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SBA Administrator Announces Funding to Support Expansion of Services to Vets

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, By News Staff

Maria Contreras-Sweet, the 24th administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and a member of President Obama’s Cabinet, held a press conference at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) on Tuesday, April 21, to announce that the…

STEM

Professor Carlos R.P. Hartmann Dies; Service Saturday

Monday, April 20, 2015, By News Staff

Carlos R.P. Hartmann, 75, of Syracuse, professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, died April 21 at University Hospital.  A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25, at Hendricks Chapel. A reception will  follow…

Campus & Community

Carver Reading Series Concludes with Poet Ishion Hutchinson April 22

Thursday, April 16, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences concludes with a visit by Ishion Hutchinson. On Wednesday, April 22, the award-winning poet will participate in an audience Q&A session at 3:45 p.m., followed by a reading…

Campus & Community

Libraries Offer Two New Research Data Services Tutorials

Thursday, April 16, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Research Data Services program of the Syracuse University Libraries offers a broad range of services related to the identification, collection, management, analysis and curation of quantitative and qualitative research data. Among their most recent offerings are two series of…

Veterans

EVB Nears 30,000 Served

Monday, April 13, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Dozens of young men and women who served their country are now learning how to start their own business, thanks to the efforts of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families through the Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities. Another…

Campus & Community

Jazz Icon Randy Weston to Headline Inaugural John L. Johnson Lecture Series

Monday, April 13, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Legendary jazz pianist Randy Weston will headline the inaugural John L. Johnson Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Titled “African Rhythms,” the daylong program will take place on Thursday, April 16. Events and activities will be presented by…

Campus & Community

Faculty, Staff Honored for Years of Service

Thursday, April 9, 2015, By News Staff

On April 2, 162 faculty and staff members were recognized for milestone years of service to the University at the annual Salute to Service event. Employees were recognized for every five years of service starting at 25 years, with the…

Campus & Community

Shaw Center Literacy Initiative, University Literacy Corps to host Book It! for Firstbook Fundraiser

Monday, April 6, 2015, By News Staff

Elementary school students in the Syracuse City School District will get newly purchased books as a result of proceeds from the Literacy Corps’ fundraiser, Book It! for First Book. The fundraiser is being held by Corps Council, Literacy Corps’ leadership…

Health & Society

Christy Lecture Series in Nutrition Welcomes Seth Goldman April 13

Monday, April 6, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Seth Goldman, co-founder and “TeaEO” of Honest Tea is the featured speaker at the Christy Lecture Series in Nutrition presented by Falk College April 13, from 10:15-11:30 a.m. in 312 Lyman Hall. Goldman’s presentation is titled “Scaling an Authentic Brand…

Arts & Culture

Smart, Sharply Funny ‘Other Desert Cities’ Tackles Art, Politics, Family Secrets

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

Are there secrets that should always be kept? In this smart, sharply funny and sensitive contemporary play, playwright Jon Robin Baitz folds art, politics and family secrets into a tumultuous drama that pits a liberal middle-aged writer against her conservative…