Search Results for: ,eTH

Media, Law & Policy

Disability law expert named distinguished professor

Monday, August 13, 2012, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Dean Hannah Arterian recently announced that Professor Arlene Kanter was named the Bond, Schoeneck & King Distinguished Professor at Syracuse University College of Law for 2012-14. Kanter teaches courses on U.S., comparative and international disability law and policy; education and…

Campus & Community

Timothy Eatman and Scott Peters named Imagining America co-directors

Monday, August 13, 2012, By Jamie Haft

Syracuse University and Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA) announce the appointments of Timothy K. Eatman and Scott J. Peters as IA co-directors, effective Aug. 1. “With Eatman and Peters as directors, IA will continue to advance…

STEM

Earth sciences major spends summer in Costa Rican cloud forest

Saturday, August 11, 2012, By News Staff

Waking up to howler monkeys greeting the morning, hiking past colorfully plumed toucans flying through the trees and looking out for poisonous vipers winding through the forest, Natalie Teale, a senior Earth sciences and geography major in Syracuse University’s College…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Friday, August 10

Friday, August 10, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Chancellor Cantor co-authored an Atlanta Journal Constitution op-ed with Earl Lewis, provost at Emory University, on the upcoming Supreme Court affirmative action related case of Fisher v. University of Texas. 9WSYR reported on the installation…

Campus & Community

OIRA Director Bobbi Yonai to retire in 2013

Friday, August 10, 2012, By News Staff

After nearly 30 years as a member of the Syracuse University community, Barbara (Bobbi) A. Yonai, director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA), has announced plans to retire from the University in January 2013. Yonai joined the…

Campus & Community

Call for poetry

Thursday, August 9, 2012, By News Staff

For 2013, the Syracuse Poster Project will supplement its traditional poster series with a poster of church-going women in fancy hats (see image at left). The project now invites Central New York poets to submit haiku poems to both the…

Campus & Community

SU London staff member volunteers as ‘Games Maker’ during 2012 Olympics

Thursday, August 9, 2012, By News Staff

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London have undeniably captivated the world, and one Syracuse University staff member is doing her part to make this global-scale event in her home city a success. From the beginning of the games, Ria…

Veterans

IVMF announces appointment of VMI’s Roger Thompson as senior fellow

Wednesday, August 8, 2012, By News Staff

Continuing its commitment to leveraging the national resources of higher education in service to the nation’s veterans and military families, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) has announced the appointment of Roger Thompson, professor of…

Campus & Community

Near Westside Multicultural Block Party on Aug. 16 celebrates neighborhood

Wednesday, August 8, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) will hold its third annual Multicultural Block Party at Skiddy Park on Thursday, Aug. 16, from 1-9 p.m. Residents and supporters of the Near West Side are invited to attend this celebration of community. The…

STEM

WiGiT’s iDAWG communications elements progressing to field test

Wednesday, August 8, 2012, By Diane Stirling

Technology improving interoperability of public emergency response communication devices with each other—and with cell phones, CB radios and walkie-talkies—is continuing development this summer, providing a testing ground for planners and experiential learning for School of Information Studies students. Hardware and…