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Scientists document first evidence that El Ni?o influences global climate conditions on a 2,000-year cycleNovember 14, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu El Ni?o, the pattern that can wreak havoc on climate conditions around the world, is like a beacon, pulsating through time on…

Noted classics scholar to present Moses I. Finley Memorial Lecture at Syracuse UniversityOctober 25, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu David Konstan, the John Rowe Workman Professor of Classics and the Humanistic Tradition at Brown University, will present “The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks”…

Professor K. Douglas Nelson rememberedSeptember 09, 2002 K. Douglas Nelson, the Jessie Page Heroy Professor and chair of the Department of Earth Sciences in The College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 17. He was 49. A graduate of Cornell…

Outstanding alumni to be honored with Dean’s AwardsMay 24, 2002 Syracuse University’s schools and colleges will honor outstanding alumni with Dean’s Awards during Reunion Weekend. The awards recognize alumni who have demonstrated service and loyalty to their home colleges and…

SU students win prestigious scholarshipsMay 02, 2002Cynthia J. Moritzcjmoritz@syr.edu It has been a good year for SU’s student scholars. In addition to the Rhodes Scholarship won by Grace Yu, SU’s students have won a Truman Scholarship and two Fulbright Fellowships….

Memorial service for Professor Charles E. Winquist will be held May 4April 24, 2002Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu A memorial service for Charles E. Winquist, Thomas J.Watson Professor of Religion in The College of Arts and Sciences since 1986, will be held…

Renowned paleontologist to speak at annual Chauncey D. Holmes Award Ceremony and Lecture April 15April 09, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Richard Fortey, a senior paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London and author of several books, will present “The Natural History…

Earth Sciences graduate student uses ‘common sense’ approach to help children understand rocks and mineralsApril 03, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu A favorite childhood past time for Barbara Hill, an earth sciences Ph.D. candidate at Syracuse University, was finding samples of hematite and…

Women, beauty and power, Islamic calligraphy and fossils highlight next series of Syracuse Symposium eventsMarch 18, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu A leading scholar on South Asian art, Islamic calligraphy and the beauty of fossils are among the highlights for the next series…

2002 Syracuse Symposium to feature Tibetan Mandala painting and celebrated physicist Brian GreeneMarch 07, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu The 2002 Syracuse Symposium, “Exploring Beauty,” continues through March with such featured events as Tibetan mandala painting by members of the Namgyal Monastery in…