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STEM

SU physicist aids in discovery of predicting breaking points in disordered solids

Thursday, September 8, 2011, By News Staff

In solid materials with regular atomic structures, figuring out where the material will break under stress is relatively easy. But for disordered solids, like glass or sand, their disordered structure makes such predictions a more daunting task. A collaboration of…

Campus & Community

Miller, Sparks to be honored with Eggers Senior Alumni Awards

Tuesday, September 6, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Distinguished alumni Edward S. Miller and Kenneth R. Sparks will be honored with the Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award during the annual Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award Dinner, to be held Friday, Sept. 9, from 5-8 p.m. at…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School welcomes new faculty

Thursday, August 25, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications welcomes five new faculty members this fall.

SU in the News: Wednesday, August 24

Wednesday, August 24, 2011, By News Staff

Maxwell School Dean James Steinberg quoted in National Journal on Obama leadership and events in Libya

Media, Law & Policy

Social media expert William J. Ward, a.k.a. ‘DR4WARD,’ joins faculty of SU’s Newhouse School

Thursday, August 18, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

William J. Ward joins Newhouse School at SU as professor of practice in social media, bringing “DR4WARD” leadership in new media education to campus.

Eatman receives international honors for promoting democracy, civic engagement in university life

Friday, August 12, 2011, By News Staff

Timothy K. Eatman, assistant professor in Syracuse University’s School of Education and research director of Imagining America, has been invited to serve as a scholar-in-residence at the University of the Free State (UFS) in South Africa from Aug. 10-23.

Business & Economy

Syracuse University’s veteran resources highlighted by White House

Friday, August 5, 2011, By News Staff

Following a public appearance at the Washington Navy Yard this morning, President Barack Obama and the White House acknowledged in a press release the importance of the support and resources that Syracuse University’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) and newly established Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).

Health & Society

Taishoff Center to host first leadership conference for college students with disabilities

Tuesday, August 2, 2011, By News Staff

The Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University continues to promote leadership opportunities for students with disabilities with its first national conference, “DisAbled & Proud: A Call to Lead,” to be held Aug. 5-7 on the SU campus….

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action

Tuesday, August 2, 2011, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced a “Commitment to Action” stemming from its participation in the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The CGI was established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton to inspire,…

Campus & Community

Margaret Himley named associate provost for international education and engagement

Monday, August 1, 2011, By News Staff

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina has announced that Margaret Himley, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence, professor of writing and rhetoric, and co-director of the LGBT Studies Program and minor in The…