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Meet the Men Behind Creation of the Fisher Center
Winston Fisher and James Kuhn are the driving force behind Syracuse University’s New York City academic home in midtown Manhattan. This video provides some insight on the two men who made it all happen. Here’s a transcription of the story:…
Matthew Huber Wins Maxwell School’s Moynihan Award
Matthew Huber, assistant professor of geography, has received the 2014 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research. The award, established in 1985 by former senator and Maxwell faculty member Daniel Patrick Moynihan, is made annually to an outstanding untenured…
Chemists Design Molecules for Controlling Bacterial Behavior
Chemists in the College of Arts and Sciences have figured out how to control multiple bacterial behaviors—potentially good news for the treatment of infectious diseases and other bacteria-associated issues, without causing drug resistance. Yan-Yeung Luk, associate professor of chemistry, has…
Professor Recognized by American Philosophical Society
Nearly 30 years ago, Wayne Franits, now a professor of art history in the College of Arts and Sciences, arrived on the Syracuse campus fresh out of New York University with a Ph.D. in hand. Today, Franits is a world-renowned…
Chemist to Receive BASF Lifetime Achievement Award
A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences will be presented with a lifetime achievement award from the Germany-based BASF Corp., the world’s largest chemical company. In June, James Dabrowiak, professor of chemistry, will receive the International Precious Metals…
Strauskulage, Usman Honored by Goldwater Foundation
Junior Luke Strauskulage has been named as a 2014-15 Goldwater Scholar. Sophomore Samantha Usman was recognized with a Goldwater Honorable Mention. Goldwater Scholars are selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of mathematics, science and engineering students…
Women’s and Gender Studies Scholar Dana Olwan Recognized by Two Major Organizations
Dana Olwan’s resume is already impressive, but the women’s and gender studies scholar’s recent recognition from not one, but two major organizations is extraordinary, according to Gwendolyn Pough, department chair. Olwan, who joined the Women’s and Gender Studies Department in…
iSchool Hosts Workshop for NSF-Funded Social Computing Researchers
Faculty members at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) recently hosted a one-day workshop for New York researchers doing National Science Foundation-funded work in the area of social-computational systems. Research Associate Professor Nancy McCracken and Associate Professor Carsten Oesterlund organized…
University College Commencement to Feature Rabbi Charles Sherman as Speaker
Rabbi Charles Sherman, senior rabbi at Temple Adath Yeshurun in DeWitt, will speak at the Commencement ceremony for University College on Thursday, May 8, at 6 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Sixty-nine students are eligible to graduate this year through University…
Faculty and Staff Mentors Needed for fullCIRCLE Program 2014-15
The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, is seeking faculty and staff mentors for the 2014-15 fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program that was created to support students of color during their transition into college, as well as throughout their academic…