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Rochelle Ford and Ping Zhang Named Provost’s Faculty Fellows

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Carol Boll

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly has announced the appointment of professors Rochelle Ford and Ping Zhang to serve as Provost’s Faculty Fellows, effective immediately. Ford is a professor and chair of the Department of Public Relations in the…

Arts & Culture

Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month 2016 Begins Sept. 15

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Natalie Rudakevych

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) will host Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The 11th annual program features musical performances, traditional cuisine samplings, dance parties and compelling speakers. This program provides the campus and local…

Syracuse University Experts Available to Discuss 15th Anniversary of 9/11

Monday, September 5, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University Faculty members are available for expert commentary on numerous issues surrounding the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Members of the media should contact Ellen James Mbuqe at 315.443.1897 or ejmbuqe@syr.edu for any questions. William Banks, Professor of Law…

Health & Society

Genesis Health Project Launches Alzheimer’s, Dementia Caregivers Support Program

Friday, September 2, 2016, By Michele Barrett

A $500,000 grant from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) will fund programming to deliver Alzheimer’s Disease and caregiving support to the African American community in Syracuse —including respite care and connections to community resources—as part of the…

STEM

Research Team Probes Health Effects of Onondaga Lakebed Sediment

Friday, September 2, 2016, By Carol Boll

A team of researchers from Syracuse University, SUNY Upstate Medical University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has received a $15,000 grant from the Hill Collaboration on Environmental Medicine to extend for a third year its research into…

Health & Society

Department of Child and Family Studies Renamed

Friday, September 2, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Effective July 2016, following necessary University review and approvals, Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies was renamed the Department of Human Development and Family Science. The new department name integrates faculty expertise in early childhood education and care,…

Campus & Community

$10,000 Grant to Lutheran Campus Ministry’s Mentoring Program; Students Being Recruited

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

A new program through the Council for Lutheran Campus Ministry in Syracuse will recruit college students interested in mentoring young refugees in the community. The “Success Saturdays” project gives college students the opportunity to work with high school and middle…

Campus & Community

Race and Our Communities to Explore Race, Justice, Violence and Police in 21st Century America

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By News Staff

Tonight, Syracuse University will host the inaugural Fall 2016 Symposium on Race and Our Communities: Race, Justice, Violence and Police in 21st Century America.  The symposium will provide an opportunity for candid conversation about racial inequality, community relations, police brutality…

Campus & Community

Bea González Named University Liaison to Posse Scholar Program

Wednesday, August 31, 2016, By Carol Boll

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed University College Dean and Special Assistant to the Chancellor Bea González to serve as the University’s liaison to the Posse Foundation scholarship program. In her capacity as liaison, González will work closely with…