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Summer@Syracuse awards funding for innovative summer program development

Monday, March 14, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

In its first round of funding for innovative summer program development, Summer@Syracuse has awarded financial support to 10 Syracuse University departments to develop creative summer courses. A request for proposals was sent to faculty in each school and college in…

Health & Society

Harriet Brown’s ‘Brave Girl Eating’ wins Books for a Better Life award

Thursday, March 10, 2011, By News Staff

The Southern New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society presented the winners of the 15th annual Books for a Better Life Awards recently during a ceremony at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in Manhattan.

SU Brass Ensemble announces spring concerts

Wednesday, March 9, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, directed by James T. Spencer, announces its annual spring schedule, with new dates in Rome, N.Y. and Watertown, N.Y.  All concerts are free and open to the public, unless otherwise indicated. For more information, call (315)…

SU physicist receives NSF CAREER Award for work with quantum nanomachines

Wednesday, March 9, 2011, By News Staff

Matthew LaHaye, assistant professor of physics in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, received a five-year, $600,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to further his research in the emerging field of quantum nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). The…

V-WISE entrepreneurship program for women veterans announces Lead Star co-founders as national spokeswomen

Tuesday, March 8, 2011, By Ray Toenniessen

The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, has announced that Lead Star co-founders Angie Morgan and Courtney Lynch have been named honorary spokeswomen for the 2011 Veterans as Women Igniting the…

SU, SUNY-ESF join RideShare program to provide flexible options, promote sustainable travel

Tuesday, March 8, 2011, By News Staff

A new rideshare program jointly offered at Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will now make it easier for students, faculty and staff to find a match when it comes to carpooling, biking, walking or…

Lecture by Sir Peter Cook still on for tonight at 5 p.m.

Monday, March 7, 2011, By News Staff

The scheduled lecture by Sir Peter Cook will take place as scheduled tonight at 5 p.m.

Campus & Community

Staff 2 Staff: Experience an Orange Orators Toastmasters Meeting

Friday, March 4, 2011, By News Staff

Join us on Tuesday, March 8, from noon-1 p.m. at Bird Library (Peter Graham Scholarly Commons) for an engaging activity where it’s SAFE TO FAIL but you’re SURE TO SUCCEED!

Tillotson to lead Association for Science Teacher Education

Friday, March 4, 2011, By News Staff

John Tillotson, associate professor of science education with a dual appointment in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education, was recently sworn in as president-elect of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). The 800-member nonprofit…

AMC Theatres®, Autism Society to commemorate National Autism Awareness Month with nationwide theatrical run of ‘Wretches & Jabberers’

Thursday, March 3, 2011, By Jennifer Russo

AMC Theatres (AMC), a leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment company, is partnering with the Autism Society and Area 23a, an event-based distribution company, for a unique, national theatrical run of the feature documentary “Wretches & Jabberers” to commemorate National Autism…