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Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Appoints Members of Search Committee for Chief Diversity Officer

Friday, November 30, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced the members of a search committee for a chief diversity officer (CDO). The creation of a CDO position was one of the recommendations of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion to strengthen the University’s…

Spectrum News

What to Make of Jim Acosta Press Pass Saga? Professor Weighs In

Wednesday, November 14, 2018, By Sean Dorcellus

Suzanne Lysak, assistant professor of broadcast journalism, was quoted by Multichannel News and Spectrum News in coverage about the revoking of Jim Acosta’s White House press pass.

STEM

SU Geologist is Co-Editor of New Major Book on Fission-Track Thermochronology

Tuesday, November 13, 2018, By Renée Gearhart Levy

Geologist Paul Fitzgerald, professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is co-editor of a new book, “Fission-Track Thermochronology and Its Application to Geology” (Springer, 2018), the first major book on the subject in 20 years. The…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Press Announces Its Inaugural Veterans Writing Award

Monday, November 12, 2018, By News Staff

In keeping with Syracuse University’s longstanding commitment to serving the interests of veterans and their families and recognizing the role a university press can play in giving voice to emerging writers, Syracuse University Press, in cooperation with the Institute for…

Campus & Community

Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Scholar Convocation to Be Held Friday

Wednesday, October 31, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2018-19 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….

STEM

Michael ’72 and Susan Thonis Establish Second Endowed Professorship of Earth Sciences

Thursday, September 6, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Tripti Bhattacharya, assistant professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences and an expert in climate science, has been named the Thonis Family Professor (II). The professorship has been endowed through the generosity of Board of Trustees…

Veterans

Syracuse University Office of Veteran and Military Affairs Announces Inaugural Advisory Board

Tuesday, August 21, 2018, By Leah Lazarz

As part of the University’s enduring commitment to be the nation’s premier institute of higher education for veterans and military-connected students, Syracuse University’s Office of Veterans and Military Affairs (OVMA) has announced the membership of its inaugural advisory board. Composed…

Campus & Community

Reporting of Uranium Mines, Architectural Adaptive Reuse among Student Research Granted Crown Awards

Monday, April 2, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Garet Bleir ’18 drove cross country last summer to Utah, Arizona and Colorado to take on a complex investigative journalism assignment. He was hired to investigate alleged human rights and environmental abuses involving uranium mining in the majestic Grand Canyon…

Campus & Community

Cameron MacPherson Named as University’s First Mitchell Scholar

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

MacPherson is one of only 12 U.S. students selected from more than 300 applicants for the award this year. He will use the award to study intercultural theology at Trinity College, Dublin.

Campus & Community

Alumni Dan and Kathy Mezzalingua Support University, Student Scholars through $5.25 Million Gift

Tuesday, September 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

University Trustee Dan Mezzalingua ’60 and his wife, Kathy G’62, are generously supporting future generations of high-achieving students at Syracuse University through a $5.25 million gift for undergraduate financial aid. Their support is directed to the Invest Syracuse Initiative, a $40…