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VP for Research Gina Lee-Glauser to Retire; Peter Vanable to Serve as Interim

Wednesday, September 30, 2015, By Carol Boll

Gina Lee-Glauser, Syracuse University’s vice president for research and a research professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has announced that she will retire from the University at the end of the calendar year. Lee-Glauser, who came to the University in…

LaToya Ruby Frazier G’07 Named 2015 MacArthur Fellow

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Erica Blust

Photographer and video artist LaToya Ruby Frazier G’07, a graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia, has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Frazier, who earned…

STEM

iSchool Launches New Center for Computational and Data Sciences

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A new research center has launched at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) that aims to provide a focal point for advancing data science and human language technologies, especially in the context of social science scholarship. Announced at the school’s…

Campus & Community

Lecture by Renowned Disability Scholar, Author Lennard J. Davis

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The most sweeping civil rights legislation in U.S. history and a model for disability-based laws around the globe is the subject of a special lecture, hosted by the Renée Crown University Honors Program in the  College of Arts and Sciences….

Campus & Community

The Implications of Finding Water on Mars: Q&A with Professor W. Henry Lambright

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Is there life on Mars? New research findings by NASA released Monday show the presence of water and raise the possibility that life could exist in some form on the Red Planet.

Campus & Community

CASE Center Selected for Center of Advanced Technology Award

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Keith Kobland

The Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) has been notified that it has been re-designated as a New York State Center for Advanced Technology. The award, $921,000 a year renewable for up to 10 years, was announced by Empire…

Alumni to Receive Eggers, Generation Orange Awards During Orange Central

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Syracuse University will recognize the extraordinary contributions of both its senior alumni and its younger alumni during Orange Central homecoming during the weekend of Oct. 22-25. The Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award will be presented to Molly Corbett Broad…

Arts & Culture

Fall 2015 Visiting Critics Offer Global, Diverse Perspective

Monday, September 28, 2015, By Elaine Wackerow

The School of Architecture has announced its visiting critics for the fall 2015 semester: Guillermo Banchini of Banchini Arquitectos (Barqs), Rosario, Argentina; Roberto de Leon of De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop (DPAW), Louisville, Ky.; Elodie Nourrigat of NBJ Architectes,…

Campus & Community

Am I Hungry? Eight-Week Mindful Eating Webinar for Faculty, Staff

Monday, September 28, 2015, By News Staff

Not too Late to Register! Mindful eating is eating with attention and intention, with an awareness of your physical and emotional cues. Although it is a deceptively simple title, the question “Am I hungry?” opens the door to understanding why,…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Announces New University-wide Workgroup on Diversity, Inclusion

Monday, September 28, 2015, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the creation of a new University-wide Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion. The new workgroup will mirror in structure and scope the successful Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy the Chancellor created last…