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Campus & Community

Phi Beta Kappa to Induct 55 New Members May 9

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Fifty-five students will be inducted into the Syracuse University chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society on Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. Micere Mugo, Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence and professor of African American Studies…

Arts & Culture

Two A&S Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Two professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. M. Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Professor of Physics and associate…

STEM

Faculty, Students Using Big Data to Analyze Energy-Use Patterns

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, By Diane Stirling

A team from the School of Information Studies (iSchool) is conducting research analysis using big data sets from the Pecan Street Research Consortium, a global collaboration working on utility system operations, climate change, integration of distributed energy and storage, and…

Arts & Culture

Adam Kozaczka Wins Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Adam Kozaczka, a Ph.D. student in the English department in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won this year’s Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award. Kozaczka’s essay is titled “Macbeth and the Britishing of the Scot: Harnessing Shakespeare for Unification…

Arts & Culture

Spoken-Word Poetry Program to Feature Carvens Lissaint, Zora Howard

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By News Staff

Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program housed within the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will host “From the Stage to the Page” with poets Carvens Lissaint and Zora Howard of The Strivers Row on Tuesday, April 29, at 8 p.m. in…

Arts & Culture

Mandarins to Host Annual Show Featuring Hernz Laguerre

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Mandarins are changing the a cappella game at their annual concert, Mandarins Live!, on Saturday, April 26, at 6 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The evening’s special guest performer, Hernz Laguerre, is well known on campus for his…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Fine Print Program on Exhibition

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By News Staff

Light Work has announced the upcoming exhibition “Artist to Artist: Light Work’s Fine Print Program,” on view in the Light Work Hallway Gallery May 15-July 16. It features works by Keliy Anderson-Staley, Matt Black, John Chervinsky, Scott Connaroe, Kelli Connell,…

Health & Society

Ann Grodzins Gold Awarded Two Prominent Fellowships

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

A 20-year veteran of the University faculty, Ann Grodzins Gold has racked up dozens of awards and fellowships during her career. Recently, Gold, a professor in the Religion Department in the College of Arts and Sciences, who also holds a…

Arts & Culture

Stephanie James Named Founding Director of VPA’s School of Art

Thursday, April 24, 2014, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has appointed Stephanie James the founding director of the college’s future School of Art. James is a fine artist and currently associate dean and head of the School of Visual Arts…

Campus & Community

Twelve Seniors Named as 2014 Syracuse University Scholars

Wednesday, April 23, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Twelve graduating seniors have been named as the 2014 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows. University Scholars will represent the entire graduating class at the May 11 Commencement ceremony. On Thursday, April 24, the scholars…