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Sherburne Abbott appointed Syracuse University’s vice president for sustainability initiatives and University Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina today announced the appointment of Sherburne “Shere” Abbott as vice president for sustainability initiatives and University Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy. Abbott, a leading expert in the field of sustainability…

James B. Steinberg named dean of Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Wednesday, March 30, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

James B. Steinberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, has been named dean of SU’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and University Professor of Social Science, International Affairs and Law. The appointment, which will become effective this summer, was…

Maude Barlow, leading expert on water issues, to close University Lectures 2010-11 season

Tuesday, March 29, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Maude Barlow, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project and chair of the Food & Water Watch, will be the final guest in the 2010-11 University Lectures season at Syracuse University on Tuesday, April 5. Her presentation, “The Global Water Crisis and…

Syracuse University awarded prestigious Beckman Scholars Program for undergraduate student research

Monday, March 28, 2011, By News Staff

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation named Syracuse University an institutional recipient of the 2011 Beckman Scholars Program. The highly competitive grant supports select students interested in chemistry, biochemistry and the biological and medical sciences. “We are honored to be…

Syracuse University physicists first to observe rare particles produced at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN

Monday, March 28, 2011, By News Staff

Shortly after experiments on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, began yielding scientific data last fall, a group of scientists led by a Syracuse University physicist became the first to observe the decays of…

Science pioneer J. Craig Venter to deliver 2011 Commencement address, six honorary degrees to be conferred

Friday, March 25, 2011, By News Staff

J. Craig Venter, a world-renowned scientist regarded as one of the most influential people in the world for his efforts to decode the human genome, will deliver the Commencement address to the 2011 graduates of Syracuse University, Syracuse University College…

Vivian to deliver keynote address on 9/11 memorial at Princeton graduate student conference

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By Erica Blust

Bradford J. Vivian, an associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, will deliver the keynote address at “Drawing a Blank. Past and Present,” a graduate student conference at Princeton University’s Department of Art and Archaeology, on Saturday, April 9.

David B. Falk ’72, Rhonda S. Falk ’74 make $15 million gift to Syracuse University

Thursday, March 24, 2011, By Kevin C. Quinn

SU announces David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics Syracuse University alumni David B. Falk and Rhonda S. Falk have committed $15 million to SU—one of the largest-ever single gifts to the University. In honor of the Falks’…

TEN Arquitectos founder Enrique Norten to deliver Werner Seligmann Lecture at Syracuse Architecture

Wednesday, March 23, 2011, By Elaine Wackerow

Architect Enrique Norten, founder of TEN Arquitectos—with offices in Mexico City and New York City and a Smithsonian Institution Legacy Award winner—will deliver the Werner Seligmann Lecture at the Syracuse University School of Architecture on Tuesday, March 29, at 5…

González named to the University Professional Continuing Education Association Board of Directors

Wednesday, March 23, 2011, By Eileen Jevis

Bea González, dean of University College, has been named to the University Professional Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) Board of Directors for the 2011/2012 term.