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Syracuse Hosts U.S. Hispanic Literary Recovery Conference Oct. 9-11

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University is observing National Hispanic American Heritage Month with a major conference on U.S. Hispanic literary culture.

STEM

Professor Receives Grant for Ongoing Work in Particle Physics

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to support his ongoing work in medium-energy physics. Paul Souder, a world-renowned nuclear physicist, is using a three-year $1.2 million grant award from the U.S. Department…

African American Studies to Commemorate 50th Year of Chinua Achebe’s ‘Arrow of God’

Wednesday, September 24, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Department of African American Studies (AAS) in the College of Arts and Sciences will host a symposium in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Chinua Achebe’s landmark book “Arrow of God.” The event, which is free and open to…

Victor Rios to Speak on Youth Control Complex Sept. 24

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will host the first installment of the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Victor Rios, associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present “Punitive…

Maxwell Awarded $1 Million for Programs Connecting Academics, Policy Makers

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, By News Staff

The Carnegie Corp. of New York has named the Maxwell School as one of five institutional recipients of $1 million, two-year grants through its initiative “Rigor and Relevance: Bridging the Academic-Policy Gap.”

STEM

Wang Selected for Junior Faculty Achievement Award

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Assistant Professor Yang Wang has been recognized with the Robert Benjamin Junior Faculty Achievement Award, an honor that showcases the demonstration of excellence and originality in research. Dean Elizabeth D. Liddy presented the award at the School of Information Studies…

Syracuse Celebrates Banned Books Week with Community Read-Outs Sept. 25-26

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Members of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences are honoring Banned Books Week (Sept. 21-27) with two community read-outs, featuring books by and about African American authors. The read-outs are part of a major initiative called “Black and Banned.”…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Professor Featured in New Humanities Documentary

Friday, September 19, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences will be featured in a new documentary about the public humanities. Gregg Lambert, Dean’s Professor of the Humanities and director of the Central New York Humanities Corridor, is among eight prominent…

Habitat for Humanity Raising the Roof and Awareness

Friday, September 19, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Build a shack. Increase awareness. Raise funds for affordable housing. The Shack-A-Thon draws students together for three days and two nights on the Quad to better understand the lack of affordable housing in the community and across the country.

Point of Contact Gallery Hosting ‘Materiality and Poetry, the Visual and the Verbal’

Thursday, September 18, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting a panel discussion, “Materiality and Poetry, the Visual and the Verbal,” on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. The conversation will concern the poetic influence behind the current exhibition “Last” by Dorene Quinn. Chilean…