Search Results for: ,eYO

STEM

Michael ’72 and Susan Thonis Establish Endowed Professorship of Earth Sciences

Tuesday, March 18, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Professor Suzanne L. Baldwin, a renowned geologist and thermochronologist, has been named the inaugural Michael G. and Susan T. Thonis Professor of Earth Sciences in The College of Arts and Sciences. Through the generosity of Michael Thonis ’72 and his…

SU Campus Now Deemed HEARTSafe

Monday, March 17, 2014, By Keith Kobland

You feel a tightness in your chest. You’re sweating. Your pulse is racing, and you’re short of breath. You could be having a heart attack. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that nearly 1.5 million heart attacks are suffered yearly…

Mũgo Earns Kenyan Award of Order, Mounts Play at UC Irvine

Friday, March 14, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a preeminent African American studies scholar in The College of Arts and Sciences, is taking center stage, literally and figuratively. Recently, she was cited by The Kenya Gazette, the official newspaper of the African republic, as the…

Saunders Wins More Hardware, Prepares to Launch ‘Kindness’ Book

Thursday, March 13, 2014, By Rob Enslin

This spring is shaping up to be another busy one for George Saunders G’88, acclaimed author and professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences. This past weekend, the Oneonta, N.Y., resident traveled to London to receive the…

Health & Society

Haddix Named Recipient of AERA Early Career Award

Thursday, March 6, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Marcelle Haddix, assistant professor in the Reading and Language Arts Center at the School of Education, has been named the recipient of the 2014 Division K Early Career Award. This award is given annually to a researcher in the initial…

Disability Rights Activist to Visit Campus on Wednesday, March 5

Monday, March 3, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Judith E. Heumann, the special advisor for international disability rights at the U.S. Department of State, will visit Syracuse University on Wednesday, March 5. Heumann will speak as part of a panel titled “Promoting Inclusion of People with Disabilities—Through Law…

‘FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement’ Screening March 4

Friday, February 28, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee (BCCC) will host a screening of the documentary “FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement” at 7 p.m. at Watson Hall Theater on Tuesday, March 4. The event will also include a Q&A and reception with…

‘Invention of Religion: Jews and Christians in the Ancient World’ to Be Presented March 26

Thursday, February 27, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

A renowned authority in Talmudic culture, Daniel Boyarin from the University of California at Berkeley will speak at the Judaic Studies Program’s B.G. Rudolph Lecture. He will present “Jewish and Christian Apologetics and the Inventions of Religion” on Wednesday, March…

Campus & Community

Diavolo Dance Theater Performs New Work April 4; Tickets Now on Sale

Wednesday, February 19, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The high-energy and visually stunning Diavolo Dance Theater, presented by Syracuse University Arts Engage, will return to Syracuse to perform its new work, “Fluid Identities,” co-commissioned by SU Arts Engage, on Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Theater in downtown Syracuse.

Arts & Culture

SALTQuarters to Feature Exhibition by Fowler High School Students

Tuesday, February 11, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

An exhibition of artwork by students from Fowler High School will open at SALTQuarters, 115 Otisco St., on Thursday, Feb. 13. The public is invited to an opening event from 4-6 p.m. The works were created during this current school year…