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STEM

Physics Professor Lisa Manning Named Sloan Research Fellow

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

M. Lisa Manning, assistant professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, studies the mechanics of how biological cells move and grow, and how granular materials fail. As an early career scientist, she is being recognized for her…

Media, Law & Policy

Law, Education Professors Publish New Books

Monday, February 17, 2014, By News Staff

Two professors at the College of Law and one at the School of Education have published new books recently. Professor Nina Kohn authored “Elder Law: Practice, Policy and Problems,” (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2013). Professor Arlene S. Kanter co-edited,…

STEM

Four Professors Receive Prestigious CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation

Friday, January 31, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Four professors in The College of Arts and Sciences have received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards—the highest honor given by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of early-career development activities of teacher-scholars. The recipients are Arindam “Ari” Chakraborty…

STEM

Sureshkumar Named Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering

Tuesday, January 28, 2014, By News Staff

Professor Radhakrishna “Suresh” Sureshkumar, chair of the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was named Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University by Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina. Distinguished…

Arts & Culture

Janklow Arts Leadership Program to Award Professional Development Opportunity

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

In collaboration with Webb Management Services, a provider of development, planning and consulting services for arts organizations and facilities, the Janklow Arts Leadership Program in The College of Arts and Sciences will award a professional development opportunity to one or…

Arts & Culture

Professor Discovers 400-Year-Old Play in Madrid

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in The College of Arts and Sciences has discovered a “lost” play by one of Spain’s great 17th-century writers, Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio. Alejandro García-Reidy, assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Literatures and…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse University Professor Making News Worldwide

Wednesday, January 22, 2014, By Keith Kobland

In the eyes of the media, David Crane L’80 is a wanted man. The College of Law Professor of Practice and member of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism spent much of the day on Tuesday in a small…

Health & Society

SU Nutrition Alumni to Help Students Build Professional Social Media Presence

Thursday, January 16, 2014, By Michele Barrett

The importance of a professional presence in social media for dietitians and other nutrition professionals will be the focus of an interactive presentation by Falk College nutrition alumni and registered dietitians Lauren Carey and Allison Marco. The event will be…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Professor Partners with Rwandans on Housing Project

Friday, December 13, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Soon after Yutaka Sho graduated from Harvard University’s School of Design, she and some colleagues received a travel grant from the Deborah Norden Fund of the Architectural League of New York to do research in Rwanda.

Campus & Community

Professor Micere Mugo Tells Why Mandela Was a Great Man

Friday, December 6, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, 95, died yesterday. He became the first black president of South Africa in 1994 after serving 27 years in prison under the repressive apartheid system. Upon his release, he chose to advocate for reconciliation rather than…