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Five to be honored April 9 with Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence awards

Tuesday, March 27, 2012, By News Staff

Five Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence at a campus ceremony and reception in their honor on Monday, April 9. The 2011-12 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence honorees are: Don Carr, professor of industrial…

#CMGRchat tops Twitter’s worldwide trending topics

Monday, March 26, 2012, By Diane Stirling

An online gathering for community managers and others interested in social media practice that is hosted by two Syracuse University-affiliated social media professionals achieved worldwide “trending” status on Twitter this week. The chat ranked second, just below the topic of…

Environmental activist, scholar Martin Sage dies

Thursday, March 22, 2012, By News Staff

Environmental activist and scholar Martin Sage, professor emeritus in the Department of Chemistry in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, died Feb. 3. He was 76. Although he retired in 2008, Sage remained active in the department and in…

Community engagement to be honored at annual CAPES Award ceremony March 26

Thursday, March 22, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will honor students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and Scholarship in Action with the 2012 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES). The awards will be given at…

Weeklong Diavolo Dance Theater residency includes opportunities for students, public performance

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

ArtsEngage, Syracuse University’s Office of the Arts Presenter, will sponsor a week-long residency with the Diavolo Dance Theater, an internationally renowned modern acrobatic dance company, April 9-13 at the newly renovated Landmark Theatre in downtown Syracuse. Diavolo company members are…

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SU in the News: Wednesday, March 21

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, By News Staff

Whitman School’s John Torrens writes in Wall Street Journal on equity-based crowd funding

Scientists use rare mineral to correlate past climate events in Europe, Antarctica

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, By News Staff

Editor’s Note: Media reports about this research have misrepresented the study’s findings. For more information read a statement by Zunli Lu. New study published in April issue of Earth and Planetary Science Letters The first day of spring brought record…

Crowston appointed Distinguished Professor of Information Science

Tuesday, March 20, 2012, By J.D. Ross

Kevin G. Crowston, professor at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), was appointed Distinguished Professor of Information Science by Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina. Distinguished Professor is one of the University’s highest honors for faculty whose…

SU Brass Ensemble announces spring concert schedule

Monday, March 19, 2012, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), directed by James T. Spencer, announces its spring schedule, with performances in Syracuse, Fayetteville, Fulton and Auburn, N.Y. All concerts are free and open to the public, unless otherwise indicated. For more information, call…

Student entrepreneurs network, inspire and compete for seed funding at Emerging Talk

Thursday, March 15, 2012, By News Staff

It’s not easy to be a full-time student while holding down a job, let alone also create that job you’re holding down.  It’s not easy to solve math and chemistry problems, let alone decide which of the world’s problems are…