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Business & Economy

Whitman School Professor Receives Inaugural Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Kerri D. Howell

Johan Wiklund, the Al Berg Chair and professor of entrepreneurship at the Whitman School, has been granted the inaugural RMIT Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. During his time as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair, Wiklund will travel to RMIT…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Stage to Hold General Auditions for 2017/18 Season

Monday, March 13, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Robert Hupp will be hosting general auditions for local Equity and non-Equity actors on Wednesday, March 22, from 3 to 8 p.m. Joining Hupp for the auditions will be Associate Artistic Director Kyle Bass. “I am…

Campus & Community

After Eight Years in Syracuse, a Student’s Postcard Goodbye: ‘You Will Always Be a Home to Me’

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Linda Dickerson Hartsock had a simple question for Quinton Fletchall. Hartsock, now executive director of Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University, worked with Fletchall for a long time during his undergraduate and graduate years in Syracuse. As director of the Connective…

Veterans

Simulations Guide Veterans Facing Challenges in Higher Education

Friday, March 10, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University researchers from The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the Office of Military Affairs (OVMA) and the School of Education (SOE) collaborate to develop simulated interaction models (SIMs) for veterans transitioning into and currently enrolled in higher education.

Health & Society

On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Rob Enslin

  When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…

STEM

Ph.D. Candidate Attends Neurochemistry Flagship School with Top Scholars in Austria

Friday, March 10, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Ph.D. candidate Sheila Shahidzadeh focuses her studies on the complexities and ever-evolving connections in the human brain. Her interests and passion for neuroscience led her to a weeklong school in Austria where she was among other top scholars to dig…

Media, Law & Policy

Tom Brokaw to Be Honored by Newhouse School at Mirror Awards Ceremony June 13

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Legendary journalist Tom Brokaw will receive the Fred Dressler Leadership Award at the 11th annual Mirror Awards ceremony June 13 in New York City. The awards are sponsored by the Newhouse School. Brokaw has spent his entire distinguished journalism career with…

Health & Society

Honoring Professor Emerita Evelyn ‘Ev’ Osborne, One of SU’s First Nursing Graduates

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Valerie Pietra

Born in 1926 in Syracuse, Julia Evelyn “Ev” (Starr) Osborne ’47, ’49, G’67, professor emerita of nursing, was one of the first students to enroll in the new Syracuse University School of Nursing, established in 1943 as a response to…

Health & Society

Remembering Rosemary Lape, Nursing Alumna, Professor Emerita

Thursday, March 9, 2017, By Valerie Pietra

Rosemary L. Lape ’56, G’68, professor emerita of nursing, was both a Syracuse University alumna and faculty member. Born 1931 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lape received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Syracuse University School of Nursing. Lape, who passed…

Campus & Community

Red Cross Blood Drive, Wednesday, March 22

Wednesday, March 8, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse University American Red Cross Club and the Center for Policy Research at the Maxwell School will host a blood drive on Wednesday, March 22 beginning at 10 a.m. in 304ABC Schine Student Center. To set up an appointment to…