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STEM

Syracuse University Wins $500,000 Grant to Support Entrepreneurship in Energy Innovations

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to spur regional entrepreneurial activity relating to innovations in energy and environmental systems. The grant proposal was one of 42 selected nationwide to receive funding under the…

Campus & Community

William Coplin, Marcelle Haddix Named 2017 Judith Seinfeld Scholar Awardees

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Carol Boll

William D. Coplin of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Marcelle Haddix of the School of Education have received 2017 Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Scholar awards in recognition of their outstanding work as scholars and teachers. Endowed by alumna…

Health & Society

Syracuse Symposium to Present Historian Lisa Kirschenbaum, Artist Vivek Shraya

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Lisa Kirschenbaum will discuss “Belonging to the International: Gender, Sexuality and Communist Identity during the Spanish Civil War,” while Vivek Shraya will will kick off a two-day symposium titled “Embodied Beings: Exploring the Politics of ‘Queer’ in South Asia.”

Campus & Community

Alumni Board Announces New Directors

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By John Boccacino

The Syracuse University Alumni Association Board of Directors has announced the addition of four new directors. Effective July 1, Jennifer Dandrea ’05, Karen (Au) Frank ’03, Melissa Richards-Person ’89 and Jason Yaley ’05, G’06 are directors on the SUAA Board. The…

STEM

Innovation Orange: Assistant Professor Evan Weissman

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Assistant Professor of Food Studies Evan Weissman (from both Falk College and the Maxwell School) conducts research on a topic that impacts every human being: the food system. Weissman’s background is in studying land-use pressure and farmland preservation From the…

Campus & Community

Search Underway for Director of Renée Crown University Honors Program

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By News Staff

The College of Arts and Sciences has opened a national search for the next director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. The college is actively seeking expressions of interest and nominations for this position. An all-University program administered by…

Business & Economy

Award-Winning Author, VP of Mozilla, Speaks at Bird Library Sept. 28

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Experienced marketing executive, futurist and award-winning author Alex Salkever will speak about his new book, “Driver in the Driverless Car,” on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. The event is co-sponsored…

Arts & Culture

Finding Common Ground

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The University is home to faculty-mentored, interdisciplinary research in the humanities.

Health & Society

New Book Co-Edited by Gorovitz, Newton Reveals Untold Stories of Three Medical Pioneers

Thursday, September 21, 2017, By Rob Enslin

When Sharon Brangman ’77 attended SUNY Upstate Medical University, she had a professor who puffed on a pipe in class. During tests, he would stand by her desk and blow smoke over her head to distract her. He did this to other…

Business & Economy

Blackstone LaunchPad to Help More Startups through Ideator Software Platform

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University is offering a free new software platform for faculty, staff, student and alumni entrepreneurs. Ideator is a startup management tool created by the Blackstone Entrepreneurship Initiative (a project of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation), working…