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Syracuse Hosts World Englishes Conference
It is a little-known fact that Braj Kachru, a renowned authority on the English language, spoke only Hindi and his mother tongue, Kashmiri, until he was 16. Nevertheless, his upbringing in a Kashmiri Pundit family, which valued education above almost…
Career Connects Family History, Research Interests
Looking back, Alexei Abrahams ’08 sees a clear line from his family history to his career as an economist studying the Israel-Palestine conflict. He grew up in Ontario and Nova Scotia, but he lived in South Africa from the time…
English Professor Wins National Literary Prize
A faculty member of the College of Arts and Sciences has received one of the nation’s largest prizes for fiction writing. Dana Spiotta, an associate professor of English who teaches in the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, is the winner…
Syracuse University News Posts on Gravitational Waves Discovery
Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years after Einstein’s Prediction Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe….
Teach-In to Explore Linkages Between Charlottesville Rally, Everyday Racism Oct. 3
The “Unite the Right” rally, which took place last month in Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving three dead and dozens injured, is the focus of an upcoming teach-in at Syracuse University. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, an interdisciplinary panel of Syracuse professors will…
Search Underway for Director of Renée Crown University Honors Program
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…
New Book Co-Edited by Gorovitz, Newton Reveals Untold Stories of Three Medical Pioneers
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…
As Lifespans Increase, Entrepreneurship Grows
As birth rates decline and the average lifetime increases, labor markets are being altered in several ways. For Harvard Business Review, Whitman Professor and Bantle Chair in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Maria Minniti detailed these changes in a co-authored piece….
Curious Properties
Editor’s Note: The following piece was prepared for the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The article highlights three members of Syracuse’s Department of Physics: Mark Bowick, the Joel Dorman Steele Professor of Physics, as well…
World Music Concert Series Kicks Off Sept. 12
The world comes to Syracuse University, and during the fall semester the music of the world can be heard as well. The world music concert series Performance Live begins at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, in Setnor Auditorium with a…