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Arts & Culture

VPA Jumps 12 Spots in Latest U.S. News & World Report Graduate Fine Arts Rankings

Friday, April 22, 2016, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has been ranked No. 33 by U.S. News & World Report on its 2017 Best Graduate Schools in Fine Arts list. VPA was previously ranked no. 45 by U.S. News in 2012—the…

STEM

Bamin Khomami to Give BMCE Distinguished Lecture

Friday, April 22, 2016, By News Staff

Professor Bamin Khomami, Granger and Beaman Distinguished University Professor at the University of Tennessee, will give a Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Distinguished Lecture on Friday, April 29, at 1 p.m. in 105 Life Science Building. The topic is “From Single…

It will be quite awhile before people can ‘feel good’ about VW

Thursday, April 21, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

In a settlement with the EPA, Volkswagen has agreed to a plan to fix or buy back almost half a million vehicles that violated emissions standards. Brian Sheehan, Syracuse University Associate Professor of Advertising at the Newhouse School and author…

Arts & Culture

Wynn Newhouse Awards Exhibition Now Open at Palitz Gallery

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, By Scott McDowell

The ninth annual Wynn Newhouse Awards Exhibition runs through May 14 at Palitz Gallery, located in Syracuse University’s Lubin House at 11 East 61st St., New York City. The exhibition that was created to draw attention to the achievements of…

Arts & Culture

Sharing the True ‘Stories of Syria’ with the World

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, By Erica Blust

After the attacks on Paris last Nov. 13, Andrew Kimmel ’08 made a life-changing decision. He would quit his job as a successful television producer and devote his full attention—and finances—to “Stories of Syria,” a project he conceived after a 2014 visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

Campus & Community

Professor Bettye Caldwell Dies; Was Champion for Children’s Care

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Retired professor of child and family studies Bettye Caldwell passed away on April 17. Her work in the 1960s at the Children’s Center of Syracuse provided the foundation for what became one of the most important components of the Great…

Arts & Culture

Architecture Announces New Academic Leadership Effective July 1

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow

Architecture dean Michael Speaks has announced the following academic leadership appointments, effective July 1: Associate Professor Lawrence Davis will take on the role of new undergraduate program chair; Associate Professor Brian Lonsway will be the new chair of the school’s…

Health & Society

SOE Faculty Appointed to Leadership Positions

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

School of Education professors Marcelle Haddix and Linwood Vereen now hold key positions on prestigious boards. Haddix, dean’s associate professor and chair of the Reading and Language Arts Center (RLA), has been named to serve as vice president-elect on the…

Arts & Culture

Students to Compete in Presentational Speaking Competition April 21

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Erica Blust

Ten outstanding students from five Syracuse University schools and colleges will compete in the White-Denison Presentational Speaking Competition on Thursday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m. in 001 Life Sciences Building. The competition, which is open to the University community, is…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Ranked #23 in Best Undergrad Business Schools 2016

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management  is among the top undergraduate business schools in the country, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking of the Best Undergrad Business Schools, 2016. Whitman is #23 on the list, which focused on four main…