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Campus & Community

Call for Syracuse Welcome 2011 Volunteers

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, By News Staff

The time has come again to start recruiting for Syracuse Welcome 2011.

Campus & Community

Case worker steers student up the hill to SU degree

Monday, May 16, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

At the age of 17, Oubon Phommanyrath was living on her own in the Salvation Army Transitional Apartments on Salina Street in Syracuse. Phommanyrath had fled from a physically and emotionally abusive home life at age 14, ending up on…

Campus & Community

R.A.P.E Center volunteers honored for outstanding service

Tuesday, May 10, 2011, By News Staff

The Syracuse University R.A.P.E. Center hosted its annual volunteer appreciation event on Wednesday, May 4, recognizing more than 60 student and staff volunteers for their critical impact on the community through advocacy, prevention and education. Graduating student volunteers received an…

Campus & Community

Ten Tons of Love seeking volunteers

Tuesday, May 3, 2011, By News Staff

Ten Tons of Love is only possible with the assistance of many volunteers to help load, move and sort all the donated items.

Campus & Community

Ten Tons of Love seeking volunteers

Wednesday, April 20, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

Ten Tons of Love (TTL) is Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s semi-annual food and clothing drive. Last year, more than 45 tons of donated goods were collected. The TTL program collects non-perishable food, clothing,…

STEM

LCS engineering students place first in IEEE Micromouse Competition

Tuesday, April 12, 2011, By News Staff

Four engineering students in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University took first prize at the annual IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Micromouse Competition in Boston on March 26. Sponsored by the local…

STEM

LCS’s Dacheng Ren given prestigious NSF CAREER Award to study biofilms

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, By News Staff

Dacheng Ren, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering in Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been given the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award by the National Science Foundation (NSF)…

Science pioneer J. Craig Venter to deliver 2011 Commencement address, six honorary degrees to be conferred

Friday, March 25, 2011, By News Staff

J. Craig Venter, a world-renowned scientist regarded as one of the most influential people in the world for his efforts to decode the human genome, will deliver the Commencement address to the 2011 graduates of Syracuse University, Syracuse University College…

Twelfth annual Reel Queer Film Festival planned March 31-April 2

Tuesday, March 22, 2011, By News Staff

Open Doors, a graduate group of queer and queer-friendly Syracuse University students, announces its 12th annual Reel Queer Film Festival on March 31, April 1 and April 2. The group will present a diverse platform of films that give voice…

Queering Education Research Institute to host ‘A Day of Art, Education and Action’ April 1

Monday, March 21, 2011, By News Staff

The Queering Education Research Institute (QuERI) will offer a half-day workshop on April 1 for area K-12 educators on improving school climate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer and questioning (LGBTQ) students. Pre-service teachers, students and allies are also…