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Maxwell School Professor Christina Merchant Dies
Christina Sickles Merchant, a professor of practice in the Department of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, passed away on Aug. 5. Since 2007, Merchant taught a wide variety of classes on…
Dischiave Honored by IBM for Curriculum Achievements
Dave Dischiave, associate professor of practice and director of the Global Enterprise Technology and Systems and Information Science programs at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been recognized by IBM for his development of curricula focusing on business and…
A Classroom of Promise
Five SU students traveled to South Africa for an SU Abroad course on the socio-economic development and educational system in the pre- and post-apartheid eras.They came back with much more and left behind a lasting impact on some young minds.
Syracuse Welcome 2013 to Receive New Students Beginning Aug. 21
On Wednesday, Aug. 21, and Thursday, Aug. 22, approximately 3,900 first-year and transfer students will arrive at Syracuse University to kick off the 2013-2014 academic year. When they do, Syracuse Welcome, SU’s orientation program, will help them get acclimated and…
IVMF Hosts Seventh V-WISE Entrepreneurship Training Conference for Female Veterans and Military Spouses
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced the seventh offering of its Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program, hosted in Seattle, Aug. 16-18. V-WISE is the first federally funded program focused on engaging entrepreneurial opportunity…
SU Chemists Develop ‘Fresh, New’ Approach to Making Alloy Nanomaterials
Potential applications include gas storage, heterogeneous catalysis and lithium-ion batteries Chemists in The College of Arts and Sciences have figured out how to synthesize nanomaterials with stainless steel-like interfaces. Their discovery may change how the form and structure of nanomaterials…
Chemists Design ‘Smart’ Nanoparticles to Improve Drug Delivery, DNA Self-Assembly
A team of chemists in SU’s College of Arts and Scientists has used a temperature-sensitive polymer to regulate DNA interactions in both a DNA-mediated assembly system and a DNA-encoded drug-delivery system. Their findings, led by Associate Professor Mathew M. Maye…
Report Examines Changing Nursing Home Trends in New York
A new report authored by Thomas Dennison, professor of practice in public administration and international affairs at the Maxwell School, notes that nursing homes have evolved since the ’90s from primarily providing residential care for seniors to focusing on both…
Janklow Launches Arts Leadership Advanced Certificate Program
Provides students with ‘broad perspective’ of organizational leadership The College of Arts and Sciences has announced the establishment of the Janklow Arts Leadership Advanced Certificate Program. Designed for recent college graduates as well as experienced practitioners, the 15-credit-hour program provides…
VPA’s Film Program Ranked No. 16 by the Hollywood Reporter
The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ film program in the Department of Transmedia was ranked No. 16 on the Hollywood Reporter’s (THR) list of the “Top 25 Film Schools of 2013” in its Aug. 9 issue. The article highlights…