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Two anthropology Ph.D. students receive major NSF fellowships
Melinda Gurr and Lauren Hosek, both second-year doctoral students in anthropology, have received highly prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. The awards support advanced graduate study for three years, at $30,000 per year. In selecting Gurr and Hosek, the…
SU in the News: Tuesday, April 10
Southern California Public Radio interviews College of Law’s David Cay Johnston on elimination of universal service obligation for landlines
Faculty and staff volunteers needed for Mayfest April 27
The students’ spring tradition, Mayfest, will be taking place on Friday, April 27 from 1-6 p.m. in Walnut Park, and we need your help to make it a success.
iSchool adviser/SU Trustee creates new summer Ph.D. fellowships
Believing that “the research from the Ph.D. program is fundamental to what the School of Information Studies is and what it becomes,” iSchool Board of Advisors member and Syracuse University Trustee Christine Larsen has established a summer fellowship to support…
April 10 WISE forum to tackle common issues students face upon entering sports industry
Women in Sports and Events (WISE) at Syracuse University has announced the topics to be addressed in its first annual symposium, “A Word to the WISE: Leveling the Playing Field.” The symposium will tackle common issues students face upon entering…
Lebowitz, Moore, Schramm and Sorkin to receive Syracuse University honorary degrees
At Syracuse University’s 158th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 13, four honorary degrees will be presented to individuals of outstanding achievement who have made a difference in the world and in the lives of others. The four 2012 honorary degree…
Orange Circle Awards to be presented April 10
Syracuse University will recognize three individuals and an organization with the Orange Circle Award, honoring members of the SU community who have done extraordinary things in the service of others. The awards will be given at an invitation-only luncheon at…
iSchool invests $1.3 million in Upstate IT scholarships
Almost like an angel investor, the School of Information Studies (iSchool) made a decision in 2009 to fund a stake in the future careers of Upstate New York residents looking to enhance and retool their information skills. The school created…
Student startups win more than $150,000 at Emerging Talk
Thirty-seven student startups won a combined $153,200 in seed funding at the third annual Emerging Talk conference on March 30 at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. More than 300 students, faculty, entrepreneurs, investors and community members came out…
Team up for Relay for Life April 14-15 at Carrier Dome
Syracuse University and the American Cancer Society are teaming up once again to fight cancer with the 2012 SU/ESF Relay for Life, from 6 p.m.-6 a.m. Saturday, April 14, into Sunday, April 15, at the Carrier Dome. The Relay for…