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University Community Members Tell Their Stories in Dialogue on Diversity

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Students had a chance to be heard, to tell their stories of challenges at Syracuse University and their hopes for its future, in a discussion meant to be just the beginning. More than 250 students, faculty and staff gathered to…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 11th Annual Transitions Ceremony to Honor Class of 2017 Scholars

Friday, October 3, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, hosts its 11th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 31, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The ceremony honors WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have successfully…

Veterans

IVMF Announces New Community-Based Initiatives in Support of Record Department of Veterans Affairs Funding

Thursday, October 2, 2014, By News Staff

In recognition of the VA’s announcement of an additional $207 million for community-based organizations supporting homeless and at-risk veterans and their families, the Institute of Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) is expanding its Community of Practice, community-centered…

Alumni Welcomed Back to Campus for Orange Central

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

This year’s Orange Central celebration features events for alumni, current students, faculty, staff and the entire community.

Democratizing Knowledge Receives Mellon Grant

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By News Staff

The Democratizing Knowledge Project (DK), a Syracuse University interdisciplinary collective of faculty and graduate students, has been awarded a four-year, $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a series of summer institutes titled “Just Academic Spaces: Creating…

Health & Society

Psychologist Awarded $400,000 Grant to Study Health Behaviors among African American High School Students

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Aesoon Park, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of a three-year, $400,000 grant award from the National Institute of Health. A clinical psychologist and member of Syracuse’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Group, she will…

Nominations Sought for Alumni Awards to Be Bestowed at Orange Central

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Office of Alumni Relations is seeking nominations for the George Arents Award, Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award and the Generation Orange Award. These distinguished alumni awards will be conferred during Orange Central Weekend, Oct. 9-12. Nominations for Orange…

Former NY State Lieutenant Governor to Deliver Tanner Lecture at Maxwell School

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By News Staff

Richard Ravitch, former lieutenant governor of New York, will deliver the next Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility on Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.  His talk is titled “Public Responsibility and the Federal-State Disconnect.” Ravitch is a…

Health & Society

Power Plant Standards Could Save Thousands of U.S. Lives Every Year

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By News Staff

Power plant standards to cut climate-changing carbon emissions will reduce other harmful air pollution and provide substantial human health benefits, according to a new study released Sept. 30 by scientists from Syracuse, Harvard and Boston universities. The research shows that,…

Arts & Culture

Two Time Tony Award-Winning Musical ‘Parade’ Starts SU Drama’s Season

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By News Staff

Daring, innovative, and bold, “Parade” won two well-earned Tony Awards in 2000. The tragic, true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man wrongly accused of murder in 1913 Georgia, serves as the basis for a tender love story.