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Second Lender Symposium Honors Life of Evan Weissman

Monday, March 21, 2022, By Keith Kobland

Honoring the life and legacy of professor and local food justice activist Evan Weissman is an ongoing effort, much like Weisman’s tireless work to strengthen the local food system. Weissman was selected as the 2020-22  Lender Center for Social Justice…

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Sports Nutrition Expert Leslie Bonci to Speak at Falk College April 14  

Friday, March 18, 2022, By Matt Michael

Nationally known sports nutrition expert Leslie J. Bonci will present “Fuels of Engagement: Nutrition Trends That Should Stay and End” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in Grant Auditorium at the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics….

STEM

Researchers Explore the Factors That Shaped the Cauca River Canyon in the Andes

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

With steep walls and deep valleys, the Grand Canyon in the western United States or the massive gorges that saw through the margins of the Tibetan Plateau are some of the most awesome and spectacular landforms on the planet. But…

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New Book Edited by School of Education Faculty Explores Live-Actor Simulations as Effective Training for Real-World Educational Challenges

Tuesday, March 15, 2022, By Martin Walls

The School of Education is a pioneer and international leader in the use of experiential, immersive methods of professional development for educators and other professionals, especially the use of live-actor simulations, otherwise known as clinical simulations. A new book, published…

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David K. Whitmore Named Vice President for Advancement, Academic Affairs

Monday, March 14, 2022, By News Staff

As part of the $1.5 billion Forever Orange Campaign, Syracuse University recently announced the launch of the Forever Orange Faculty Excellence Program, an initiative focused on advancing academic excellence. To support that ambitious effort, today, Matt Ter Molen, senior vice…

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Emmy-Winning Alumna Credits WRC Program With Sparking Her Passion for Writing

Friday, March 11, 2022, By Caroline K. Reff

When AJ Willingham ’09 enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), she just wanted to be a writer. But the unique style she honed while in the writing studies, rhetoric and composition (WRC) program led her to great things,…

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Arts and Sciences Faculty, Students and Alumni Take Fresh Look at Key Curricular Requirements

Friday, March 11, 2022, By Diana Napolitano

Think how much life has changed in the past few decades. Technology alone has evolved exponentially—flip phones and Myspace, anyone? To ensure the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) curriculum is reflecting and responding to this social and cultural transformation,…

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Maggie Sardino Receives Fulbright Canada Mitacs Globalink Program Award

Wednesday, March 9, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Maggie Sardino, a junior writing and rhetoric major in the College of Arts and Sciences and citizenship and civic engagement major in the Maxwell School, has been selected as a recipient of a 2022 award through the Fulbright Canada Mitacs…

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New Mathematics Scholarship Honors Legacy of Longtime Faculty Member Philip Throop Church

Wednesday, March 9, 2022, By Dan Bernardi

It’s common for a certain noise, taste or smell to bring about memories of the past. For Susan Church Andersson, she remembers the distinctive squeak her father’s chair would make as he worked late into the night in the kitchen…

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Shared Competencies Course Tagging Project Builds Momentum

Wednesday, March 9, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

In 2018, the University Senate adopted six Shared Competencies, a set of integrative learning goals that apply across the University. The goal is to help students connect what they are studying in their courses and majors to skill sets that…