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Arts & Culture

Valuing the Humanities

Friday, May 5, 2017, By Rob Enslin

First in four-part series about humanities research at Syracuse   Michael Ebner anticipates a busy summer. When not in his office in Eggers Hall, fulfilling his duties as chair of the Department of History, the Syracuse University professor will spend…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Receives Gift of ‘Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible’ from the Russian Federation

Thursday, May 4, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Consul General of the Russian Federation in New York, Hon. Igor Leonidovich Golubovskiy, presented Syracuse University with a copy of “The Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible” (Russian title: Лицевой летописный свод XVI века) at a ceremony in Bird…

STEM

Chemistry Lands Funding for Long-Running Undergraduate Research Program

Thursday, May 4, 2017, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

For more than 15 years, Syracuse University’s Department of Chemistry has welcomed summer undergraduate researchers. Thanks to a new three-year, $297,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to chemistry professors Michael Sponsler and Bruce Hudson, the immersive program will…

Campus & Community

Student-Athletes’ Hard Work in Classroom Leads to Academic Success as Shown by NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate; Men’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer Score Perfect Multi-Year Rates

Wednesday, May 3, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

The hard work and discipline of Syracuse University’s student-athletes in the classroom have led to impressive academic success as reflected in the University’s Academic Progress Rate announced today by the NCAA.

Campus & Community

Professors Honored with Prestigious Meredith, Teaching Recognition, Scholar and Teacher Awards

Wednesday, May 3, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Sanjay Chhablani, professor in the College of Law, and Jackie Orr, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named the 2017-20 Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professors for Teaching…

Business & Economy

Syracuse University Student Entrepreneurs Win Big at New York Business Plan Competition

Monday, May 1, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University student entrepreneurship teams dominated the eighth annual New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), which took place on Friday, April 28, at SUNY Poly’s NanoTech Complex in Albany. Syracuse teams captured the $100,000 grand prize and took first-place honors…

STEM

Jordan Barrett, Maizy Ludden Named Goldwater Scholars

Monday, May 1, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Three Syracuse University nominees for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship have been recognized. Jordan Barrett, a junior physics and mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Maizy Ludden, a sophomore majoring in biology in the College of Arts…

Campus & Community

University Seeks Campus Feedback on Middle States Self-Study Draft Report

Monday, May 1, 2017, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University’s Middle States Reaccreditation Self-Study Steering Committee is seeking feedback from all University constituencies to the draft self-study report that has been prepared as part of the University’s effort to retain accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher…

Campus & Community

New Centralized Funding for Faculty/Staff Workplace Accommodations

Monday, May 1, 2017, By News Staff

In its efforts to implement the recommendations from the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion, the University created a central fund to assist sponsoring schools, colleges, and other responsibility centers and administrative support units with costs related to faculty and staff workplace accommodations.

STEM

iSchool’s NEXIS Lab Plans Four Talks and Research Showcase

Friday, April 28, 2017, By J.D. Ross

The NEXIS lab at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has planned four student talks and a research showcase for the week of May 1. NEXIS (New Explorations in Information and Science) is a student-based, membership-driven research lab at the…