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Next University Lecture: ‘This Changes Everything’ with Author Naomi Klein

Thursday, October 29, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Canadian journalist, syndicated columnist and bestselling author Naomi Klein is the next speaker in the 2015-16 University Lectures series. Her presentation, “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate,” is Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event…

Arts & Culture

MLA Past President to Discuss Humanities Advocacy Nov. 6

Thursday, October 29, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Ray Smith Symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a lecture on the role of advocacy in humanities education. Margaret Ferguson, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), and past president…

Media, Law & Policy

Scholar Spotlight: Nina Rodgers ’16

Wednesday, October 28, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Nina Rodgers, one of the 2015-16 Remembrance Scholars, applied to college with the idea of becoming a sports physician. But when she was rejected from some of her top schools for pre-med, she indulged her passion for journalism and applied…

Business & Economy

Whitman School’s MS in Finance Program Ranked #33

Wednesday, October 28, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s M.S. in finance program has moved up to Number 33 in the country, according to TFE Times’ annual ranking of graduate finance programs. The program was chosen from the nearly 100 universities that offer…

Campus & Community

Larry Martin, Longtime Vice President for Program Development, to Retire

Tuesday, October 27, 2015, By Renée Gearhart Levy

After 40 years of leadership and service to Syracuse University, Larry Martin announced he will retire from his post as vice president of program development at the end of 2015. Martin has served at the helm of Syracuse’s Office of…

Arts & Culture

Mary Karr Next Author in the Raymond Carver Reading Series

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a reading by acclaimed memoirist and poet Mary Karr ’H15, the Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of Literature at the University, where she delivered the 2015 Commencement…

STEM

Associate Psychology Professor Amy Criss Receives Awards for Work on Memory

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Amy Criss, associate professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has recently received two awards for her research. The first award comes from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS), which…

Campus & Community

Orange Central 2015 in Photos

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Alumni and friends came back to campus this past weekend to celebrate and remember during Orange Central 2015. Take a look at some of the activities and fun—and more memories made.

Health & Society

School Food Policy and Its Impact on Childhood Obesity

Friday, October 23, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Amy Schwartz has for many years studied the school lives of New York City children, looking at educational inequalities and school finance. Much of the work focused on looking at test score results but more recently Schwartz wanted to look at a broader picture of student success.

Campus & Community

The Rosenquist Network: Collaboration and Connections in the American Print Workshop

Thursday, October 22, 2015, By News Staff

The Rosenquist Network: Collaboration and Connections in the American Print Workshop, Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Slocum Hall auditorium, will explore the role that the printmaking workshop has played in contemporary American art, and in particular in…