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University College Honors Late Staff Member Robert Acierno

Tuesday, September 4, 2018, By News Staff

University College lost a beloved colleague on Aug. 15 when Robert Acierno died at the age of 62. For 29 years, Acierno faithfully sorted the interoffice mail at 700 University Avenue. Despite the many challenges he faced in life, Acierno…

Campus & Community

University Lectures Launches 18th Season with Authors George Saunders and Margaret Atwood, Artist Robert Shetterly

Thursday, August 30, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

This fall, the University Lectures series welcomes distinguished authors George Saunders (“Lincoln in the Bardo,” “Tenth of December”) and Margaret Atwood (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Alias Grace”) and—in collaboration with the Tanner Lecture Series on Ethics, Citizenship, and Public Responsibility—accomplished portrait…

Campus & Community

‘We Remember Them’ Exhibition Honors Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 on 30th Anniversary

Thursday, August 30, 2018, By Julie Sharkey

Syracuse University Libraries’ fall exhibition, “We Remember Them: The Legacy of Pan Am Flight 103,” commemorating those lost 30 years ago in the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988, opens with a reception on…

STEM

Physicists Win NSF Grant to Probe Prospects for Next-Generation Gravitational-wave Detectors

Monday, August 27, 2018, By Carol Boll

Two Syracuse University physicists are among the recipients of a $2.1 million National Science Foundation award to analyze the potential for developing third-generation global gravitational-wave detectors. These detectors would expand scientists’ capacity to monitor cosmic activity to the outer edges…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Honors Late Faculty Member Stan Alten, Establishes Award in His Name

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School will host a celebration of the life and scholarship of late faculty member Stan Alten Sept. 23 on campus. Alten, who taught in the television, radio and film department from 1970 until his retirement in 2008, died…

Arts & Culture

College of Arts and Sciences Announces Tolley Professorships

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, By Amy Manley

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has announced the consecutive appointments of two highly regarded and esteemed faculty members to the title of William P. Tolley Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities. Ken Frieden will hold the appointment for…

Campus & Community

New Clear Bag Policy and Walkthrough Metal Detectors Enhance Public Safety, Expedite Entry at the Carrier Dome

Thursday, August 9, 2018, By SU Athletics

To provide a safer environment for the public and to expedite fan entry into the Carrier Dome, Syracuse University will implement a new clear bag policy and install new walkthrough metal detectors at the stadium. The Syracuse University Clear Bag…

Media, Law & Policy

Six Distinguished Members of College of Law Community to Receive Law Honors Award

Tuesday, July 31, 2018, By Robert Conrad

On Sept. 28, the Syracuse University Law Alumni Association and the College of Law will celebrate the singular achievements of six esteemed members of its community with the prestigious Syracuse Law Honors Awards. Established in 2015, the award is conferred…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Professors Investigate the Effects of Artificial Intelligence on News Audiences

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The research project has received funding from the Tow Center for Digital Journalism’s Knight News Innovation Fellows program.   Four professors from the Newhouse School are among a new cohort of Knight News Innovation Fellows, announced recently by the Tow Center…

Campus & Community

Reminder: Deadline to Apply to Be First-Year Experience Facilitators July 9

Friday, July 6, 2018, By News Staff

Dear Colleagues: Over the last several weeks, many of you have indicated a willingness, even an eagerness, to support the 2018-19 academic year first-year experience. We are grateful for your participation and leadership in creating a more diverse and inclusive…