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Sean O’Keefe G’78 Appointed University Professor, Phanstiel Chair

Wednesday, November 12, 2014, By News Staff

Sean O’Keefe G’78, former administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the 17th person in Syracuse University history to hold the title of University Professor.

Veterans

Maj. Gen. John Batiste Honors Veterans, Encourages Others to Commit to a Cause

Wednesday, November 12, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Before his keynote address during the Veterans Day Ceremony, retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John Batiste called upon fellow veterans and their families to be recognized for their service. “You’re the heartbeat of America,” he said.

Zephyr Teachout to Speak on ‘Can American Democracy Survive Corruption?’

Tuesday, November 11, 2014, By News Staff

Zephyr Teachout, professor of law at Fordham University, will visit the Maxwell School on Friday, Nov. 14, to deliver a lecture titled “Can American Democracy Survive Corruption?”  The event will be held at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium, with a…

School of Education Mourns Passing of Steven J. Taylor

Tuesday, November 11, 2014, By News Staff

Steven J. Taylor, Centennial Professor of Disability and director of the Center on Human Policy at the Syracuse University School of Education, died at his home in South Onondaga on Nov. 8. He is survived by his wife, Betsy Edinger,…

Health & Society

Alejandro Garcia receives 2014 Advocate for Older Adults Award

Monday, November 10, 2014, By Michele Barrett

Alejandro Garcia was honored recently with the State Society on Aging of New York’s (SSANY) 2014 Advocate for Older Adults Award. The Advocate for Older Adults Award recognizes a record of planning, policy development and advocacy work. Garcia, who currently…

‘adjunct appendix: Ad-hoc Exhibition of Work from Adjunct Faculty of VPA’

Monday, November 10, 2014, By News Staff

Light Work Lab will exhibit “adjunct appendix: an ad-hoc exhibition of work from Adjunct Faculty of the College of Visual and Performing Arts,” curated by John Wesley Mannion and Jessica Posner on occasion of the “Conceal Reveal: New Work from…

STEM

Geologist Reveals Correlation Between Earthquakes, Landslides

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A geologist in the College of Arts and Sciences has demonstrated that earthquakes—not climate change, as previously thought—affect the rate of landslides in Peru. The finding is the subject of an article in Nature Geoscience (Nature Publishing Group, 2014) by…

Veterans

Gen. Martin Dempsey Discusses Leadership in Challenging Times

Monday, November 3, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the 18th chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, shared his thoughts on global security challenges, the qualities of a good leader and the importance of a life in public service as part of a lecture Friday at Dineen Hall.

NPR Host and Author Michele Norris to Keynote 30th Annual MLK Celebration

Friday, October 31, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Michele Norris, National Public Radio host and special correspondent and creator of the Race Card Project (which involves people constructing six-word essays about race, which they then write on postcards), will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 30th annual…

Campus & Community

HathiTrust Research Center Seeks Proposals for Collaborative Projects

Friday, October 31, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The HathiTrust Research Center is seeking proposals for Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) projects that utilize the HathiTrust Digital Library and Research Center computational tools to address scholarly research questions. Examples of such collaborations include, but are not limited to: running…