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Health & Society

Syracuse Professor, Alumnus Co-Found Group to Address Rights of People with Disabilities Worldwide

Thursday, December 15, 2016, By News Staff

The Tangata Group, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to the proposition that disability rights are human rights, has been created to assist nations in successfully adhering to international disability law and policy, disability inclusive development and participatory human rights…

Veterans

University Selected to Become Pat Tillman Foundation University Partner

Tuesday, December 6, 2016, By News Staff

Syracuse joins 14 other University Partners, including Columbia University, George Washington University and Georgetown University.

Campus & Community

Alpha Phi Alpha Celebrates Founder’s Week

Monday, December 5, 2016, By News Staff

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s Delta Zeta Chapter will be celebrating the general organization’s 110th anniversary with a series of events that are committed to manly deeds, scholarship and love for all mankind. The fraternity’s commitment to service, leadership and…

Campus & Community

University Lectures Hosts Humans of New York Founder, Pulitzer-Winning Authors

Monday, December 5, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

The 16th season of the University Lectures will continue in the spring semester with Jhumpa Lahiri (“Interpreter of Maladies”), Sonia Nazario (“Enrique’s Journey”) and Brandon Stanton.

STEM

Four Questions With Physics Instructor, Lab Manager Sam Sampere

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Whether he’s teaching physics, managing the labs or providing insight for local media, Sam Sampere wears many hats around campus. He’s about to add another. Sampere has once again been appointed as a committee member for the American Association of…

STEM

Four Questions with Professor of Linguistics Jaklin Kornfilt

Monday, November 21, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Linguistics Professor Jaklin Kornfilt, a member of the Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) faculty since 1983, specializes in syntactic theory, theoretically informed linguistic typology, and the syntax—morphology interface, with special emphasis on the syntax and morphology of Turkish and of…

Arts & Culture

Hallas Awarded Howard Foundation Fellowship

Thursday, November 17, 2016, By Liam Sullivan

Associate Professor of English Roger Hallas of the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded $33,000 from the George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation to complete his book project titled “A Medium Seen Otherwise: Photography and Documentary Film.”…

Campus & Community

Walmart Foundation Presents $5 Million to Institute for Veterans and Military Families

Monday, November 14, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Halftime at the Syracuse University football game this past Saturday featured a check presentation from the Walmart Foundation, which is providing a $5 million dollar grant to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families and the AmericaServes program.

Business & Economy

Global Entrepreneurship Week Features Keynote by Founder Carl Schramm

Sunday, November 13, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The first-ever campuswide Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration kicks off at Syracuse University with a keynote by its founder, Carl Schramm, University Professor and former president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The opening event, “The History of Innovation,”…

Veterans

Syracuse University Gains Major Support for Transitioning Veterans in $5 Million Donation from Walmart Foundation

Wednesday, November 9, 2016, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families veteran reintegration program was awarded a $5 million Walmart foundation grant.