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Arts & Culture

Two A&S Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Two professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. M. Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Professor of Physics and associate…

Arts & Culture

Arts and Sciences Junior Awarded Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Prize

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Kristin Weeks, a junior in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, may be from the tiny Western New York village of Akron, but this young woman has big dreams and huge goals. Weeks, who is ambitiously pursuing a triple…

Media, Law & Policy

Golden Gear Places in New York Business Plan Competition

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By News Staff

Daniel Goldberg, founder of Golden Gear, won second place in the products and services category in the fifth annual New York Business Plan Competition. The finals were held Friday, April 25, at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering in…

STEM

Faculty, Students Using Big Data to Analyze Energy-Use Patterns

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Diane Stirling

A team from the School of Information Studies (iSchool) is conducting research analysis using big data sets from the Pecan Street Research Consortium, a global collaboration working on utility system operations, climate change, integration of distributed energy and storage, and…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Welcomes NYS Attorney General as Commencement Speaker May 9

Monday, April 28, 2014, By Keith Kobland

New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman will serve as Commencement speaker for the College of Law at its graduation exercises Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. As attorney general, Schneiderman is the highest-ranking law…

Health & Society

In Class FST 706: Gender, Food, and Rights

Monday, April 28, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Falk College features a new graduate-level course that explores one of the world’s most important issues: access to food. Professor Anne Bellows provides a unique perspective for students, and as part of the class, students are brought to the United…

Campus & Community

Three to Receive Honorary Degrees at 160th Commencement

Friday, April 25, 2014, By News Staff

A world-class scientist in the understanding of cell reproduction, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and a legendary lacrosse coach and sculptor will take the stage at Commencement to be honored for their significant accomplishments.

Arts & Culture

Students from Syracuse, Taiwan and Hong Kong Collaborate on Taipei Project

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By News Staff

This past March, three architecture studios—35 students, along with multiple faculty members—spent a week in Taipei as part of the Rubin Global Design Studio, an annual architecture travel program. They are led by Syracuse Architecture faculty members, including Angie Co,…

Campus & Community

Two Named 2014-15 Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellows

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowships for 2014-2015 have been awarded to Thomas A. Guiler and Jason Luther. The Public Humanities Fellowships are supported by a partnership between the New York Council for the Humanities and the Central New…

Arts & Culture

Stephanie James Named Founding Director of VPA’s School of Art

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has appointed Stephanie James the founding director of the college’s future School of Art. James is a fine artist and currently associate dean and head of the School of Visual Arts…