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Three Will Be Honored with George Arents Award at Orange Central

Tuesday, October 7, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Richard M. Jones ’92, G’95, L’95, Angela Y. Robinson ’78 and Donald Schupak ’64, L’66 will receive the George Arents Award, the University’s highest alumni honor. The award recognizes alumni who are pioneers and leaders in their fields.

Women’s and Gender Studies, Office of Multicultural Affairs to Host Prominent Chicana Scholar

Monday, October 6, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Laura Elisa Pérez, associate professor of ethnic studies, author, and the only Chicana scholar tenured in the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Berkeley, will present a lecture titled, “Undocumented Flower Crossings, Walking Altars, and Latina/o…

STEM

Physicist Wins NSF Award to Advance Scientific Cyberinfrastructure

Monday, October 6, 2014, By News Staff

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to upgrade the cyberinfrastructure used by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to search for gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time that were first…

Health & Society

R. David Lankes Writes About Being ‘The Boring Patient’

Thursday, October 2, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Professor R. David Lankes shares a personalized, humor-filled account of his experience being diagnosed with and living with cancer over the last two-plus years in his new book “The Boring Patient.”

Mayors Discuss Role of Design in Urban Revitalization at Everson Event

Thursday, October 2, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University and the City of Syracuse are hosting the east regional session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) on Oct. 23 and 24 in Syracuse. The Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) is a National Endowment of…

Alumni To Receive Eggers, Generation Orange Awards During Orange Central

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will recognize the extraordinary contributions of both its senior alumni and its younger alumni during Orange Central weekend Oct. 9-12. The Melvin A. Eggers Senior Alumni Award will be presented to Marylyn Ginsburg-Klaus ’56, G’57 and Irma Ginsberg…

Chi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta Celebrates 125th Anniversary

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By News Staff

The Chi chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta will celebrate 125 years of sisterhood at Syracuse University Oct. 10-12. As the weekend falls during Orange Central, the sisters will be joined by alumnae members from throughout the chapter’s rich history. The…

Alumni Welcomed Back to Campus for Orange Central

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

This year’s Orange Central celebration features events for alumni, current students, faculty, staff and the entire community.

Campus & Community

October Is National Depression Awareness Month

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By News Staff

If you are feeling overwhelmed, sad or depressed, or just not enjoying life anymore, it may be time to pause and take a moment to assess your emotional health. The Syracuse University Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is offering…

Campus & Community

Participants Needed for Research Project on Health Behaviors Among African-American College Students

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

We invite you for participation in the research project “Health Behaviors among African American College Students.” This study was designed to better understand determinants of health behaviors in college students of African descent. College students of African descent have not…