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Arts & Culture

LLL Professors Rack up National, University Awards

Tuesday, June 20, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Professors in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), based in the College of Arts and Sciences, have received awards for excellence in teaching, research and service. Myrna García-Calderón, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Latino-Latin American…

STEM

Mathematician Awarded NSF CAREER Grant

Wednesday, June 14, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of a prestigious CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). William Wylie, assistant professor of mathematics and a member of the Geometry/Topology Research Group, is using the…

STEM

Syracuse Hosts Inaugural Zebrafish Conference

Friday, May 12, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

On a recent Saturday biologists from the region—and as far afield as Toronto—gathered at Syracuse University with one mission: to talk about all things zebrafish. “The conference was invaluable for facilitating research collaborations, building community, and exposing students to areas…

Health & Society

Gerard Martin ’78 a Global Expert on Pediatric Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Gerard Martin ’78 remembers when Syracuse University almost expelled him—for studying. “I was caught in the chemistry library at two in the morning,” says the renowned pediatric cardiologist, speaking by phone from his office in Washington, D.C. “They couldn’t figure…

Campus & Community

Professors Honored with Prestigious Meredith, Teaching Recognition, Scholar and Teacher Awards

Wednesday, May 3, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Sanjay Chhablani, professor in the College of Law, and Jackie Orr, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named the 2017-20 Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors for Teaching…

Campus & Community

Charles Willie: For Syracuse Champion of Justice, Friend of Dr. King’s, a Moment to Lift the Crowd at Hendricks Chapel

Friday, April 28, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Charles and Mary Sue Willie took a casual ride around Syracuse early this week with their daughter, Sarah Susannah Willie-LeBreton, chairwoman of sociology and anthropology at Swarthmore College. Mary Sue and Chuck Willie, as everyone calls him, traveled here from…

STEM

Cooperators and Cheaters in the Petri Dish: Biology Professors Awarded $710,000 to Study Mutualistic Yeast Communities

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Three Syracuse University biologists have received a $710,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation. Led by Associate Professor Kari Segraves, the researchers will investigate mutualistic species. Segraves and collaborators will use new, genetically designed yeast strains to explore stability…

Campus & Community

Inaugural One University Awards Honor Campus Community Members

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University held the inaugural One University Awards Ceremony on Tuesday in Hendricks Chapel, honoring dozens of members of the University community for their scholarship, teaching, academic achievement, leadership and service. Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly presided at the…

Campus & Community

Winners of the Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award Announced

Tuesday, April 25, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Graduate School Programs has announced the winners of the annual Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award. The winners are Mark Heller, James H.  Henderson, Azra Hromadžić, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, Zunli Lu and Erin J. Rand. The Graduate…

STEM

Biology Professor Named to National Academy of Sciences Committee

Monday, April 10, 2017, By Amy Manley

Susan Parks, assistant professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Offshore Science and Assessment. As part of the National Academies’ Ocean Studies Board and Board on…