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Campus & Community

Marc Lamont Hill Named 2016 MLK Keynote Speaker

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Marc Lamont Hill, Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College and a leading journalistic voice in social justice, will be the keynote speaker for the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the University on Jan. 31,…

Campus & Community

Sloane-Garris Appointed Executive Director of Graduate Enrollment

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Daeya Malboeuf

Amy Sloane-Garris has been appointed as executive director of graduate enrollment. This newly established role was created at the recommendation of a graduate admissions working group, with the goal to bring greater campus coordination to the University’s professional graduate recruiting….

STEM

iSchool Faculty Receive Grant for Promoting Children’s Creative Thinking

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Two School of Information Studies (iSchool) professors who have worked on several library resources projects before will begin another innovative one soon, aimed at school librarians and the students they serve, thanks to funding from a National Leadership Grant for…

Arts & Culture

‘Quiet Intersections: The Graphic Work of Robert Kipniss’ Open through Nov. 12 at Palitz Gallery

Friday, September 11, 2015, By Scott McDowell

The latest exhibition at the Palitz Gallery at the University’s Lubin House, “Quiet Intersections: The Graphic Work of Robert Kipniss,” examines over 40 years of the artist’s printmaking career. Thirty-five works from the Syracuse University Art Collection illustrate the artist’s…

Health & Society

Scholar Spotlight: Jaime H. Castillo III G’16

Friday, September 11, 2015, By News Staff

Jaime H. Castillo III, a doctoral student in the Department of Counseling and Human Services in the School of Education has been selected by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Awards Committee as the recipient of the 2015…

Campus & Community

Information Session for Syracuse University Program For Refugee Assistance Scheduled for Friday

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Keith Kobland

With a total city population of 140,000, Syracuse’s 14,000 refugees make up approximately 10 percent of its total—a number nearly as large as the entire undergraduate student body at the University. The city’s refugees hail from all over the world,…

Arts & Culture

UVP Presents ‘We Were Never Human,’ a Year-Long Program of Exhibitions and Events

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work are presenting “We Were Never Human,” a year-long program at UVP and partner organizations that will feature the work of established and emerging artists who explore the shifting idea of what…

Media, Law & Policy

Q&A: Assistant Professor Isaac Kfir on the Refugee Situation in Europe

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Refugees from several countries, including Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia, are fleeing violence in their homelands and seeking asylum by the tens of thousands in Europe. Such a large population movement is creating problems for Turkey, the Eastern European states and…

Four Alumni Receiving Prestigious Arents Award for Excellence

Wednesday, September 9, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

The recipients are: Emmy Award-winning media executive Erica Branch-Ridley ’87; advertising agency principal Eric Mower ’66, G’68; scholar, teacher and administrator Donna Shalala G’70, H’87; and sports marketing guru Brandon Steiner ’81.

STEM

Scientist Receives CAREER Award to Study Ice Chemistry

Friday, September 4, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to study ice’s role as a chemical reactor. Tara Kahan, assistant professor of chemistry, will use…