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11th Annual Whitman Day on April 9 to Feature Keynote by Robert Fagenson ’70

Tuesday, April 1, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

The Whitman School of Management will host its 11th annual Whitman Day on April 9 in honor of the school’s namesake, Martin J. Whitman ’49. Robert B. Fagenson ’70 will deliver the keynote address, “The New York Stock Exchange 222…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates Asian Pacific Heritage Month

Monday, March 31, 2014, By News Staff

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, is hosting a series of events in April. The month-long celebration officially begins on Tuesday, April 1, in the Schine Student…

Campus & Community

New Yorker Editor David Remnick to Deliver 2014 Commencement Address

Monday, March 31, 2014, By News Staff

Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and sought-after expert and commentator on Russia, will deliver the 2014 Commencement address at the joint ceremony for Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) on Sunday, May 11, in the Carrier Dome.

Campus & Community

Orange Circle Awards to Be Presented April 2

Thursday, March 27, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

During Syracuse University’s Philanthropy Week (http://giving.syr.edu/special-groups/students/philanthropy-week/), three individuals and one group will be recognized with the Orange Circle Award, honoring members of the SU community who have done extraordinary things in the service of others. The awards will be given…

STEM

SU Biologists Use Sound to Identify Breeding Grounds of Endangered Whales

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Remote acoustic monitoring among endangered whales is the subject of a major article by two doctoral students in The College of Arts and Sciences. Leanna Matthews and Jessica McCordic, members of the Parks Lab in the Department of Biology, have…

Media, Law & Policy

Toner Prize Goes to Tumulty of Washington Post

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post is the winner of the 2013 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. The $5,000 Toner Prize honors the late Robin Toner, a summa cum laude graduate of Syracuse University with dual degrees in…

Malmgren ‘Rising Star Recital’ Features Organist Thomas Gaynor April 6

Monday, March 24, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Organist Thomas Gaynor will perform in the next “Rising Star Recital” featured in Hendricks Chapel’s Malmgren Concert Series on Sunday, April 6. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Free parking will…

Professor Conducts Physical Activity Workshops for Children with Visual Impairments

Friday, March 21, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Luis Columna, associate professor of exercise science in the School of Education, is conducting a physical activity program titled “Physical Activity for Families of Children with Visual Impairments.”

Public Art Project on Connective Corridor Celebrates Syracuse’s Bicycle History

Friday, March 21, 2014, By News Staff

The Connective Corridor has awarded a $10,000 grant to the 40 Below Public Art Taskforce (40B PATF) to fund an artist team to create innovative public art bike racks for the civic strip portion of the corridor.

Veterans

Syracuse Law’s April 5 ‘Valor Day’ Provides Free Resources for Local Veterans, Service Members

Friday, March 21, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

As a way of giving back to those who have served, SU law students, alumni and local volunteers will partner—for the third time—to provide free legal and advocacy services for veterans, service members and their families. The event will be…