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Scozzafava Named VP for Information Technology, Chief Information Officer

Friday, December 4, 2015, By Carol Boll

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy announced today that Samuel Scozzafava Jr. has been named vice president for information technology and chief information officer for the University. The appointment is effective immediately. Scozzafava has served as interim CIO since…

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Adeyemi Adediran ’16

Wednesday, December 2, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Adeyemi Adediran transferred to Syracuse University from a university in his home country of Nigeria in 2014. A philosophy major, he won that department’s Peterfreund Prize for undergraduates this past summer. He spent the summer volunteering at a community center…

Graduate Students Teach Philosophy to Eighth Graders in City Schools

Wednesday, December 2, 2015, By Keith Kobland

A collaborative project between the Southside Academy in the Syracuse City School District and members of the philosophy department in the College of Arts and Sciences is leading to a greater understanding of mankind’s most important questions among eighth graders.

National Day of Giving Events Planned for Today

Tuesday, December 1, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Tuesday, Dec. 1, is National Day of Giving, or #GivingTuesday. Now in its fourth year, #GivingTuesday is observed on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, following the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday. #GivingTuesday kicks off the month of…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Architecture’s Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs Rise in Rankings

Tuesday, December 1, 2015, By Elaine Wackerow

The 2016 DesignIntelligence (DI) rankings of America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools place the Syracuse University School of Architecture undergraduate (B.Arch) program at #4 in the nation, up from last year’s fifth position. The school’s graduate (M.Arch) program is ranked…

Eleventh Annual Charity Sports Auction Dec. 2

Monday, November 30, 2015, By Michele Barrett

More than 400 items will be available at the Eleventh Annual Charity Sports Auction, hosted by the Sport Management (SPM) Club. The event will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the Carrier Dome backcourt during the SU vs. Wisconsin…

Campus & Community

LIME Presents Ambassador Martin Indyk

Wednesday, November 25, 2015, By News Staff

On Dec. 2, at 1 p.m. in Maxwell Hall, Room 204, LIME will host Ambassador Martin Indyk for a talk followed by a question and answer session. The former U.S. ambassador to Israel is currently executive vice president of the…

Associate Professor Nathan Sales Explains Meaning of Worldwide Travel Alert

Tuesday, November 24, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Heading into the busy holiday travel season, the U.S. State Department has issued a worldwide travel alert, warning of an increased terrorist threat around the world. What does this mean? Associate Law Professor Nathan Sales, a faculty member at the…

STEM

Professor Works on Innovations in Window Efficiencies

Monday, November 23, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Eric Schiff wants to see innovative ways to retrofit single-pane windows to make them more efficient. As a program director at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, he is leading an effort to make that happen.

Raymond Carver Series Continues with Novelist Dinaw Mengestu

Monday, November 23, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a reading by acclaimed novelist Dinaw Mengestu. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, Mengestu will participate in an audience Q&A session at 3:45 p.m., followed by an author…