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Getting to Know: Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, Interim Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs
Syracuse University’s interim Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz may be new to the position, but she’s certainly not new to the University. Her career path started at SU in the 1980s, and was honed…
A Human Right to Adequate Food
As the House of Representatives decided this week to cuts billions of dollars from the federal food stamp program over the next decade, the Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi wants people to consider a different set of numbers.
Orange Smiles Highlight Students’ Common Bond at SU
On Sept. 4, the LivingSU student team kicked off the new academic year by hosting the event “Have a Slice Day,” to highlight the one thing we all have in common at SU—we are all Orange! In partnership with SU…
CRAVE Festival Immerses Syracuse in the Arts this Weekend
The Connective Corridor will become an interactive stage for CRAVE, an innovative arts festival of 33 individual events designed to immerse Syracuse in a variety of visual and performing arts this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21. The two-day festival brings…
Nienke Dosa Named as Professor at Upstate/Golisano, Senior Fellow at BBI
Nienke Dosa has been named as the inaugural Upstate Foundation Professor of Child Health Policy at Upstate Medical University/Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital and a senior fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. The announcement was made by…
‘Tinker Tour’ Will Visit SU’s Newhouse School Sept. 25
Free speech advocate Mary Beth Tinker, who made headlines as the teenage girl who precipitated a landmark 1969 Supreme Court case, will visit the Newhouse School on Wednesday, Sept. 25, as part of her nationwide “Tinker Tour.” A guest of…
The Goodness of Raw Materials
Chef Mary Ann Kiernan calls it “the mystery box of produce”—her weekly box of vegetables from a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program. As a chef, she finds it a fun challenge. But as a nutrition and food studies instructor, Kiernan has seen the trepidation in students as they try to compose a meal from a mystifying basket full of vegetables.
Falk College Professor receives Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award
The Rural Sociological Society (RSS) honored Rick Welsh, professor of food studies in the Falk College’s Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition, for exceptional contributions to the field of rural sociology with the 2013 Fred Buttel Outstanding Scholarly…
Communication Sciences and Disorders, Gebbie Clinic Move to South Campus
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) in The College of Arts and Sciences has moved to 621 Skytop Road on South Campus. The new facility, which includes CSD’s Gebbie Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, offers more than 14,000 square feet of academic, research and clinical space.
Kushner Is First Guest of 2013-14 University Lectures
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, author of the 2012 Academy Award-nominated film “Lincoln,” will kick off the 2013-14 University Lectures season at Syracuse University on Tuesday, Oct. 8. “A Conversation with Tony Kushner,” discussion between Kushner and University Lectures Director…