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STEM

Wang Awarded NSF Grant to Study Online Privacy Models, Decision Tools

Thursday, April 23, 2015, By Diane Stirling

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Yang Wang has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to conduct research on mental privacy models and the way those models may influence the privacy decisions and behaviors of online users….

Campus & Community

Chancellor Appoints Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence

Thursday, April 23, 2015, By News Staff

Acting on a recommendation from the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy, Chancellor Kent Syverud today appointed 30 members of the campus community to a standing Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence. “The members of this…

Media, Law & Policy

Scott Barrett Named Maxwell School’s Associate Dean for Strategic Communications and External Affairs

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, By News Staff

Scott Barrett has been named associate dean for strategic communications and external affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He will assume his new position on May 8. Barrett has led all aspects of fundraising, as well as…

Campus & Community

Send Silence Packing Offers Hope, Brings Awareness to Mental Health

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The 1,100 backpacks distributed around the Quad were part of an exhibition to represent the number of college students nationwide who commit suicide every year.

Campus & Community

Cuse Conference Offers Opportunity for Dialogue on Campus Issues

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, By News Staff

Members of the Syracuse University community gathered Sunday, April 19, for the Cuse Conference, a five-hour dialogue on major issues on campus. The conference was organized by the Student Association, the Graduate Student Organization, the SU Residence Hall Association and…

Campus & Community

Community Engagement Honored at Annual CAPES Award Ceremony

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University will honor students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and public scholarship at the 2015 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES). The awards will be given at a…

Arts & Culture

Setnor Concerto, Aria Competition Winners to Perform April 26

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, By Erica Blust

The winners of the annual Concerto and Aria Competition in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will perform with the Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) and guest conductor Geneviève…

STEM

Chemistry Major to Receive Slepecky Research Prize April 24

Tuesday, April 21, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Kewei Xu ’15, a chemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Prize at the annual Slepecky Memorial Lecture and Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 24, at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium…

Arts & Culture

Department of Art B.F.A. Senior Exhibition Opens April 23

Tuesday, April 21, 2015, By Erica Blust

The Department of Art in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will present the “2015 BFA Senior Exhibit,” featuring work by bachelor of fine arts degree candidates, April 23-May 10 on the fourth floor of Smith Hall. An opening…

Health & Society

Hinchman, Chandler-Olcott named co-editors of Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy

Monday, April 20, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

The International Literacy Association (ILA) has announced the appointment of Kelly Chandler-Olcott and Kathleen A. Hinchman as new co-editors of The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL), the leading peer-reviewed journal for educators of literacy learners ages 12 and…