of Manhattan-based Creative Capital, will discuss “Building a Sustainable Practice” on Thursday,…