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Biomimicry Challenge 2 Offers Event-Filled Weekend of Innovation, Inspiration
Registration for students, faculty and professionals still open In 2013, the crucial need to reduce human impact on the environment is undisputed. Biomimicry is a method of innovation that seeks to solve human problems by taking inspiration from the time-tested…
SU iSchool Maintains Top Ranking in Information Systems
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) at Syracuse University remains ranked No. 1 in information systems in the U.S. News and World Report 2014 Best Graduate Schools Rankings, released March 12. The iSchool also ranked third for school library media,…
Rubinstein: Anthropologists Should Contribute to National Security Discussion
Robert Rubinstein is generally known as a peaceable guy. The Maxwell School professor of anthropology and international relations is soft-spoken. He was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. He was a cofounder of the Commission on Peace and Human Rights of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences.
SU Faculty Member Joins Service for USS Monitor Crew in Arlington
Cathryn Newton, dean emerita of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, will be among those gathered on Friday, March 8, at Arlington National Cemetery for the interment of two crewmen found in the turret of the renowned Civil War…
Dennis F. Kulis joins IVMF communications team
Dennis F. Kulis has been appointed senior communications designer and publications coordinator at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF). Kulis will work closely with IVMF leadership as part of the communications team in the development…
iSchool Joins Program to Bring More Women into Technology, Computing
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) joined the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Pacesetters program Feb. 26 at a kick-off ceremony in Santa Cruz, Calif. NCWIT’s Pacesetters is a fast-track program that seeks to radically increase the…
School of Education’s Dotger Wins AACTE Outstanding Journal of Teacher Education Article Award
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present its 2013 Outstanding Journal of Teacher Education (JTE) Article Award to Benjamin Dotger, associate professor of teaching and leadership in the School of Education. The award recognizes exemplary scholarship…
Report from Institute for Veterans and Military Families and Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism Argues for a National Veterans Strategy
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) at Syracuse University released a policy report Feb. 19 that details what the authors describe as a “historic opportunity” related to the potential…
SU Among 17 Academic Institutions Invited to Create International Filmmaking Academy in Italy
VPA’s Owen Shapiro appointed vice president The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) was among 17 international academic institutions invited to create an international filmmaking academy in Bologna, Italy. Representatives from the academic institutions met in December at the…
SU Rising: Call to Action to Stop Violence Against Women Is Feb. 14
On Thursday, Feb. 14, two events at Syracuse University will address the endemic problem of violence against women, both globally and locally.