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Volunteers Among Us: Saving Horses from Slaughter
With thousands of employees, Syracuse University has an opportunity to make a direct impact on volunteer organizations, both around the world and close to campus. Organizations, including Make A Wish, Salvation Army and United Way (along with countless others), benefit…
Top Runners Land University in First Place
The honors continue to roll in for the Syracuse University team participating in this year’s J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge. We already knew the race, which took place on June 17, attracted a record number of runners and walkers, including 169…
University Honors Physicist Paul Souder with Daylong Symposium July 13
Paul Souder, a renowned nuclear physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences, will be honored at a daylong fete on campus. The “Symposium to Celebrate the Work of Paul Souder” will take place on Sunday, July 13, from 9…
Finnish Professorship Done but Not Forgotten
A mathematician in the College of Arts and Sciences may have found the equation for happiness, thanks to a recent professorship in Finland. In May, Tadeusz Iwaniec returned from the University of Helsinki, where he spent the past six years…
$1 Million Gift Launches fund to Aid Students with Disabilities
Syracuse University has received a $1 million gift from alumnus and former Orange basketball star George Hicker ’68 to launch a new fund to expand access and opportunities for students with disabilities. Hicker, president of Cardinal Industrial Real Estate, based…
Pramod Varshney Receives Honorary Doctorate from Drexel University
Pramod K. Varshney, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and director of Syracuse University’s Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE), received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Drexel…
Chancellor Syverud and Dr. Chen Meet Students, University Stakeholders in Middle East
Chancellor Kent Syverud, accompanied by his wife, Dr. Ruth Chen, made his first trip to visit Syracuse students, alumni and supporters in the Middle East, when he recently visited Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain. As a guest in Dubai of Trustee…
Writer Publishes Book on Iconic Arts Leader, Music Educator
One of today’s leading arts leaders is the subject of a new book by a member of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Rob Enslin, The College’s communications manager, has co-written the Ned Corman memoir, Now’s the Time: A Story of Music, Education, and Advocacy (Epigraph, 2014). A resident of Rochester, N.Y., Corman is best known as founder of the Penfield Music Commission Project (PMCP) and its national successor, The Commission Project (TCP). He also is closely associated with several major festivals, including the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF).
Cold Case Justice Initiative Honored During National Civil Rights Conference
The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law received an award during the National Civil Rights Conference in Philadelphia, Miss., on June 15. The Civil Rights and Social Justice Award was presented to CCJI for its body…
William C. Stinchcombe, Professor Emeritus of History, Dies
William C. Stinchcombe, professor emeritus of history at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, passed away on Wednesday, June 11. He joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1967, and was named associate professor in 1971, full…