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New York Times

New York Times Reviews Yaffe’s Joni Mitchell Bio

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

The New York Times recently reviewed Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor David Yaffe’s biography on Joni Mitchell, entitled Reckless Child. The 420-page piece was recently released and has garnered reviews from many national sources. As “Restless Daughter” tracks Mitchell’s musical…

Campus & Community

Cameron MacPherson Named as University’s First Mitchell Scholar

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

MacPherson is one of only 12 U.S. students selected from more than 300 applicants for the award this year. He will use the award to study intercultural theology at Trinity College, Dublin.

STEM

SU ADVANCE Generates Gains for Women in STEM

Monday, November 27, 2017, By Carol Boll

On Oct. 25, members of Syracuse University faculty, administrators, students and friends gathered to celebrate the progress achieved by a seven-year initiative to advance opportunity for women faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The National Science Foundation’s…

STEM

Physics Ph.D. Student Builds Successful Research Company

Tuesday, November 21, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

Aaron Wolfe expects to finish up his Ph.D. in physics this semester. He has been working on his doctorate since 2011 and should have been done by now, he says, but a few things have gotten in the way—like helping…

Campus & Community

Pusch Appointed Interim Director of LGBT Resource Center

Tuesday, November 21, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Rob Pusch, associate director for Project Advance, has been appointed interim director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center. Pusch’s appointment comes on the heels of Director Tiffany Gray’s departure to West Chester University. Pusch is a…

STEM

Physicist Seeks Big Answers from Tiny Particles

Monday, November 20, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

A large National Science Foundation (NSF) grant allows Mitchell Soderberg, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, to lead a team researching particle physics in the ongoing quest to explain how the universe works. Soderberg’s research involves measuring how…

Business & Economy

Impact Prize Winners Announced

Friday, November 17, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A panel of area civic leaders this week announced the winners of the first Impact Prize competition at Syracuse University. Winners were selected for the most innovative and implementable ideas to help solve civic, environmental, economic or other public challenges,…

Campus & Community

Damon A. Williams to Lecture Today at 4 p.m. as Part of Inclusive Excellence Tour

Thursday, November 16, 2017, By News Staff

Nationally recognized diversity and inclusion expert Damon A. Williams will deliver a keynote and host a Q&A today at 4 p.m. in Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3 as part of the Inclusive Excellence Tour. The nationwide tour brings communities…

Campus & Community

Recent Progress Noted on Diversity and Inclusion Recommendations

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Progress is being made on several fronts regarding recommendations made by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion (CWDI) to enhance the campus climate for all members of the University community. University leadership and the Universitywide Council on Diversity and…

Health & Society

Falk College Marks Child Nutrition Day with Food Demo, Tasting at Bernice M. Wright Lab School

Tuesday, November 14, 2017, By Michele Barrett

  What do you get when you put a bell pepper and a carrot together with corn niblets, green beans, blueberries and eggplant? A rainbow. This multi-colored food kaleidoscope supports a deliberate effort known as “eating the rainbow” to help…