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Democratizing Knowledge Receives Mellon Grant

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By News Staff

The Democratizing Knowledge Project (DK), a Syracuse University interdisciplinary collective of faculty and graduate students, has been awarded a four-year, $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a series of summer institutes titled “Just Academic Spaces: Creating…

Health & Society

Psychologist Awarded $400,000 Grant to Study Health Behaviors among African American High School Students

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Aesoon Park, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of a three-year, $400,000 grant award from the National Institute of Health. A clinical psychologist and member of Syracuse’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Group, she will…

Nominations Sought for Alumni Awards to Be Bestowed at Orange Central

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Office of Alumni Relations is seeking nominations for the George Arents Award, Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award and the Generation Orange Award. These distinguished alumni awards will be conferred during Orange Central Weekend, Oct. 9-12. Nominations for Orange…

Campus & Community

iSchool Offering PMI Exam Study Workshop

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be offering an Exam Study Workshop for the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification exam. Classes will begin on Thursday, Oct. 2, and will meet weekly through Nov….

Health & Society

Power Plant Standards Could Save Thousands of U.S. Lives Every Year

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By News Staff

Power plant standards to cut climate-changing carbon emissions will reduce other harmful air pollution and provide substantial human health benefits, according to a new study released Sept. 30 by scientists from Syracuse, Harvard and Boston universities. The research shows that,…

Arts & Culture

Two Time Tony Award-Winning Musical ‘Parade’ Starts SU Drama’s Season

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By News Staff

Daring, innovative, and bold, “Parade” won two well-earned Tony Awards in 2000. The tragic, true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man wrongly accused of murder in 1913 Georgia, serves as the basis for a tender love story.

Media, Law & Policy

Bretschneider Wins NASPAA Award

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By News Staff

Professor Stuart Bretschneider has been awarded the William Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) for his outstanding contribution to doctoral student success, going above and beyond expected performance….

Newhouse School, Oprah Winfrey Celebrate New Studio and Innovation Center

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Thousands gathered outside the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications as Oprah Winfrey charged the students to live up to the high standards that come with such an impressive new facility.

Fast Forward Syracuse September Progress Update

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Fast Forward Syracuse teams continue to gain momentum and add faculty, staff and students to each of the three program initiatives—Strategic Plan, Campus Master Plan and Operational Excellence. More than 500 people attended a Town Hall meeting with Chancellor Kent…

Message from University Leaders Regarding the Posse Program

Monday, September 29, 2014, By News Staff

In a message sent today to Posse Program participants, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Maurice Harris, Associate Provost for Academic Programs Andria Costello Staniec and Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Director of Scholarships and Student Aid Ryan Williams announced…