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Syracuse iSchool sends students to Silicon Valley for spring break

Friday, April 1, 2011, By News Staff

The Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) sent 12 students to Silicon Valley in California during the University’s spring break to visit technology startups and businesses. “I’m extremely grateful to the staff and the iSchool at Syracuse University for…

VPA Advisory Council member, former professor establishes $1M endowed professor of practice in design innovation

Friday, April 1, 2011, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced the creation of the Iris Magidson Professor of Practice in Design Innovation. The professorship, which will be based in the college’s Department of Design, was established through a $1…

PR executive Richard Edelman to speak at Newhouse Convocation May 14

Friday, April 1, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Richard Edelman, president and CEO of Edelman, the world’s largest independent public relations firm, will speak at the convocation ceremony for Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Saturday, May 14, at noon in the Carrier Dome. Under…

Arts & Culture

SU, Syracuse Stage, Ping Chong & Co. bring ‘Cry for Peace: Voices from the Congo’ workshop to NYC

Friday, April 1, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University, in association with Syracuse Stage and Ping Chong & Company, will present a workshop presentation of “Cry for Peace: Voices from the Congo” on Tuesday, April 5, at the Beckett Theater at Theater Row, 410 West 42nd St.,…

Landscape architect Susannah Drake to speak at Syracuse Architecture April 5

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

Landscape architect Susannah Drake, principal of dlandstudio llc in New York City, will speak at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Tuesday, April 5, at 5 p.m. in Slocum Hall Auditorium. Her lecture, “Elastic Landscape,” is free and open…

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Pete Yorn to deliver 2011 convocation address for SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, By Erica Blust

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Pete Yorn will deliver the 2011 convocation address to bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) at the college’s convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 14, at 7 p.m. in the…

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)…

Sherburne Abbott appointed Syracuse University’s vice president for sustainability initiatives and University Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina today announced the appointment of Sherburne “Shere” Abbott as vice president for sustainability initiatives and University Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy. Abbott, a leading expert in the field of sustainability…

James B. Steinberg named dean of Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

James B. Steinberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, has been named dean of SU’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and University Professor of Social Science, International Affairs and Law. The appointment, which will become effective this summer, was…

Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship to be given March 30

Tuesday, March 29, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will honor students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and Scholarship in Action with the 2011 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship at a celebration dinner on Wednesday, March…