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Campus & Community

Kathy Obear to Speak Oct. 2; Lead Student Diversity Summit Training Oct. 3

Tuesday, September 22, 2015, By Shannon Andre

The Division of Student Affairs will bring Kathy Obear to campus for a keynote address and training on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3. The keynote address on Friday, Oct. 2, is scheduled from 3:30-4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel, with a…

STEM

A Hunger for Knowledge

Thursday, September 17, 2015, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant extension, enabling him to continue studying a rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). James Hougland, assistant professor of chemistry, has received an additional…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Welcomes New Faculty

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has welcomed seven new faculty members for the 2015-16 academic year. Kıvanç A. Avrenli, is assistant professor of statistics whose teaching interests focus on applied statistical methods, probability theory, statistical modeling and design…

STEM

iSchool Faculty Receive Grant for Promoting Children’s Creative Thinking

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Two School of Information Studies (iSchool) professors who have worked on several library resources projects before will begin another innovative one soon, aimed at school librarians and the students they serve, thanks to funding from a National Leadership Grant for…

Campus & Community

University Continues Progress on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education, Advocacy

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Following the release of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy’s final report in December 2014, University leadership and staff within the Division of Student Affairs have been working to address and implement many of the workgroup’s…

Arts & Culture

UVP Presents ‘We Were Never Human,’ a Year-Long Program of Exhibitions and Events

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work are presenting “We Were Never Human,” a year-long program at UVP and partner organizations that will feature the work of established and emerging artists who explore the shifting idea of what…

Media, Law & Policy

Q&A: Assistant Professor Isaac Kfir on the Refugee Situation in Europe

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Refugees from several countries, including Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia, are fleeing violence in their homelands and seeking asylum by the tens of thousands in Europe. Such a large population movement is creating problems for Turkey, the Eastern European states and…

STEM

Mathematicians Sweep NSF Grant Awards

Tuesday, September 8, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Three mathematicians in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded major grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), totaling more than $518,400. Each grant is for a three-year period. Professor Lixin Shen has received a collaborative research grant…

STEM

NSF Funds Position to Realize Potential of University’s Cyberinfrastructure

Tuesday, September 1, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Syracuse University $396,098 to fund a full-time campus cyberinfrastructure engineer (CIE) position for two years. The engineer will provide technical expertise and leadership to realize the potential of existing University cyberinfrastructure investments and…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Hosts International Philosophy Conference Sept. 18-20

Monday, August 31, 2015, By Rob Enslin

One of the world’s leading political philosophy conferences is coming to the College of Arts and Sciences. The third annual Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy will take place on Sept. 18-20 in the Kilian Room (500) of the…