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School of Education Responds to Controversial NCTQ Report

Wednesday, June 19, 2013, By Jennifer Russo

In response to a growing national debate over teacher quality, the School of Education posted an explanation on its website this week about its approach to training teachers who will perform at the highest level. In announcing this new web…

Sperm Wars Ruled by Females?

Monday, June 10, 2013, By Rob Enslin

SU study finds that females play active, pivotal role in postcopulatory processes Females play a larger role in determining paternity than previously thought, say biologists in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Their findings are the subject of a…

Newhouse School Announces Winners in 2013 Mirror Awards Competition

Wednesday, June 5, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Naming of Dick Clark Studios also announced at awards ceremony Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications presented seven journalism awards June 5 at the seventh annual Mirror Awards ceremony. The event was held at Cipriani 42 in New York City….

Memorial Service for Maxwell Professor William Duncombe to Be Held June 7

Tuesday, May 28, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

William D. Duncombe, professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, senior research associate in Maxwell’s Center for Policy Research (CPR) and associate director of CPR’s Education Finance and Accountability Program, died…

STEM

Tracking the Earth’s Mantle

Thursday, May 23, 2013, By Rob Enslin

New findings by a team of researchers, including Earth sciences professor Robert Moucha, reveal how the Earth’s mantle affects long-term sea-level rise estimates. This is big news, says Moucha, for scientists who use the coastline to predict future sea levels.

Architecture Appoints Jean-François Bédard Chair of Graduate Programs

Friday, May 17, 2013, By Elaine Wackerow

The School of Architecture has announced the appointment of Associate Professor Jean-François Bédard to the position of chair of the school’s graduate programs, effective July 1. Bédard has taught at Syracuse since fall 2005 and was awarded tenure in May…

Winners of 2013 On My Own Time Exhibition Announced

Friday, May 17, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University faculty and staff were honored for their artistic contributions at the closing reception of the On My Own Time (OMOT) exhibition on May 15 at Hendricks Chapel. Judges from Syracuse University and a panel of professional artists from…

Arts & Culture

Veterans’ Poetry Reading, Combat Photography on Display During ‘An Iliad’

Friday, May 17, 2013, By News Staff

Events connect today’s veterans to the Trojan War Syracuse Stage will be hosting a series of events during the run of “An Iliad,” adapted by Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson, from Homer’s epic. The show runs in the Storch Theatre…

Dean of Student Affairs Thomas V. Wolfe Named 14th President of Iliff School of Theology

Wednesday, May 15, 2013, By News Staff

Thomas V. Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of Syracuse University’s Division of Student Affairs, has been named the 14th president of Iliff School of Theology (Iliff), as announced today by the Iliff Board of Trustees. Wolfe, who has led…

Student Speech by University Scholar Jaime Bernstein

Sunday, May 12, 2013, By News Staff

Student address from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. The human heart beats 100,000 times a day, 35 million times a year, and 3 billion times in a lifetime. With each beat blood circulates throughout the body delivering the nutrients essential…