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Participants Needed for Research Project on Alcohol Use among African American College Students

Friday, March 1, 2013, By News Staff

We invite you to participate in the research project “Alcohol Use among African American College Students.” This study was designed to better understand determinants of alcohol use behavior in college students of African descent. College students of African descent have…

IVMF Appoints SU Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67, Harvard’s Linda J. Bilmes to Advisory Board

Thursday, February 28, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of two new members to its external advisory board. They are chairman of the SU Board of Trustees Richard L. Thompson G’67, senior counsel, Patton Boggs LLP;…

School of Social Work Celebrates National Social Work Month

Thursday, February 28, 2013, By Michele Barrett

As the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) begins its annual commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month on March 1, the School of Social Work in the Falk College has planned a series of activities as part of its month-long national celebration.

Five to Be Honored With Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence

Wednesday, February 27, 2013, By News Staff

Five Syracuse University faculty and staff members will receive the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence at a campus ceremony and reception in their honor on Monday, April 1.

Reading Twain in Tianjin

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, By News Staff

English professor receives Fulbright to teach in China Editor’s Note: Follow the adventures of Harvery Teres as he writes about his experiences in China in the blog “Faculty at Work: Notes from the Field,” a new feature  published on The…

FSAP Presents Program on Health Care Planning

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, By News Staff

The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program’s WorkLife Series continues with a two-part program on legal and financial issues in health care planning. The sessions are free, and all are welcome to attend. The first session, “Health Care Planning Part I:…

iSchool Joins Program to Bring More Women into Technology, Computing

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, By J.D. Ross

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) joined the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Pacesetters program Feb. 26 at a kick-off ceremony in Santa Cruz, Calif. NCWIT’s Pacesetters is a fast-track program that seeks to radically increase the…

German Author and Scholar Present Joint Reading on Holocaust Memories in Literature March 6

Monday, February 25, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Susanna Piontek and Guy Stern will examine translation and fictionalization of actual memories The literary representation of Holocaust memories will be the subject of a presentation by the husband-and-wife team of Susanna Piontek and Guy Stern in Syracuse University’s College…

Amit Goswami to Speak on ‘Quantum Consciousness’ March 4

Monday, February 25, 2013, By News Staff

Quantum physicist Amit Goswami will speak Monday, March 4, in Room 500 Hall of Languages at 7 p.m. Goswami has been instrumental in creating a new paradigm in the field of science that he calls “science within consciousness,” or “quantum…

$1 Million Gift to School of Education Recognizes Work of Professor Corinne Smith

Thursday, February 21, 2013, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education has received a gift of $1 million to be used over the next five years to support students who study abroad and to further develop signature global education programs. The Himan Brown Charitable Trust of New…