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Dr. King Celebration Features Marc Lamont Hill, Unsung Award Winners

Monday, February 1, 2016, By Keith Kobland

More than 1,000 people were at the Carrier Dome Sunday night to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to listen to the captivating words of Marc Lamont Hill, Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Men’s Basketball Rallies around One of Its Own

Monday, February 1, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Men’s Basketball team used its two most recent home games as an opportunity to show support for Dwayne “Pearl” Washington. Washington, one of the University’s most beloved and successful players, has been dealing with a serious health…

STEM

Geophysicist Questions Stability of Antarctic Ice Sheet


Friday, January 29, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is joining the growing debate over the fate of the world’s largest ice sheet, whose sudden melting is sending shockwaves throughout the geophysics community. Robert Moucha, assistant professor of Earth sciences,…

STEM

Biology Student Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Caitlin McDonough, a Ph.D. student in biology, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, supporting her study of the intricate details of reproduction. The award provides three years of independent financial support for early-career graduate students….

Veterans

Valor Day to Provide Free Services to Veterans, Service Members, Families

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law will be holding its sixth Valor Day event on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dineen Hall. Representatives from more than a dozen organizations will provide free legal, financial, career and counseling…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries; ‘Quiet Intersections: The Graphic Work Of Robert Kipniss,’ Dutch Masters

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries has announced the opening of two exhibitions presenting examples of historic and contemporary printmaking and draftsmanship. “Quiet Intersections: The Graphic Work of Robert Kipniss,” curated by David L. Prince, associate director of SUArt Galleries, includes…

Health & Society

Taishoff Center Receives $2 Million to Create Model InclusiveU Program

Friday, January 29, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

The Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education in the School of Education has received $2 million in federal funds to develop programs and conduct research for national use through the InclusiveU initiative, which supports individualized and inclusive options…

Campus & Community

Faculty to Select Slate of Candidates for Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure

Thursday, January 28, 2016, By Carol Boll

The Syracuse University Senate this week launched an online election to select candidates across the schools and colleges to serve on a new Provost’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure. Electronic ballots were sent Tuesday to all eligible voters—tenured and…

STEM

Student Goes from Learning Code to Teaching It

Wednesday, January 27, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Marcus Robinson ’19 had always been interested in math, engineering and computer hardware but coding seemed confusing and a little daunting—until he signed up for a workshop during his junior year in high school.

Arts & Culture

University Singers to Compete in Bulgaria, Perform in New York City

Wednesday, January 27, 2016, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Singers, the most select choral ensemble at the University, will travel to Varna, Bulgaria, May 12-15 to compete in the European Grand Prix, a prestigious international choral competition. Only six choirs in the world are invited to…