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Student Involvement Fair on Sept. 9

Wednesday, September 2, 2015, By Shannon Andre

On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the Office of Student Activities, within the Division of Student Affairs, will host the annual Student Involvement Fair. More than 150 recognized student organizations will participate, showcasing their organizations, promoting membership and sharing their aims and…

STEM

Physicist Lands NIH Grant Award to Study Tissue, Organ Formation

Wednesday, September 2, 2015, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop theoretical models of tissue and organ formation. M. Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics, is using…

Media, Law & Policy

Steinberg to Conclude Tenure as Maxwell Dean Following 2015-16 Academic Year

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By News Staff

Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean James Steinberg has announced that he will be stepping down as dean at the end of the academic year 2015–2016. Steinberg has been at the helm of the Maxwell School since 2011. …

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Hosts International Philosophy Conference Sept. 18-20

Monday, August 31, 2015, By Rob Enslin

One of the world’s leading political philosophy conferences is coming to the College of Arts and Sciences. The third annual Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy will take place on Sept. 18-20 in the Kilian Room (500) of the…

Arts & Culture

Silverstein Awarded Two Grants to Investigate Religious Engagement in Later Life

Monday, August 31, 2015, By Michele Barrett

The John Templeton Foundation awarded a $1.49 million grant to Merril Silverstein, the Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging, for a three-year study entitled, “Religious Transitions, Transmissions and Trajectories Among Baby-Boomers and their Families.” Additionally, the National Institutes of Health…

Campus & Community

New Student Convocation Welcomes Freshman, Transfer Students

Monday, August 31, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Senior Class Marshal Tatiana Williams ’16 offered four pieces of wisdom to incoming students during the University’s New Student Convocation Thursday evening in the Carrier Dome. Find your crew. Discover yourself. Have fun. And follow your vision. “Welcome to the…

Campus & Community

Mathis-Hanlon Named Interim Director of Parents Office

Friday, August 28, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Division of Student Affairs has named Missy Mathis-Hanlon as the interim director of the Parents Office. Mathis-Hanlon’s appointment follows the previous director Colleen Bench’s appointment as associate vice president of Student Affairs. In this interim role, Mathis-Hanlon will serve…

Health & Society

Falk College Receives Grants to Assist Trauma Victims of Neighborhood Violence

Friday, August 28, 2015, By Michele Barrett

In This Together will provide workshops to help social service professionals, educators, health care practitioners, juvenile justice workers, clergy and mental health counselors learn how to identify and address signs of trauma.

Health & Society

Syracuse Sociologists Shine at National Conference

Friday, August 28, 2015, By Rob Enslin

More than a dozen members of the Department of Sociology presented their research at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA), held in Chicago recently. They join approximately 4,600 other presenters for more than 600 program sessions….

Arts & Culture

English Department Announces Fall Carver Reading Series

Wednesday, August 26, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences has announced the Fall 2015 Raymond Carver Reading Series. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent writers to campus each year, is presented by the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing,…