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It’s a queer world: Chancellor’s Leadership Project unites LGBT scholars, activists, artists from around the world

Thursday, December 15, 2011, By Rob Enslin

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, that the United States would consider gay rights when making future aid and asylum decisions, she acknowledged what scholars and activists have…

Huey Hsiao appointed the new associate director for Office of Multicultural Affairs

Wednesday, December 14, 2011, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) within the Division of Student Affairs has appointed Huey Hsiao as its new associate director. Hsiao will begin the position on Jan. 1, 2012. Currently, he is serving as assistant director of student services…

STEM

First Cyber Engineering Semester completed by inaugural cohort

Tuesday, December 13, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Dec. 14, Syracuse University celebrated the completion of its Cyber Engineering Semester program by the first cohort. The program—the first of its kind in the nation—prepares students to design, build and verify highly assured systems and to meet the…

New track in speech-language graduate program focuses on high-needs preschoolers

Wednesday, December 7, 2011, By News Staff

$1.25 million federal Department of Education grant will support initiative Last year, more than 700,000 preschoolers were eligible for services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); 46 percent of those children were identified with speech or language…

Ancient rocks provide clues for oxygen appearance in Earth’s atmosphere

Thursday, December 1, 2011, By News Staff

The appearance of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere probably did not occur as a single event, but as a long series of starts and stops, according to an international team of researchers who investigated rock cores from the northwest region…

Arts & Culture

Children’s touring production ‘New Kid’ to have additional public performances Dec. 3 and 10 at Syracuse Stage

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, By News Staff

Public performances of this year’s Bank of America Children’s Tour “New Kid,” produced by Syracuse Stage and the Department of Drama in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will be held at noon on Dec. 3 and…

Media, Law & Policy

NPR’s Michel Martin to speak at Newhouse School Nov. 30

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Michel Martin, host of the NPR talk show “Tell Me More,” will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, Nov. 30, as part of the Leaders in Communications speaker series. She will speak on “Just Because…

The Advocacy Center (formerly known as the R.A.P.E. Center) promotes name change and services

Friday, November 11, 2011, By News Staff

The Advocacy Center within the Division of Student Affairs kicked off its marketing campaign this week to promote its new name and the various services it offers. Signs have been posted in the grass between the Hildegarde and J. Myer…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, November 10

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

Whitman School’s EBV, job creation and business training are highlighted in national and regional media

Two VPA design programs ranked among top 10 in nation by DesignIntelligence

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By Erica Blust

Two undergraduate design programs in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been ranked among the top 10 in the nation in the 2012 DesignIntelligence report “America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools.” DesignIntelligence is the Design Futures…