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Campus & Community

Gerontological Society of America Honors Harrington Meyer’s ‘Grandmothers at Work’

Wednesday, August 6, 2014, By News Staff

Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer has been awarded the Gerontological Society of America’s Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award for her book, “Grandmothers at Work: Juggling Families and Jobs.” Harrington Meyer was one of four scholars honored by the Gerontological Society of…

Campus & Community

Statement from Syracuse University Regarding Princeton Review Party School Ranking

Monday, August 4, 2014, By News Staff

Statement from Senior Vice President for Public Affairs Kevin Quinn Regarding Princeton Review Party School Ranking “We are disappointed with the Princeton Review ranking, which is based on a two-year-old survey of a very small portion of our student body….

Arts & Culture

Poet Will Schutt to Appear Oct. 8 in Raymond Carver Series

Sunday, August 3, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

The poet Will Schutt will participate in Syracuse University’s Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45-4:30 p.m., followed by the reading. The event is free and…

STEM

National Science Foundation Awards Elite Team of Physicists $5.2 Million

Monday, July 28, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Syracuse University Experimental High Energy Physics Group has several reasons to celebrate—more than five million, in fact. The elite team of physicists, which includes professors Marina Artuso, Steven Blusk, Tomasz Skwarnicki and Sheldon Stone, was recently awarded $5.2 million…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse to Host Viewing Parties Sept. 29 as Part of Dedication Celebration

Friday, July 25, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School will host viewing parties for students, faculty and staff on Monday, Sept. 29, as part of the dedication of the Newhouse Studio and Innovation Center. Part of an $18 million renovation of Newhouse 2, the new facility…

Media, Law & Policy

Emergency Response Crews and Newhouse School to Conduct Training Exercise on July 29

Thursday, July 24, 2014, By Keith Kobland

The Department of Public Safety, along with the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, will be conducting a drill on Tuesday, July 29, from 8-11:30 a.m. The exercise will take place in the 100 block of Winding Ridge Road. DPS,…

Health & Society

Sociology Professor Looks at the International Student Experience

Wednesday, July 23, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

A recent jump in the number of students from Asia enrolling in American universities has led Yingyi Ma to her latest research and a purpose in thinking about the best experience for international students.

STEM

SU Mathematician Invited to Speak at ‘MathFest’ in Oregon

Tuesday, July 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has been invited to speak at the country’s largest annual summertime gathering of mathematicians, taking place next month in Portland, Ore. Jack Graver, professor of mathematics, will address attendees at the…

Arts & Culture

SU Arts Leadership Expert to Speak at Rochester Institute of Technology

Tuesday, July 22, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Mark Nerenhausen, professor of practice and founding director of Syracuse University’s Janklow Arts Leadership Program, will be among the guest speakers at Thursday’s Diversity in the Arts: A Call to Action in ROC symposium. The one-day symposium, which will be…

Arts & Culture

Art History Alumna to Lead Florence Graduate Program in Renaissance Art

Tuesday, July 22, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

In 1993, Sally Cornelison earned a master’s degree in art history from the College of Arts and Sciences. Her mentor at the time was Gary Radke, the longtime director of the Florence Graduate Program in Renaissance Art, who later this…